Access Token
A value used by the Consumer to gain access to the Protected Resources on behalf of the User, instead of using the User’s Service Provider credentials.
Consumer
A website or application that uses the Photobucket API to access Photobucket.
Consumer Developer
An individual or organization that implements a Consumer.
Consumer Key
A value used by the Consumer to identify itself to the Service Provider.
Consumer Secret
A secret used by the Consumer to establish ownership of the Consumer Key.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language. A set of tags used to mark the structural elements of text files. HTML files include tags that create hyperlinks to other documents on the Internet.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The communications protocol on which the Web is based. HTTP sets rules for how information is passed between the server and the browser software.
Protected Resources
Data controlled by the Service Provider, which the Consumer can access through authentication.
Request Token
A value used by the Consumer to obtain authorization from the User, and exchanged for an Access Token.
Service Provider
A web application that allows access via Photobucket.
Token Secret
A secret used by the Consumer to establish ownership of a given Token.
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI); a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address, as well as a standard method of naming files on the Web. A URL begins with a protocol name (such as http), followed by a colon and two forward slashes(//). Next comes the name of the internet server that the file is stored on, followed by directories that hold the file, separated by forward slashes(/). The filename comes last, as shown in the following example: http://www.mycompany.com/whatsnew.htm
User
An individual who has an account with the Service Provider.