No Vivid Seats account or API key required. Browse and search Vivid Seats events by artist/team/venue name, performer, venue, or category — returns event details, ticket availability, pricing, and venue data in clean JSON.

Why this API?

No credentials to manage — no upstream API key required
Multiple query modes — browse all events, search by name, filter by performer or venue
Performer & venue directories — look up IDs to power performer- or venue-centric features
Broad catalog — concerts, sports, theater, and more across North America

Endpoints

Endpoint	What it returns
`GET /events`	Browse events with optional filters
`GET /events/search`	Search by artist / team / venue name — resolves to the best-matching performer or venue and returns their full event list
`GET /events/performer`	All events for a specific performer by ID
`GET /events/venue`	All events at a specific venue by ID
`GET /performers`	Performer directory — search by name to find performer IDs
`GET /venues`	Venue directory

Quick start

GET /events
GET /events?categoryId=1&dateFrom=2026-04-01&dateTo=2026-04-30

GET /events/search?q=Taylor+Swift
GET /events/search?q=NBA&dateFrom=2026-03-01

GET /performers?q=Radiohead
GET /events/performer?performerId=12345

GET /venues?rows=50
GET /events/venue?venueId=67890

Parameters

Shared filters (apply to /events, /events/search, /events/performer, /events/venue)

Parameter	Type	Description
`dateFrom`	string	Start date — `YYYY-MM-DD`
`dateTo`	string	End date — `YYYY-MM-DD`
`sort`	string	Sort order — `date`, `name`, `price`, or `rank` (default)
`rows`	integer	Number of results per page
`start`	integer	Pagination offset

GET /events

Parameter	Type	Description
`categoryId`	string	Filter by event category ID

GET /events/search

Parameter	Required	Description
`q`	Yes	Artist, team, or venue name (e.g. `Taylor Swift`, `Lakers`, `Madison Square Garden`). Resolves to the best match and returns its events

GET /events/performer

Parameter	Required	Description
`performerId`	Yes	Numeric Vivid Seats performer ID — get from `GET /performers`

GET /events/venue

Parameter	Required	Description
`venueId`	Yes	Numeric Vivid Seats venue ID — get from `GET /venues`

GET /performers

Parameter	Type	Description
`q`	string	Search by performer name
`rows`	integer	Number of results per page
`start`	integer	Pagination offset

Output fields

Events (all event endpoints)

Field	Description
`items`	Array of event objects
`items[].id`	Vivid Seats event ID
`items[].name`	Event name
`items[].localDate`	Event local date/time (ISO 8601)
`items[].utcDate`	Event UTC date/time (ISO 8601)
`items[].venue.name`	Venue name
`items[].venue.city`	City
`items[].venue.state`	State
`items[].venue.countryCode`	Country code (e.g. `US`)
`items[].minPrice`	Lowest available ticket price
`items[].maxPrice`	Highest available ticket price
`items[].listingCount`	Number of active ticket listings
`items[].ticketCount`	Number of tickets available
`items[].performers`	Array of performers on the bill
`items[].webPath`	Vivid Seats event page path
`page`	Current page number
`total`	Total number of results
`numberOfPages`	Total pages available

Latency & caching

Endpoint	Max latency	Cache TTL
`/events`, `/events/search`, `/events/performer`, `/events/venue`, `/performers`	~2s	1 hour
`/venues`	~2s	24 hours

Subsequent requests within the TTL return instantly from cache.

Error reference

Code	Meaning
`400`	Missing required parameter (`q`, `performerId`, or `venueId`)
`401`	Missing or invalid API key
`500`	Unexpected server error

Use cases

Ticket price monitoring — track min prices for events over time
Concert discovery apps — browse or search events across music, sports, and theater
Artist tour tracking — pull all upcoming events for a performer by ID
Venue calendars — get the full schedule for a specific arena or club
Availability alerts — monitor ticket counts for sold-out risk

Direct access via x402

This API also supports x402 — a micropayment protocol for direct, pay-per-request access without a RapidAPI subscription. Pay $0.001 per request in USDC on Base.

GET https://webscrapers.onrender.com/vividseats/events
GET https://webscrapers.onrender.com/vividseats/events/search?q=Taylor+Swift
GET https://webscrapers.onrender.com/vividseats/performers?q=Radiohead

No account or API key required — just a Base wallet with USDC. See x402.org for client libraries and documentation.

This API is not affiliated with Vivid Seats. Use responsibly and in accordance with Vivid Seats' terms of service.