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Use JavaScript to upload anonymously to Imgur using Imgur API and show the link to the file. Make sure your API key is valid and working!
function upload(file) {
var imageLink ="";
/* Is the file an image? */
if (!file || !file.type.match(/image.*/)) return;
var fd = new FormData();
fd.append("image", file); // Append the file
fd.append("key", "<Imgur API key>");
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("POST", "http://api.imgur.com/2/upload.json");
xhr.onload = function() {
var link = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).upload.links.imgur_page;
document.querySelector("#link").href = link;
document.querySelector("#link").innerHTML = link;
var imageLink = ""+document.querySelector("#link").innerHTML.replace("http://imgur.com/", "http://i.imgur.com/")+".jpg";
/* Image Preview */
document.getElementById("result").style.display = "inline";
document.getElementById("link-to-image").style.background = "url(" + imageLink + ") center center no-repeat";
};
/* Send the formdata */
xhr.send(fd);
};
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Slightly longer version, which uses clipboard interaction to upload to imgur v3 API https://gist.github.com/Lewiscowles1986/6cac3472336a1cf009a88bde56a65fe3

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