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Frequently Asked Questions

The Frequently Asked Questions is divided into sections:

API Overview

What is the API? 

Who should use the API?

What other options do I have?

Is the API free to use?

How do I use the API?

How do I know if I need a commercial key?

What kind of support does Photobucket provide for the API?

How often is the API updated, and how do I know there are updates?

Do I have to submit my application to Photobucket before I use it?

Can I use the API as a white-box media host, without referencing or linking back to Photobucket

How do I request API functionality?

Developer and User Accounts

I have a Photobucket account. Do I automatically have a Developer account? 

How do I create a Developer account?

Can I log into my Photobucket account and my Developer account at the same time?

Application Gallery

How do I get my application in the Application Gallery?

What is the application of the day? How do I get my application featured?

Technical and OAuth

Does Photobucket provide client libraries I can use?

Why am I redirected to api###.photobucket.com when I access an album? 

How does the OAuth base-string encoding work?

What is the [identifier] in the Methods, and why does it look the way it does?

What do I do if I'm using .Net and my client is fighting me?

How do I use Web Authentication with my desktop application?

Why am I getting a "timestamp invalid-[time]" message?

 

Published 25-June-10. See developer.photobucket.com for additional resources.