Editing Flickr (section)

===Accounts===
Flickr has always offered two types of accounts: free and paid. Until January 7, 2019, free accounts had up to 1 TB of storage. On January 8, 2019, the account offerings changed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/02/flickr-delete-millions-photos-reduce-allowance-free-users/|title=Flickr to delete millions of photos as it reduces allowance for free users|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103011339/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/02/flickr-delete-millions-photos-reduce-allowance-free-users/|url-status=live}}</ref> The free option is limited to 1,000 photos or videos stored, with videos limited to three minutes. After January 8, 2019, members over the limit could no longer upload new photos to Flickr. On February 5, 2019, a free account's older content would be deleted automatically if it contains more than 1,000 photos and they do not subscribe to the paid service tier,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/1/18051950/flickr-1000-photo-limit-free-accounts-changes-pro-subscription-smugmug|title=Flickr will end 1TB of free storage and limit free users to 1,000 photos|work=The Verge|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101185808/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/1/18051950/flickr-1000-photo-limit-free-accounts-changes-pro-subscription-smugmug|url-status=live}}</ref> with the exception of content that was already uploaded with a [[Creative Commons]] [[copyright]] license before November 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.flickr.net/2018/11/07/the-commons-the-past-is-100-part-of-our-future/|website=blog.flickr.net/|title=The Commons: The Past Is 100% Part of Our Future|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=December 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201173927/http://blog.flickr.net/2018/11/07/the-commons-the-past-is-100-part-of-our-future/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The paid option features "unlimited" storage, advanced statistics, advertising-free browsing, videos up to 10 minutes in length, "premier" customer service, and promotional offers with other partners.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gartenberg|first=Chaim|date=November 1, 2018|title=Flickr will end 1TB of free storage and limit free users to 1,000 photos|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/1/18051950/flickr-1000-photo-limit-free-accounts-changes-pro-subscription-smugmug|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101185808/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/1/18051950/flickr-1000-photo-limit-free-accounts-changes-pro-subscription-smugmug|archive-date=November 1, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2018|website=[[The Verge]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 

In May 2011, Flickr added an option to easily reverse an account termination, motivated by the accidental deletion of a Flickr user's account, and public reporting of its protracted restoration.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Shankland|work=CNET| url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20066857-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20|title=Flickr Adds Account-Undelete Option|date=May 27, 2011|access-date=May 27, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130922033731/http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20066857-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20|archive-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref> Flickr may delete accounts without giving any reason or warning to the account's owner.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jeffries|first=Adrianne|title=On Flickr Deleting User Accounts|url=http://observer.com/2011/02/on-flickr-deleting-user-accounts/|access-date=July 24, 2013|newspaper=[[New York Observer]]|date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143735/http://observer.com/2011/02/on-flickr-deleting-user-accounts/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a result of the [[SmugMug]] buyout, Flickr added the ability for users to download all of their account data, such as photo albums, contacts, and comments.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleishman|first=Glenn|date=2019-02-06|title=How to download your Flickr photo library and transfer it to Google Photos or iCloud Photo library|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/3153944/how-to-download-your-flickr-photo-library-and-transfer-it-to-google-photos-or-icloud-photo-library.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227020452/https://www.macworld.com/article/3153944/how-to-download-your-flickr-photo-library-and-transfer-it-to-google-photos-or-icloud-photo-library.html|archive-date=2019-02-27|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Macworld|language=en}}</ref>

On April 15, 2025, Flickr announced to restrict downloads of original and large-size images (larger than 1024&nbsp;px) owned by free accounts since May 15, Creative Commons-licensed photos and Flickr Commons members will not be affected.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Service Update: Original & Large Size Download Limitations on Free Accounts|url=https://blog.flickr.net/en/2025/04/15/service-update-original-large-size-download-limitations-on-free-accounts/|publisher=Flickr Blog|date=April 15, 2025|access-date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>