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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/flickr/groups-groupid>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/flickr/groups-groupid.mdx>

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# Flickr Group API

One group with its description, rules, counts, privacy and activity.

`GET /v1/flickr/groups/{groupId}` accepts a group NSID such as `34427469792@N01` or a path alias such as `central`. On `found`, `data.group` carries `name`, `description`, `rules`, `counts.members`, `counts.poolPhotos` and `counts.topics`, `privacy` (`public`, `private` or `invite_only`), `createdAt`, `lastActivityAt`, `isEighteenPlus`, `invitationOnly`, `isPoolModerated`, `roles`, `iconUrl`, `coverPhoto`, `classification`, `restrictions`, `activitySignals`, `blast` and `throttle`. `blast.text` is the pinned announcement as HTML.

`restrictions` uses named boolean flags (`photosOk`, `videosOk`, ...), and `activitySignals` uses camelCase fields with ISO dates (`lastActivityAt`, `lastComputedAt`, `photosThisWeek`, ...). A member-only group returns `lookupStatus: private` and an age-restricted group returns `restricted`, both without exposing the group body. An unknown group returns `not_found`.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/flickr/groups/{groupId}`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
- **Input:** by NSID or alias
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/flickr/groups/groupid/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/flickr](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/flickr)

## FAQ

### How do I name the group?

Pass the NSID, for example 34427469792@N01, or the path alias, for example central or blackandwhitegallery.

### What does private mean here?

The group is member-only, so its record is not public. Use lookupStatus private rather than treating it as an outage.

### How much does a group lookup cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth.

### What are restrictions and activity signals?

restrictions is a map of permission flags such as who may add photos. activitySignals is a map of weekly activity values. Both are maps, so read the keys you need rather than a fixed list.