What causes "flickr rejected the upload" in can1357/oh-my-pi?

Extract the from the response XML to see Flickr's specific failure reason

flickr rejected the upload

Error message

flickr rejected the upload

What it means

The Flickr uploader receives an XML response and checks the rsp element's stat/status attribute. If it is present and not "ok", Flickr rejected the upload and this error is thrown. This is the explicit failure branch when parsing Flickr's XML-RPC style upload response.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/blob-broker/uploaders-image-hosts.ts:242

		["description", "description"],
		["tags", "tags"],
		["isPublic", "is_public"],
		["isFriend", "is_friend"],
		["isFamily", "is_family"],
		["safetyLevel", "safety_level"],
		["contentType", "content_type"],
		["hidden", "hidden"],
	] as const;
	for (const [option, parameter] of mappings) {
		const value = optionString(config, option);
		if (value) fields[parameter] = value;
	}
	return fields;
}

function flickrPhotoId(xml: string): string {
	const status = /<rsp\b[^>]*\b(?:stat|status)=["']([^"']+)["']/i.exec(xml)?.[1];
	if (status && status !== "ok") throw new Error("flickr rejected the upload");
	const photoId = /<photoid\b[^>]*>([^<]+)<\/photoid>/i.exec(xml)?.[1]?.trim();
	if (!photoId) throw new Error("flickr response did not include a photo ID");
	return photoId;
}

function largestFlickrSource(payload: Record<string, unknown>): string {
	if (payload.stat !== "ok") throw new Error("flickr getSizes request failed");
	const sizes = nestedRecord(payload, "sizes", "flickr").size;
	if (!Array.isArray(sizes)) throw new Error("flickr getSizes response did not include sizes");
	for (let index = sizes.length - 1; index >= 0; index--) {
		const size = sizes[index];
		if (size && typeof size === "object" && !Array.isArray(size)) {
			const source = (size as Record<string, unknown>).source;
			if (typeof source === "string" && source) return directUrl(source, "flickr");
		}
	}
	throw new Error("flickr getSizes response did not include a direct image URL");
}

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Solutions

Extract the <err code/msg> from the response XML to see Flickr's specific failure reason
Re-authenticate and refresh the Flickr access token
Verify the api_key and account upload quota/permissions
Retry later if it's a rate/limit issue, or fall back to another host

Defensive patterns

Strategy: try-catch

Validate before calling

const status = /<rsp\b[^>]*\b(?:stat|status)=["']([^"']+)["']/i.exec(xml)?.[1];
if (status && status !== "ok") {
  const errDetail = /<err\b[^>]*\bmsg=["']([^"']+)["']/i.exec(xml)?.[1];
  throw new Error(`flickr upload failed: ${status} ${errDetail ?? ""}`);
}

Try / catch

try {
  const pub = await broker.publish(request);
} catch (err) {
  if (err.message === "flickr rejected the upload") {
    logger.warn("flickr upload rejected", { responseSnippet: xml.slice(0, 500) });
    return fallbackUploader.publish(request);
  }
  throw err;
}

Prevention

Refresh Flickr tokens before expiry; re-authenticate on stat=fail
Extract and monitor the <err code/msg> attributes in Flickr XML responses
Verify api_key validity and account upload quota/permissions
Retry with backoff for rate-limit failures and use a fallback host otherwise

When it happens

Trigger: Flickr returns <rsp stat="fail"> with an err element — invalid api_key/token, expired token, insufficient permissions, or upload limits — and the regex captures a non-ok status.

Common situations: Expired Flickr OAuth/upload token; wrong api_key; exceeding upload quota; forbidden content per Flickr guidelines; account restrictions (e.g. unverified email).

Related errors

AI-assisted analysis of can1357/oh-my-pi@9690622007 (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5299d322782f9f42. Report an issue: GitHub.