Imgur API Credentials

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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 (and not recommended) to use a custom callback URL. If without is chosen, the API credentials will default to using https://imgur.com as callback. Although not necessary, if a custom callback is used it is recommended to make it a low-impact site (such as https://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

Note:
Keep the Client ID and Client secret safe. If sharing the bot with other people, remove the keys.txt file from the folder before sending it over.

Both of these, along with an optional callback (if it was chosen) must be inserted in the Prodosía application. Ensure that they are copied precise and exact.

• If the client-id is erroneous, the first time you will be prompted to authorize it will give the following exception.
• If the client secret is erroneous, it will only become apparent once the application is actually in use.
• If the callback is erroneous, the oauth2-useragent library won't be able to recognize when the authorization process has completed. It will leave the authorization window open, only to fail authorization once it has to be manually closed.