Get photo
One photo with title, description, tags, privacy, albums, groups and counts.
MCP tool flickr_read → get_photo
read
Returns one photo with its title, description, tags, who can see it, the albums and groups it is in, and its view, favorite and comment counts. Use it before editing or changing privacy so your agent sees what is already there.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| photo_id string required | string | Photo ID from list_photos. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "flickr_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "get_photo",
"arguments": {
"photo_id": "photo_8c41d2"
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"photo_id": "53917620011",
"title": "IMG_4412",
"description": "",
"tags": [],
"privacy": "public",
"albums": [],
"groups": [],
"views": 18,
"favorites": 2,
"comments": 1,
"taken_at": "2026-10-11T18:12:00Z",
"url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/yourname/53917620011"
},
"isError": false
}