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title: Add a Flickr Photostream
slug: legacy-docs/add-a-flickr-photostream
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:58:09.586Z
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This page / section pertains to **BrightAuthor Classic**, our legacy app. **BrightSign Author **is our latest app for managing content and players.

Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.
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Follow the steps below to add a Flickr Photostream to your BrightAuthor Classic playlist using a Media RSS (MRSS) state (Flickr Albums are not currently supported).

# Find the Photostream URL

You will need the URL of your Flickr MRSS feed. To find it:

1. Go to the Photostream page of your Flickr account.
2. Copy the URL of your Photostream page (e.g. "*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/XXXXXXX/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/XXXXXXX/)* ")
3. Go to *[http://idgettr.com/](http://idgettr.com/)* .
4. Paste the URL of your Photostream page into the field and select **Find**. The page will return your **id** below
5. Replace "XXXXXX" in the following URL with your **id**. This is the URL for your Photostream MRSS feed. For example, *[http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos\\\_public.gne?id=XXXXXX\&lang=en-us\&format=rss\\\_200](http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos\\_public.gne?id=XXXXXX\&lang=en-us\&format=rss\\_200)*

# Add a MRSS State

1. Go to **Edit > Playlist**.
2. Select the **Other** tab under **Media Library**.
3. Drag and drop the **Media RSS Feed** icon into your playlist to open the **RSS Feed** window.
4. Select **Add Data Feed**.
5. Enter a **Feed Name**.
6. Under **Feed Specification**, select **Url** and enter the URL for your Photostream MRSS feed.
7. Under **Data feed content usage**, select **MRSS Feed**.
8. Enter an **Update Interval** to determine how frequently the player should check the Photostream MRSS feed for updates.
9. Select **Validate** to ensure that you entered the feed URL correctly, then select **OK**.

![MRSS\_State\_and\_Data\_Feed.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/VdO0I8MAD2Fg25skviXhc_namemrssstateanddatafeed.png)