The newest version of SmugMug's API improves security while making it easier for you to use. Here's how:

New features:

We've added sessionless anonymous access to certain API methods. This means you no longer need to login through the API to access public content on SmugMug. As before, privacy levels dictate what content is available through the API, so, for example, passworded sites require you to provide the correct password to access the galleries. From now on, APIKey is required and SessionID is optional. All methods that don't require authorization will be available as long as you have an APIKey for your application.

We have also added the possibility to transfer server-to-server session to your customers browser. This is created to support an application that manages user, gallery or sharegroup authentication and subsequently re-directs the users browser into the corresponding site or gallery without the need to re-enter the credentials.

Methods related to session transfer:

smugmug.accounts.browse
smugmug.albums.browse
smugmug.sharegroups.browse

Deprecated features:

In light of the changes to authenticated access we are deprecating the methods related to Basic Authentication. The methods are:

smugmug.login.withPassword
smugmug.login.withHash

Upgrade instructions:

In order to take advantage of the new API you should start using the new endpoints;

JSON
- http://api.smugmug.com/services/api/json/1.3.0/
- https://secure.smugmug.com/services/api/json/1.3.0/
PHP
- http://api.smugmug.com/services/api/php/1.3.0/
- https://secure.smugmug.com/services/api/php/1.3.0/
REST
- http://api.smugmug.com/services/api/rest/1.3.0/
- https://secure.smugmug.com/services/api/rest/1.3.0/
XML-RPC
- http://api.smugmug.com/services/api/xmlrpc/1.3.0/
- https://secure.smugmug.com/services/api/xmlrpc/1.3.0/
Applications that currently use SessionID to access methods that doesn't require user authentication should be modified to include APIKey in the requests. The methods related to basic authentication should be removed and all access that requires authorization by the user should be implemented using OAuth.

Timeline:

SmugMug API 1.3.0 is available at the time of this announcement. The API has been available as beta for quite some time and based on user feedback and our internal testing we have decided to make this official.

SmugMug API 1.2.2 will be available and we will continue to fix issues in it, but after this we will not be adding new functionality to it. All new functionality will be added to new versions of the API. It is recommended that you update your applications to use the new API as soon as possible. If any API versions are deprecated in the future, stay tuned to our API forums on Digital Grin or check in on our blog.

Hi,

I noticed that:
wget -S 'http://api.smugmug.com/services/api/json/1.3.0/?method=smugmug.reflection.getMethodInfo&MethodNam e=smugmug.styles.getTemplates' -O smugmug.styles.getTemplates

gives Error 500 everytime I try. Also documentation page for this call is blank:
http://wiki.smugmug.net/display/API/...s.getTemplates .
All other API pages work fine.

--
piotr

Originally Posted by piotr.maj Hi, I noticed that: wget -S 'http://api.smugmug.com/services/api/json/1.3.0/?method=smugmug.reflection.getMethodInfo&MethodNam e=smugmug.styles.getTemplates' -O smugmug.styles.getTemplates gives Error 500 everytime I try. Also documentation page for this call is blank: http://wiki.smugmug.net/display/API/...s.getTemplates . All other API pages work fine. -- piotr

Thanks, I'll take a look... probably a minor issue.

Is there a way to retrieve "events" and "favorite albums" with the API?

Is smugmug.users.getStats fixed in this version of the API? It's been broken for years now.

@MSkaffari - Though not mentioned in your post, I also notice that "smugmug.login.anonymously" and "smugmug.logout" are no longer listed in the 1.3.0 API Wiki.

Is there a way with the API to retrieve the list of images for a keyword, as well as retrieve a list of keywords?

Originally Posted by SherwinJames Is there a way with the API to retrieve the list of images for a keyword, as well as retrieve a list of keywords?

Unfortunately keywords are not well supported in 1.3.0 and older API. You can get the keywords for images and videos, but you can't search based on keywords. This is something we are working on for the next release of the API.

Originally Posted by MSkaffari This is something we are working on for the next release of the API.

What about the stats method? Any plans to fix that?

Originally Posted by SamirD What about the stats method? Any plans to fix that?

We sure aim to have all methods work with our API.

Originally Posted by MSkaffari We sure aim to have all methods work with our API.

So when will this start working again? I completely scrapped an idea to make a widget based on this method over two years ago.

Hello;

Just wondering if there are any thoughts on the Pro-pricing API's being reactivated in 1.3.0? I had asked about it back in 2010, here: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=176117 , and it was indicated that it would be in the pipeline for coming development.

If it is, is there a timeframe?

Thanks,
David

[bump]..... anyone from SmugMug ?

Originally Posted by dsdee [bump]..... anyone from SmugMug ?

I didn't get a reply to my question either.

Originally Posted by MSkaffari We sure aim to have all methods work with our API.

Hello, I am trying to simply list the current galleries (with a thumb nail) on a site I am designing - with hyper links to the actual gallery on smugmug. I have been searching for days trying to find example code, looking the API information on SmugMug, trying to find 3rd party scripts, etc.

Here is the website I am working on: http://nickelcitybooths.com/

Here is a link to their galleries: http://nickelcityphotobooths.smugmug.com/

I think if I could simply see the actual javascrip or php code as an example to follow I would be just fine. Thank you for your help. Aron