# Flickr — card for AI agents

Photo-sharing site with a large Creative Commons and public-domain photo set, plus a REST API.

Category: Stock photos and images · maker SmugMug (Flickr) · checked 2026-10-20

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Browsing and API use are free for non-commercial apps; commercial API keys are granted by application and may carry fees.

## License
Per photo (all rights reserved by default, or Creative Commons / public domain) — https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

- commercial: **conditions** (Commercial use with conditions)
  > If you use Flickr photos for a commercial purpose, the photos must be marked with a Creative Commons license that allows for such use
  (https://www.flickr.com/services/api/tos/)
- attribution: **varies** (Credit depends on the item)
  > Comply with any requirements or restrictions imposed on usage of the photos by their respective owners.
  (https://www.flickr.com/services/api/tos/)
- in app: **conditions** (Ship inside your app with conditions)
  > If you use Flickr photos for a commercial purpose, the photos must be marked with a Creative Commons license that allows for such use
  (https://www.flickr.com/services/api/tos/)

## Rules to follow
- Use a photo commercially only if its license allows it (e.g. CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0); NC and ND licenses limit this.
- Apps using the API need a notice that the product uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed by SmugMug.
- Commercial apps must apply for a commercial API key.
- Remove a photo within 24 hours if its owner asks.

## How an agent gets files
- Flickr REST API (https://www.flickr.com/services/api/) with an API key (sign-in: api-key)
- Not allowed: Commercial applications must apply for a commercial API key
- Not allowed: Do not display more than 30 Flickr user photos per page or use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth
- Not allowed: Do not cache or store Flickr user photos other than for reasonable periods
- Not allowed: Follow each photo owner's usage requirements

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://www.flickr.com/services/api/ (API key needed)
- API limits: No request numbers read; show at most 30 photos per page; cache photos only for reasonable periods.
- Website: https://www.flickr.com

## Notes
Photos are all rights reserved by default; owners can choose CC licenses (including CC0 and Public Domain Mark). Flickr may charge fees for high-rate or some commercial API use.

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- Flickr (Stock photos and images). Photo-sharing site with a large Creative Commons and public-domain photo set, plus a REST API. Price: free; commercial use with conditions; credit depends on the item; ship inside your app with conditions.
  Connect: API docs https://www.flickr.com/services/api/ (API key needed). Limits: No request numbers read; show at most 30 photos per page; cache photos only for reasonable periods.
  Get files: Flickr REST API (https://www.flickr.com/services/api/) with an API key.
  Not allowed: Commercial applications must apply for a commercial API key
  Not allowed: Do not display more than 30 Flickr user photos per page or use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth
  Not allowed: Do not cache or store Flickr user photos other than for reasonable periods
  Not allowed: Follow each photo owner's usage requirements
  Rule: Use a photo commercially only if its license allows it (e.g. CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0); NC and ND licenses limit this.
  Rule: Apps using the API need a notice that the product uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed by SmugMug.
  Rule: Commercial apps must apply for a commercial API key.
  Rule: Remove a photo within 24 hours if its owner asks.
  License: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ (checked 2026-10-20; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/flickr/)
```

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/flickr/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/flickr/commercial-use/
- Source: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
- Source: https://www.flickr.com/services/api/tos/
- Source: https://www.flickr.com/services/api/

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