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Flickr Following API

The accounts one person follows, with the details the public list exposes.

GET /v1/flickr/users/{userId}/following

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About this endpoint

GET /v1/flickr/users/{userId}/following returns a page of data.people. Each row carries id, alias, name, isPro, ignored and avatar. The route accepts an NSID or a path alias.

alias is null for this list: the public contacts record has no path alias. Use GET /v1/flickr/users/{userId} for the person's own alias. Use limit and page.nextCursor to walk the list. An unknown person returns lookupStatus: not_found with an empty list. This is the list of accounts the person follows, not the list of people who follow them.

Flickr Following API FAQ

Does this return followers?

No. It returns the accounts the person follows. The public profile route reports the follower count.

What does ignored mean?

A flag from the public contact list. It is returned as the record gives it rather than inferred.

How much does a following page 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. Each paginated page is a separate billed request.

How do I name the person?

Use an NSID or a path alias such as bees or library_of_congress.

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