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## api status status for the api can be found at [status.imgur.com](http://status.imgur.com)! ## getting started imgur's api exposes the entire imgur infrastructure via a standardized programmatic interface. using imgur's api, you can do just about anything you can do on imgur.com, while using your programming language of choice. the imgur api is a restful api based on http requests and json responses. this version of the api, version 3, uses oauth 2.0. this means that all requests will need to be encrypted and sent via https. it also means that you need to register your application, even if you aren't allowing users to login. the easiest way to start using the imgur api is by clicking the **run in postman** button above. [postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) is a free tool which helps developers run and debug api requests, and is the source of truth for this documentation. every endpoint you see documented here is readily available by running our postman collection. ## example code these examples serve as a starting point to help familiarize you with the basics of the imgur api. - [official python library](https://github.com/imgur/imgurpython) - [android upload example](https://github.com/akiniyalocts/imgur-android) - [older example android app](https://github.com/talklittle/imgurapiv3exampleandroid) - [example html5/javascript app](https://github.com/eirikb/gifie) - [javascript oauth](https://gist.github.com/eirikb/7404666)—[live demo](http://eirikb.github.io/gifie/) (uses your webcam) - [example objective c library](https://github.com/geoffmacd/imgursession) ## need help? the imgur engineers are always around answering questions. the quickest way to get help is by posting your question on stackoverflow with the [imgur tag](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/imgur). ## register an application (important) each client must register their application and receive the `client_id` and `client_secret`. for public read-only and anonymous resou