Eventbrite Categories API Documentation Return the 21 event categories with id, name and short name. Use the id as category in the search.
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meta
success
{
"data": {
"categories": [
{
"id": "103",
"name": "Music",
"short_name": "Music",
"name_localized": "Music",
"short_name_localized": "Music"
},
{
"id": "101",
"name": "Business & Professional",
"short_name": "Business",
"name_localized": "Business & Professional",
"short_name_localized": "Business"
}
],
"pagination": {
"page": 1,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 50,
"page_count": 1,
"total_results": 21
}
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "categories"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A query parameter is missing, invalid or not supported by this endpoint. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"q": [
"The q field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Unexpected Upstream Format
Eventbrite answered in a format this API does not understand. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "categories"
},
"error": {
"code": "UNEXPECTED_RESPONSE",
"message": "Eventbrite answered in an unexpected format. Please retry later."
},
"success": false
}Upstream Unavailable
Eventbrite did not answer after several attempts. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "categories"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Eventbrite API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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