Load one random flickr image & append to div

Question

I\'m basically trying to load in one random flickr image taken from a specific user and specific set which then gets displayed within a div with the id of \'flickr-wrap\'. I\'m

Answer 1

You may want to pull bigger images, for that you need your API key from here . Then, you may call this function and thats it:

function getPicture(the_user_id, your_div_id){
    var apiKey = "YOUR-API-KEY"; // replace this with your API key

    // get an array of random photos
    $.getJSON(
        "http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/",
        {
            method: 'flickr.people.getPublicPhotos',
            api_key: apiKey,
            user_id: the_user_id,
            format: 'json',
            nojsoncallback: 1,
            per_page: 10 // you can increase this to get a bigger array
        },
        function(data){

            // if everything went good
            if(data.stat == 'ok'){
                // get a random id from the array
                var photoId = data.photos.photo[ Math.floor( Math.random() * data.photos.photo.length ) ];

                // now call the flickr API and get the picture with a nice size
                $.getJSON(
                    "http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/",
                    {
                        method: 'flickr.photos.getSizes',
                        api_key: apiKey,
                        photo_id: photoId,
                        format: 'json',
                        nojsoncallback: 1
                    },
                    function(response){
                        if(response.stat == 'ok'){
                            var the_url = response.sizes.size[5].source;
                            $("#"+your_div_id).append('');
                        }
                        else{
                            console.log(" The request to get the picture was not good :\ ")
                        }
                    }
                );

            }
            else{
                console.log(" The request to get the array was not good :( ");
            }
        }
    );
};