#39370: code: Invalid auth token

Version: Flickr-Upload-1.31

Although it is very possible I have done something wrong, I have not
gotten error messages in the installation process.

$ flickr_upload --auth --key <api key> --secret <api secret>
generates a URL that Flickr recognizes. I go to Flickr and am able to
accept the authentication. I receive the success message: You have
successfully authorized the application GScrot. You can go ahead and
close this window now.

When I press enter back at the command line I am issued an
authentication token. It is 17 numbers-16 alphanumeric characters.

$ flickr_upload --auth_token <token> screenshot_03.png

and receive the following error message:
Uploading screenshot_03.png...upload failed:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<rsp stat="fail">
<err code="98" msg="Invalid auth token" />
</rsp>

This may be something to highlight in the documentation...

You're generating the authentication token against your own key and
secret:

> $ flickr_upload --auth --key <api key> --secret <api secret>

But you're uploading using the Flickr::Upload key and secret:

> $ flickr_upload --auth_token <token> screenshot_03.png

The authentication token is only valid against a specific app/secret
combination.

So you either need the --key and --secret options on the upload itself,
as well, or if you're lazy like me you'll put it all into a .flickrrc
file:

cat >>~/.flickrrc
key=<api key>
secret=<api secret>
auth_token=<token>
^D

At which point, you should be able to just do:

flickr_upload screenshot_03.png

Christophe Beauregard via RT wrote:
> This may be something to highlight in the documentation...

Yes, please!

>> $ flickr_upload --auth_token <token> screenshot_03.png

Changing this to include the --key and --secret from flickr:

$ flickr_upload --auth_token <token> \
--key <api key> --secret <api secret> \
'file.jpg'

makes it WORK! Excellent, thanks very much!

My hope is to incorporate Flickr::Upload into GScrot (a GNOME screen
shot app written in perl). The first step was understanding how it
actually all works, which flickr_upload is helping with. Thanks again!