Introduction

This is a Java API which wraps the REST-based Flickr API (information available at http://www.flickr.com/services/api/), which promises better support for Android and Google App Engine.

It is a new library built on top of the FlickrJ API.

What We Provide

It provides the following changes that compared with the original FlickrJ:

• Java5 Syntax. The lack of support for the Java 5 syntax in FlickrJ has caused a lot of WARNING, and not leverage the latest JDK features such as Generics.
• Support for Android and GAE. The old FlickrJ uses SOAP API which is not supported on GAE.
• Support for the new Flickr OAuth 1a: http://www.flickr.com/services/api/auth.oauth.html. According to the official Flickr announcement, the old auth has been deprecated and will be soon retired.
• Completely re-written with JSON response format
• Now built by Maven instead of Ant
• Added many missing functions in the original FlickrJ, such as Gallery and Collection

Release Notes

Check out our ReleaseNotes for what new features are currently available.

Powered Applications

We have built two applications using this library for Android Honeycomb tablets and Google App Engine web app respectively.