Q: basic REST user auth

skim1420

Hi, I'm working on a basic iOS Smugmug browser app, using the REST APIs.

My question is how do I make a call authenticated as a user?

I've been able to do basic REST calls like this:

https://api.smugmug.com/services/api/rest/1.3.0/?method=smugmug.albums.get&APIKey=<my_api_key>&NickName=<some_user_nickname>

and get a listing of their public Galleries.

Now how do I do this logged in as that user, listing all their Galleries?

Using my Smugmug account as a test account, I've tried specifying my password in the REST call, like this:

https://api.smugmug.com/services/api/rest/1.3.0/?method=smugmug.albums.get&APIKey=<my_api_key>&NickName=<my_smugmug_nickname>&SitePassword=<my_smugmug_password>

but it still returns only my public Galleries, and not all of my Galleries.

Thanks for the help!

coinforge

I can't speak to why you are only seeing the public albums when you supply the password, but I can say for certain that when you use the OAuth version of this api correctly, you will see all the albums, not just the public ones.

Best of luck!

devbobo

From API version 1.3.0 onwards, authenticated user access needs to be done using OAuth.

Cheers,

David

skim1420

Thanks, that's exactly the answer to close this thread. For future reference, where would I have been informed of this otherwise? Thanks.

devbobo

There is a sticky thread in this forum about changes to 1.3.0. API changes like that are typically places in sticky threads for a period of time depending on the changes.

skim1420

Ah, thanks, that's great.