Open Photo API / Photo Upload
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#### OpenPhoto, a photo service for the masses

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1. [Purpose][purpose]
1. [Endpoint][endpoint]
1. [Parameters][parameters]
1. [Examples][examples]
  * [Curl][example-curl]
  * [PHP][example-php]
1. [Response][response]
  * [Sample][sample]

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<a name="purpose"></a>
### Purpose of the Photo Upload API

This API is used to upload a new photo for a user. 

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<a name="endpoint"></a>
### Endpoint

_Authentication: required_

    POST /photo/upload.json

<a name="parameters"></a>
### Parameters

1.  photo (required), The photo to be uploaded.
    * This can be the binary photo in multipart/formdata
    * This can be the base64 encoded value of the photo in application/x-www-form-urlencoded
1.  title (optional), _i.e. My first day at work_ - A string title to describe the photo.
1.  description (optional), _i.e. A much longer description of my first day_ - A string to describe the photo in detail.
1.  tags (optional), _i.e. dog,cat_ - A comma delimited string of alpha numeric strings.
1.  dateUploaded (optional), _i.e. 1311059035_ - A unix timestamp of the date the photo was uploaded
1.  dateTaken (optional), _i.e. 1311059035_ - A unix timestamp of the date the photo was taken which overrides EXIF data if present
1.  latitude (optional), _i.e. 34.76_ - A decimal representation of latitude.
1.  longitude (optional), _i.e. -87.45_ - A decimal representation of longitude.
1.  returnOptions (optional), _i.e. 300x300xBW_ - A string instructing a specific version of the photo to be autogenerated.
    The url will be present in the response as _requestedUrl_.
    * 300x300 - A photo which maintains aspect ratio and fits inside a 300x300 square
    * 1024x768xCR - A photo that's exactly 1024x768 pixels cropped to the center in an optimized manner
    * 160x90xBWxCR - A photo that's cropped exactly to 160x90 in greyscale (black and white)

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<a name="examples"></a>
### Examples

<a name="example-curl"></a>
#### Command line curl

    curl -F 'photo=@/path/to/photo.jpg' -F 'tags=dog,cat' http://jmathai.openphoto.me/photo/upload.json
    curl -F 'photo=base64_encoded_string_representation_of_photo' -F 'title=My first day at work' http://jmathai.openphoto.me/photo/upload.json

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#### PHP

    $ch = curl_init('http://jmathai.openphoto.me/photo/upload.json');
    curl_setopt(
      $ch, 
      CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, 
      array('photo' => '@/path/to/photo.jpg', 'tags' => 'dog,cat', returnOptions' => '300x300')
    );
    curl_exec($ch);

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<a name="response"></a>
### Response

The response is in a standard [response envelope][Envelope].

* _message_, A string describing the result. Don't use this for anything but reading.
* _code_, _202_ on success
* _result_, A [Photo][Photo] object

<a name="sample"></a>
#### Sample

    {
      "message":"Photo 8i uploaded successfully",
      "code":202,
      "result":{
         "tags":[
            "dog",
            "cat"
         ],
         "pathBase":"\/base\/201107\/1311053366-huge.jpg",
         "appId":"opme",
         "host":"testjmathai1.s3.amazonaws.com",
         "dateUploadedMonth":"07",
         "status":"1",
         "hash":"6d7a9b0af31073a76ff2e79ee44b5c4951671fa2",
         "width":"4288",
         "dateTakenMonth":"07",
         "dateTakenDay":"03",
         "permission":"0",
         "pathOriginal":"\/original\/201107\/1311053366-huge.jpg",
         "exifCameraMake":"NIKON CORPORATION",
         "size":"5595",
         "dateTaken":"1309707719",
         "height":"2848",
         "views":"0",
         "dateUploadedYear":"2011",
         "dateTakenYear":"2011",
         "creativeCommons":"BY-NC",
         "dateUploadedDay":"18",
         "dateUploaded":"1311053403",
         "exifCameraModel":"NIKON D90",
         "longitude":"-89.24",
         "latitude":"37.65",
         "path300x300":"\/custom\/201107\/1311053366-huge_300x300.jpg",
         "id":"8i",
         "requestedUrl":"\/custom\/201107\/1311053366-huge_300x300.jpg"
      }
    }

[Envelope]: api/Envelope.markdown
[Photo]: https://github.com/openphoto/frontend/blob/master/documentation/schemas/Photo.markdown
[purpose]: #purpose
[endpoint]: #endpoint
[parameters]: #parameters
[examples]: #examples
[example-curl]: #example-curl
[example-php]: #example-php
[response]: #response
[sample]: #sample