API Method event_get

This method returns the identified event resource along with any associated ticket, venue, or organizer profile objects. Only public events details are returned if no additional authentication tokens are supplied.

Request Parameters

Name description
id The ID of the requested event.

Example Request URL

https://www.eventbrite.com/xml/event_get?id=123456789

Example Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<event>
    <id>908163459</id>
    <title>Best NYC New Year's Party</title>
    <description>Come spend New Year's Eve with us!</description>
    <start_date>2008-12-31 20:00:00</start_date>
    <end_date>2009-01-01 06:00:00</end_date>
    <timezone>US/Eastern</timezone>
    <url>http://dev-win.eventbrite.com/event/1003</url>
    <capacity>1000</capacity>
    <created>2007-11-03 12:47:06</created>
    <modified>2008-01-09 10:12:15</modified>
    <privacy>Public</privacy>
    <password>xxxxxxxx</password>
    <url>http://nycparty.eventbrite.com</url>
    <logo>http://images.eventbrite.com/logos/908163459.jpg</url>
    <logo_ssl>https://www.eventbrite.com/php/logo.php?id=908163459.jpg</url>
    <status>draft</status>
    <venue>
        <id>1</id>
        <name>Madison Square Garden</name>
        <address>4 Penn Plaza</address>
        <address_2></address_2>
        <city>New York</city>
        <region>NY</region>
        <postal_code>10001</postal_code>
        <country>United States</country>
        <country_code>US</country_code>
        <Lat-Long>37.12 / -122.56</Lat-Long>
        <longitude>37.12</longitude>
        <latitude>-122.56</latitude>
    </venue>
    <organizer>
        <id>1007</id>
        <name>New Year's NYC Team</name>
        <description>We organize the best parties in town!</description>
        <url>http://www.eventbrite.com/org/65739440</url>
    </organizer>
    <tickets>
        <ticket>
            <id>45264859</id>
            <name>VIP Registration</name>
            <description>Access to VIP Rooms</description>
            <type>0</type>
            <currency>USD</currency>
            <price>199.99</price>
            <max>100</max>
            <min>0</min>
            <start_date>2008-10-24 00:00:00</start_date>
            <end_date>2008-12-30 23:00:00</end_date>
            <quantity_available>100</quantity_available>
            <quantity_sold>0</quantity_sold>
            <visible>true</visible>
        </ticket>
    </tickets>
</event>

Method-Specific Errors

More information about error-handling and common error messages are available in our error docs.

error_type error_message
Request Error The API request was not properly formed.
Application Key Error There is a problem with the application key provided.
Authentication Error The specified user was not found or the login credentials didn’t match.
Not Found No records were found with the given parameters.

Usage Notes

Authentication
required
Rate-limited
Yes
Output formats
JSON, XML

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