API Access to Public Events Returning 404 NOT_FOUND

[Sébastien NEUSCH]

Hi Eventbrite Developers,

I’m trying to retrieve public events using the /v3/events/search/ endpoint, but I keep getting a 404 NOT_FOUND error. Here’s what I’ve tried:

1️⃣ Authentication Works:

When I call:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer MY_ACCESS_TOKEN" "https://www.eventbriteapi.com/v3/users/me/"

I receive my user details correctly.

2️⃣ Organizations & Owned Events Fail:

• GET /v3/organizations/ → 403 NOT_AUTHORIZED

• GET /v3/users/me/owned_events/ → 404 NOT_FOUND

3️⃣ Searching for Public Events Fails:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer MY_ACCESS_TOKEN" "https://www.eventbriteapi.com/v3/events/search/?q=Techno&location.address=Paris"

Returns

{"status_code":404,"error_description":"The path you requested does not exist.","error":"NOT_FOUND"}

 believe my account does not have access to public events via the API.

💡 Question:

• Do I need specific permissions to access public events?

• How can I request access for my API key?

• Is there an alternative way to fetch public events?

Thanks for your help!

[Tosin]

were you able to resolve this?

[chaz desousa]

i am having the same issue. Any ideas how to get eventbrite activities via the api? Has it been depreciated?

[Rajat Patel]

Hello All,

Yes, the /v3/events/search/ endpoint has been deprecated, and it's no longer supported for fetching public events via the Eventbrite API.

In fact, according to Eventbrite’s official docs, public event search by location was removed in 2019. Since then, Eventbrite has restricted general public access via their API.

Currently, you can only fetch events using:

• Event IDs (if you already know them)

• Your own Organizer ID (to get events you created)

• Or Collections created within your own account

There’s no alternative at the moment to query all public events using just keywords or location.

Hope that clears it up!

Thanks & Regards,

Rajat Patel

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