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flickr.auth.checkToken

Returns the credentials attached to an authentication token. This call must be signed as specified in the authentication API spec.

Authentication

This method does not require authentication.

Arguments

api_key (Required)
Your API application key. See here for more details.
auth_token (Required)
The authentication token to check.

Example Response

<auth>
	<token>976598454353455</token>
	<perms>read</perms>
	<user nsid="12037949754@N01" username="Bees" fullname="Cal H" />
</auth>

perms can have values of none, read, write or delete. For more information, see the Auth API spec.

Error Codes

98: Login failed / Invalid auth token
The login details or auth token passed were invalid.
100: Invalid API Key
The API key passed was not valid or has expired.
105: Service currently unavailable
The requested service is temporarily unavailable.
111: Format "xxx" not found
The requested response format was not found.
112: Method "xxx" not found
The requested method was not found.
114: Invalid SOAP envelope
The SOAP envelope send in the request could not be parsed.
115: Invalid XML-RPC Method Call
The XML-RPC request document could not be parsed.

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