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melissa brown
melissa brown
4,670 Points
Posted by melissa brown
melissa brown
4,670 Points

flickr api key/ ajax

Im trying to improve the ajax flickr application, by adding a api key instead of using the public feed url. Can anyone tell me why this is not working? the current application search brings up inaccurate image searches 

$(document).ready(function() {


 var flickerAPI = "http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?&method=flickr.people.getPublicPhotos&api_key=[replace withmyapikey]&user_id=[replacewithmyid]&per_page=250&page=2&format=json&jsoncallback=?";


  //var flickerAPI = "http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=?";


 $('form').submit(function (evt) {
    var $submitButton = $('#submit');
    var $searchField = $('#search');
    evt.preventDefault();
    $searchField.prop("disabled",true);
    $submitButton.attr("disabled", true).val("searching....");
    var animal = $searchField.val();
    $('#photos').html('');
    $.getJSON(flickerAPI, {
        tags: animal,
        format: "json"
      },
    function(data){
      var photoHTML = '';
      if (data.items.length > 0) {
        $.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>';
        }); // end each
      } else {
        photoHTML = "<p>No photos found that match: " + animal + ".</p>"
      }
      $('#photos').html(photoHTML);
      $searchField.prop("disabled", false);
      $submitButton.attr("disabled", false).val("Search");
    }); // end getJSON

  }); // end click

}); // end ready
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points

Can you please format your code, so we can view it properly.