SeatGeek Platform API
SeatGeek Platform API
SeatGeek Platform API aggregates multiple secondary ticket marketplaces and exposes events, venues, and price-range data, including SeatGeek's signature "Deal Score" rating.
Aggregates inventory from multiple secondary markets (StubHub, Vivid Seats, etc.)
Mainly US and Canada coverage, thin in Europe
Register a client at platform.seatgeek.com for a Client ID and Secret. After obtaining an OAuth2 token, GET https://api.seatgeek.com/2/events?q=world+cup.
Uptime · 30-day window
About this API
SeatGeek Platform API is the secondary ticket-market aggregation layer. SeatGeek itself doesn't sell directly — it pulls inventory from StubHub, Vivid Seats, TickPick, etc., and unifies price ranges and listings. The signature feature is Deal Score: a 0-100 algorithmic score telling users whether a ticket is a deal relative to that event's distribution. Particularly useful for World Cup: same-day choice of four games, fans wondering which has the best value — Deal Score answers directly. API resources: events, venues, performers (teams/artists), recommendations. Auth uses standard OAuth2 — Client ID + Secret exchanged for a Bearer token. Doesn't conflict with Ticketmaster Discovery; one is first-party licensed, the other is secondary aggregation, and combining gives a full picture.
What you can build
- 1Secondary ticket-market price-comparison apps
- 2Sports event value tracking (Deal Score)
- 3Cross-venue ticket price comparison during the World Cup
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- Aggregates inventory from multiple secondary markets (StubHub, Vivid Seats, etc.)
- Deal Score algorithm flags value picks, useful for user decision-making
- Modern API design (OAuth2, JSON, clean resource IDs)
Limitations
- Mainly US and Canada coverage, thin in Europe
- Secondary market prices fluctuate fast — caching strategy needs care
- Partner credentials require manual review
Example request
curl https://platform.seatgeek.com/<endpoint> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"Getting started
Register a client at platform.seatgeek.com for a Client ID and Secret. After obtaining an OAuth2 token, GET https://api.seatgeek.com/2/events?q=world+cup.
FAQ
SeatGeek vs Ticketmaster Discovery?+
Use both. Ticketmaster for licensed first-party events and venue metadata; SeatGeek for secondary-market price movement and value signal.
How is Deal Score calculated?+
SeatGeek's proprietary algorithm. Main factors are current price vs. that event's historical distribution and average for the seat tier. Specific weights aren't disclosed.
Technical details
- Auth type
- oauth
- Pricing
- free
- Rate limit
- 默认限速；规模化需联系 SeatGeek 拿 Partner credentials
- Free tier quota
- Default rate limits apply. Higher quotas via SeatGeek Partner program (commercial agreement).
- Protocols
- REST
- SDKs
- javascript, python, ruby