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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Displaying the Photos

Can't get photos to show from Flickr API

This is my code and all I get are the 3 buttons for the 3 animals. I have gone over it at least 5 times and can't figure out why pictures do not load.

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('button').click(function () {
    $("button").removeClass("selected");
    $(this).addClass("selected");
    var flickerAPI = "http://api.flicker.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=?";
    var animal = $(this).text();
    var flickrOptions = { 
      tags: animal,
      format: "json"
    };
    function displayPhotos (data) {
      var photoHTML = '<ul>';
      $.each(data.items, function (i, photo) {
        photoHTML += '<li class="grid-25 tablet-grid-50">';
        photoHTML += '<a href="' + photo.link + '" class="image">';
        photoHTML += '<img src="' + photo.media.m + '"></a></li>';
      });
      photoHTML +='</ul>';
      $('#photos').html(photoHTML);
    }
    $.getJSON(flickerAPI, flickrOptions, displayPhotos);
  }); //runs when a button is clicked
}); //end ready

Oh and I compared it over and over again to the code show in the video and for the life of me cannot find a difference.

Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

Do you see any message in the JavaScript console in the browser?

Are you using Workspaces or working with locally with the project files?

I'm working in Workspaces. This is what the JavaScript console says in the browser when I click on one of the buttons:

Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED http://api.flicker.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=jQuery111005438527257647365_1415228020427&tags=Dog&format=json&_=1415228020428

.... thank you. That sure is embarassing!

1 Answer

Dave McFarland
STAFF
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Erin,

It's flickr.com not flicker.com (no 'e').