Using "Tags" in eventbrite API

[Chuck B]

It looks like "Tags" are actively used via the eventbrite website, however, I do not see any documentation on their usage on the developer api (https://www.eventbrite.com/developer/v3/endpoints/events/).  According to this stackoverflow response https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13380228/eventbrite-tags Tags have been deprecated. But if you go to this URL on eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southeast-springs-5k-fun-run-tickets-35442275801 and follow the tag "Races" at the bottom it lists Races. For this same event if I use the API and get the details https://www.eventbriteapi.com/v3/events/:id/35442275801?expand=venue,subcategory,category,tags No tags are included in the JSON. If the user that setup the race does not put it the 108 category (most likely because they aren't aware of tags not being supported anymore) This particular event is not returned in this call https://www.eventbriteapi.com/v3/events/search/?categories=108&location.address=CO,USA

Is there a way I can make an API call and filter based on tags, similar to how the eventbrite website filters?

Thank you for any response!!

[Malina Wiesen]

Hi Chuck,

TL;DR 

you can search events on this data point by using the events search endpoint along with the format and category parameters. To see more than the category/format ids, use expansions. See documentation here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/developer/v3/endpoints/events/#ebapi-get-events-search

As Mitch indicated back in 2013, the use of tags has been removed. What you see on the web UI that look like a tags, are representations of categories, subcategories, and formats. In your example, you see "Things to do in Colorado Springs, CO," "Race," and "Community."  The "things to do" category is automatically assigned based on the location of the event. The other two categories are added manually by the event organizer. It is also worth noting that categories cannot be applied to private events as categories are intended for discovery. 

The confusion here stems from language inconsistencies between the GUI and the API. Here are the translations between how these data points are represented on the web UI and the API:

GUI : Event Type, API : Format

GUI : Event Topic, API : Category

GUI : Event Sub-topic, API : Sub-category

I apologize for the confusion here and hope this information helps!

Best,

Malina

[john.cl...@gmail.com]

this works , thanks

[Albert Albala]

The documentation URL no longer works. Try this: https://www.eventbrite.com/platform/api#/introduction/expansions/requesting-expansions

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 5:49:35 AM UTC-4 john.cl...@gmail.com wrote:

this works , thanks

[Steve C]

It seems tags should be an additional widget available to the structured_content endpoint, along with faqs and agenda. Can Eventbrite developers weigh in on this?