Eventbrite API
The Eventbrite API returns live event data as clean JSON.
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The primary search endpoint returns events with id, name, URL, start and end dates, image, online flag and venue, and you can pull a detail, an organizer, their events and browse. It is built for event apps, local-discovery products and marketing tools that need Eventbrite data without a scraper. One ReefAPI key, one shared credit pool, the standard envelope.
Real request and response JSON
Captured from the indexed primary action, search, on .
{
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://api.reefapi.com/eventbrite/v1/search",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "$REEF_KEY",
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"body": {
"query": "music",
"location": "united-states--new-york"
}
}{
"ok": true,
"meta": {
"api": "eventbrite",
"endpoint": "search",
"mode": "live",
"latency_ms": 3166.6,
"record_count": 20,
"bytes": 854484,
"cache_hit": false,
"stop_reason": "limit_reached",
"method": "ssr_ldjson",
"page": 1,
"has_more": true,
"next_page": 2
},
"data": {
"events": [
{
"event_id": "[redacted-phone]",
"name": "[redacted-name]",
"url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-spotlight-lounge-live-music-showcase-tickets-[redacted-phone]",
"start_date": "[redacted-phone]",
"end_date": "[redacted-phone]",
"image": "https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F[redacted-phone]%2F[redacted-phone]%2F1%2Foriginal.[redacted-phone]?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&w=400&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.511&fp-y=0.615&s=b78c14af7422d7f0ef57b70dff859916",
"is_online": false,
"venue": {
"name": "[redacted-name]",
"street": "247 Varet Street",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"region": "NY",
"postal_code": "11206",
"country": "US",
"latitude": 40.704239,
"longitude": -73.934168
}
},
{
"event_id": "[redacted-phone]",
"name": "[redacted-name]",
"url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venezuelan-music-fest-2026-tickets-[redacted-phone]",
"start_date": "[redacted-phone]",
"end_date": "[redacted-phone]",
"image": "https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F[redacted-phone]%2F[redacted-phone]%2F1%2Foriginal.[redacted-phone]?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&w=400&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=fb9abfb8fe025c864bd2f6c2ab0973cc",
"is_online": false,
"venue": {
"name": "[redacted-name]",
"street": "29-19 24th Avenue",
"city": "Queens",
"region": "NY",
"postal_code": "11105",
"country": "US",
"latitude": 40.772745,
"longitude": -73.915736
}
},
{
"event_id": "[redacted-phone]",
"name": "[redacted-name]",
"url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inspiredwordnyc-presents-spectrophiliacs-at-brooklyn-music-kitchen-tickets-[redacted-phone]",
"start_date": "[redacted-phone]",
"end_date": "[redacted-phone]",
"image": "https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F[redacted-phone]%2F[redacted-phone]%2F1%2Foriginal.[redacted-phone]?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&w=400&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.519&fp-y=0.089&s=7b3e49ec77a7c690e9c18ad4b74ffde1",
"is_online": false,
"venue": {
"name": "[redacted-name]",
"street": "177 Vanderbilt Avenue",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"region": "NY",
"postal_code": "11205",
"country": "US",
"latitude": 40.692643,
"longitude": -73.969493
}
}
]
}
}What the Eventbrite API does
| Action | Description | Concrete use case | Key params |
|---|---|---|---|
| search | Search Eventbrite for events by keyword in a city, with optional category, date and free-only filters. Paginated (~20 events/page). Returns each event's name, date, venue with coordinates, image and link. | Content platforms call search to search Eventbrite for events by keyword in a city, with optional category, date and free-only…. | query, location, category, date, free, ... |
| detail | Full detail for one event by id or url: name, description, start/end datetime, venue with full address and coordinates, organizer, ticket price range (low/high + currency), availability, language, status and image. | Research tools call detail to get full detail for one event by id or url. | event_id, url |
| organizer | Profile for an event organizer by id or url: name, bio, verification, avatar, follower count, website and social links, and how many upcoming events they have. | Community analysts call organizer to get profile for an event organizer by id or url. | organizer_id, url |
| organizer_events | An organizer's events, paginated (30/page). Choose upcoming (default) or past. Returns each event with name, start/end datetime, venue, category, price range and link. | Media monitors call organizer_events to get an organizer's events, paginated (30/page). | organizer_id, type, page |
| browse | Browse Eventbrite's curated event listings for a city and/or category (the discovery shelf). Returns the featured events for that location/category — same event shape as search. This surface is a single curated page (not paginated); use `search` with a query for paginated results. | Content platforms call browse to get browse Eventbrite's curated event listings for a city and/or category (the discovery shelf). | location, category |
Call search from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.reefapi.com/eventbrite/v1/search \
-H "x-api-key: $REEF_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"music","location":"united-states--new-york"}'import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://api.reefapi.com/eventbrite/v1/search",
headers={"x-api-key": REEF_KEY},
json={
"query": "music",
"location": "united-states--new-york"
},
)
print(r.json()["data"])const res = await fetch("https://api.reefapi.com/eventbrite/v1/search", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": process.env.REEF_KEY,
"content-type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"query": "music",
"location": "united-states--new-york"
}),
});
const { ok, data, meta, error } = await res.json();Ask your MCP-connected assistant: call reefapi.eventbrite.search with {"query":"music","location":"united-states--new-york"}.Who uses this API and why
- Event and local-discovery apps call search to list upcoming events by city and date.
- Marketing tools use organizer_events to track a competitor's or partner's event calendar.
- Aggregators use detail and venue to enrich an event with time, place and ticket info.
Questions developers ask before integrating
What is the Eventbrite API?
Eventbrite API is a ReefAPI endpoint group for eventbrite It returns live JSON through POST requests under /eventbrite/v1.
Is the Eventbrite API free to try?
Yes. ReefAPI starts with 1,000 free credits, no card required. Eventbrite calls use the same shared credit balance as every other ReefAPI engine.
Do I need a Eventbrite login or account?
No login to Eventbrite is needed for the API response. You call ReefAPI with your x-api-key header, and the playground can run live examples before you create a production key.
How fresh is the Eventbrite data?
The page example is captured from a live search call, and production requests fetch live data through ReefAPI rather than a static sample.
How many credits does the Eventbrite API use?
Eventbrite actions currently cost 1 credit per successful call. Failed or blocked calls are free, and all APIs draw from one credit pool.
Can I call Eventbrite from an AI assistant or MCP client?
Yes. Connect ReefAPI once through MCP and your assistant can call eventbrite actions with the same key, credit pool and JSON envelope used by normal REST requests.
Is the Eventbrite API a Eventbrite scraper?
It is the managed alternative to a DIY Eventbrite scraper. Instead of building and maintaining your own scraper — proxies, headless browsers, captcha and constant breakage — you call one ReefAPI endpoint and get the same eventbrite back as clean JSON.
Why does my Eventbrite scraper keep getting blocked?
Most Eventbrite scrapers break on anti-bot defenses, rate limits and IP bans that need rotating residential proxies and browser fingerprinting to clear. ReefAPI handles all of that for you — no proxies, no captchas, no maintenance — and returns live JSON. Blocked or failed calls are free.