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.

Selling tickets is as easy as providing a link to your event page.

Request Parameters

Name	description
id	The ID of the requested event.
display	A comma-separated list of additional output fields to display. Available fields include: `custom_header,custom_footer,confirmation_page,confirmation_email`
only_display	A comma-separated list of fields to display. If this parameter is present, the call will only return those fields. If this parameter is not present, other display parameters apply. This parameter overrides other display parameters. Available fields include: `id,title,description,start_date,end_date,timezone, url,capacity,created,modified,privacy,password,logo,status, venue,organizer,tickets`

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>
    <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</logo>
    <logo_ssl>https://www.eventbrite.com/php/logo.php?id=9081.jpg</logo_ssl>
    <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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