flickr.places.getInfo

Authentication

This method does not require authentication.

Arguments

api_key (Required)

Your API application key. See here for more details.

place_id (Optional)

A Flickr Places ID. (While optional, you must pass either a valid Places ID or a WOE ID.)

woe_id (Optional)

A Where On Earth (WOE) ID. (While optional, you must pass either a valid Places ID or a WOE ID.)

Example Response

<place place_id="4hLQygSaBJ92" woeid="3534"
   latitude="45.512" longitude="-73.554"
   place_url="/Canada/Quebec/Montreal" place_type="locality"
   has_shapedata="1" timezone="America/Toronto">
   <locality place_id="4hLQygSaBJ92" woeid="3534"
      latitude="45.512" longitude="-73.554"
      place_url="/Canada/Quebec/Montreal">Montreal</locality>
   <county place_id="cFBi9x6bCJ8D5rba1g" woeid="29375198"
      latitude="45.551" longitude="-73.600" 
      place_url="/cFBi9x6bCJ8D5rba1g">Montréal</county>
   <region place_id="CrZUvXebApjI0.72" woeid="2344924" 
      latitude="53.890" longitude="-68.429"
      place_url="/Canada/Quebec">Quebec</region>
   <country place_id="EESRy8qbApgaeIkbsA" woeid="23424775"
      latitude="62.358" longitude="-96.582" 
      place_url="/Canada">Canada</country>
   <shapedata created="1223513357" alpha="0.012359619140625"
      count_points="34778" count_edges="52"
      has_donuthole="1" is_donuthole="1">
      <polylines>
         <polyline>
            45.427627563477,-73.589645385742 45.428966522217,-73.587898254395, etc...
         </polyline>
      </polylines>
      <urls>
         <shapefile>
         http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/shapefiles/3534_20081111_0a8afe03c5.tar.gz
         </shapefile>
      </urls>
   </shapedata>
</place>

Error Codes

1: Required parameter missing

One or more required parameter is missing from the API call.

2: Not a valid Places ID

An invalid Places (or WOE) ID was passed with the API call.

3: Place not found

No place could be found for the Places (or WOE) ID passed to the API call.

100: Invalid API Key

The API key passed was not valid or has expired.

105: Service currently unavailable

The requested service is temporarily unavailable.

111: Format "xxx" not found

The requested response format was not found.

112: Method "xxx" not found

The requested method was not found.

114: Invalid SOAP envelope

The SOAP envelope send in the request could not be parsed.

115: Invalid XML-RPC Method Call

The XML-RPC request document could not be parsed.

116: Bad URL found

One or more arguments contained a URL that has been used for abuse on Flickr.

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