Flickr

Flickr MCP Connector for Claude

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Search photos, explore albums, and retrieve detailed image metadata from the Flickr community.

5 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect to the Flickr API to search one of the world's largest photo libraries and extract rich metadata directly through your AI agent.

What you can do

  • Advanced Photo Search — Find images using tags, free text, or specific upload dates via the search_photos tool.
  • Geographic Discovery — Search for photos by latitude, longitude, or bounding boxes to find visual content from specific locations.
  • Detailed Metadata — Use get_photo_info to retrieve descriptions, titles, and technical details for any public photo.
  • User & Profile Insights — Fetch user statistics, locations, and profile information using get_person_info.
  • Album Exploration — List all public photosets (albums) belonging to any user with list_photosets to understand their curated collections.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Flickr API Key
  3. Start exploring the world of photography from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Content Creators — Find inspiration and reference images using specific tags and text searches.
  • Researchers — Gather geographic visual data and metadata for specific regions or time periods.
  • Developers — Test API connectivity and parameter passing using the built-in test_echo utility.
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5 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_person_info

Get information about a user

get_photo_info

Get detailed metadata for a photo

list_photosets

Returns the albums (photosets) belonging to a user

search_photos

Search for photos on Flickr

test_echo

A testing method that echoes back all passed parameters

See how to talk to your AI agent using Flickr.

Search for photos of 'mountains' with the tag 'landscape'.

I've searched Flickr for 'mountains' with the tag 'landscape'. I found several high-quality images. Would you like the details for any specific photo ID?

Get the metadata and description for photo ID 534211092.

Fetching info for photo 534211092... This photo is titled 'Golden Gate at Sunset' by user 'sf_photog'. It was taken with a Sony A7III and has 1,200 views.

List all albums for the user with ID 12345678@N01.

I found 3 public albums for this user: 'Summer Vacation 2023', 'Street Photography', and 'Macro Shots'. Which one would you like to explore?

Yes. Use the `search_photos` tool with the `lat` and `lon` parameters for radial queries, or the `bbox` parameter to define a specific rectangular bounding box.

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