Ticketmaster Discovery API
Ticketmaster Discovery API
Ticketmaster Discovery API exposes global event, venue, and attraction data across sports, concerts, and theater. Free tier 5,000 requests/day. Ticketmaster is FIFA 2026's US venue ticketing partner.
5,000/day free tier is generous, far above news APIs
Europe and Asia coverage thinner than US
Register an app at developer.ticketmaster.com for a Consumer Key, then GET https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/events.json?apikey=XXX&keyword=world+cup.
Uptime · 30-day window
About this API
Ticketmaster Discovery API exposes Ticketmaster's event metadata — queries for events, venues, and attractions, but doesn't directly sell tickets. It's free for developers (5,000 requests/day), with monetization via affiliate links back to Ticketmaster's own checkout. Three main resource types: events (specific dates of games/concerts/shows), venues (with GeoJSON locations), attractions (artists/teams/shows). Particularly relevant for 2026 World Cup: Ticketmaster is FIFA's US venue ticketing partner (most of the 78 US matches go through it), so adding this API to your World Cup app gets you concrete match dates, venues, and seat-range availability for US games. Search supports geo filtering by city, zip, or lat/lng radius, useful for a 'nearby World Cup matches' map layer.
What you can build
- 12026 World Cup US venue ticketing lookup and redirect
- 2Sports and concert ticketing aggregation apps
- 3Venue event calendar integration
- 4City travel apps embedding "what's on tonight" modules
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- 5,000/day free tier is generous, far above news APIs
- Officially licensed data — World Cup, NFL, NBA, MLB all covered
- Rich venue metadata (seating, parking, transit)
Limitations
- Europe and Asia coverage thinner than US
- No real-time inventory (needs Ticketmaster Affiliate program)
- Price info is a range, not precise real-time pricing
Example request
curl https://developer.ticketmaster.com/<endpoint> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"Getting started
Register an app at developer.ticketmaster.com for a Consumer Key, then GET https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/events.json?apikey=XXX&keyword=world+cup.
FAQ
Can I sell tickets directly?+
No. Discovery API is query-only — actual ticket sales require Ticketmaster Affiliate program (commercial agreement).
Will it rate-limit during the World Cup?+
Free tier of 5,000/day is fine for individuals and small-to-mid apps. For expected high traffic, apply to the Partner Program for higher quotas.
Does it include StubHub or SeatGeek inventory?+
No. Discovery API only covers Ticketmaster's own and subsidiary (Live Nation) inventory. For multi-source aggregation, layer SeatGeek Platform API or a third-party aggregator.
Technical details
- Auth type
- api_key
- Pricing
- free
- Rate limit
- Free 每天 5,000 请求；5 请求/秒峰值
- Free tier quota
- Free tier: 5,000 requests/day with 5 requests/second peak. Higher quotas via Ticketmaster partner program (commercial agreement required).
- Protocols
- REST
- SDKs
- javascript, python, java, php