Most things in Quatru can be accessed directly through their web address. Users and files (“resources”) each have their own unique identifier (“ID”) which you can use to access these resources simply by adding the ID to the base Quatru web address (http://quatru.com). This type of address is called a “requestor”.

You can also add optional “qualifiers” to these requestors to modify the results. Qualifiers are simply additional information tacked on to the end of a requestor and include: /-info, /-json, and /-thumbnail and govern the information that Quatru sends back in response to a request.

This structure allows files to be shared and tracked based on individual user security and sharing preferences, and also automatically creates a “perma-link” address that provides consistent access regardless of the resource’s actual location. Even so, users can still use the common “folder directory/filename” format that they are familiar with if they want.

Here is a list of resource web addresses supported by Quatru:

/userid
/userid/-info
/userid/-json
/userid/-thumbnail
/userid/some...path
/userid/some...path/-info
/userid/some...path/-json
/userid/some...path/-thumbnail
/userid/some...path/filename
/userid/some...path/filename/-info
/userid/some...path/filename/-json
/userid/some...path/filename/-thumbnail

/fileid
/fileid/-info
/fileid/-json
/fileid/-thumbnail
/fileid/filename
/fileid/filename/-info
/fileid/filename/-json
/fileid/filename/-thumbnail
/fileid/some...path/filename
/fileid/some...path/filename/-info
/fileid/some...path/filename/-json
/fileid/some...path/filename/-thumbnail

You can also optionally set an “account name” as part of your user profile (access your account area to set up your account name). Then you can use the account name in place of the userid in any requestor addresses. NOTE: unlike userid references, shared account name-based addresses will become unresolved if you later decide to change your account name. Here’s a few examples of account name requestors:

http://quatru.com/myaccountname
http://quatru.com/myaccountname/-info
http://quatru.com/myaccountname/galleries/vacation-pics
http://quatru.com/myaccountname/galleries/vacation-pics/angie.jpg
http://quatru.com/myaccountname/galleries/vacation-pics/angie.jpg/-thumbnail

In each case, only resources that users are authorized to access will be accessible.