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Imgur API Credentials

Bas Boellaard edited this page Mar 21, 2018 · 25 revisions

This is a guide to create the Imgur API credentials necessary for Prodosía to function.

https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient

Creating the Imgur API credentials

After going to the specified url at the top, login to Imgur and fill out the registration form.

  • Application name
    The name that will be shown whenever someone logs in through these credentials.
  • Authorization type / Authorization callback URL
    It is not required to use a custom callback URL. If without is chosen, the API credentials will default to using http://imgur.com as callback. If a custom callback is used, it is recommended to make it a low-load site (such as http://google.com) to minimize web traffic.
  • Application website
    Entirely optional, no bearing on functionality.
  • Email
    The Email that will remain associated with these credentials.
  • Description
    The description that will be shown whenever someone logs in through these credentials.

After submitting, the webpage will redirect to a page with the

  • Client ID
  • Client secret

Both of these, along with an optional callback (if it was chosen) must be inserted in the Prodosía application.

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