def get_random_image(photos) random_photo = photos.sample conn = Faraday.new(url: 'https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php') do |faraday| faraday.adapter Faraday.default_adapter # Use the default adapter (Net::HTTP) end params = { action: 'query', prop: 'imageinfo', titles: "#{random_photo}", # Specify the category title iiprop: 'url|user|extmetadata', format: 'json' # Request response in JSON format } response = conn.get do |req| req.params = params end data = JSON.parse(response.body) info = data['query']['pages'].values.first user = info['imageinfo'].first['user'] url = info['imageinfo'].first['url'] license = info['imageinfo'].first['extmetadata']['LicenseShortName']['value'] desc = info['imageinfo'].first['extmetadata']['ImageDescription']['value'] return {:user => user, :url => url, :license => license, :desc => desc} end