Ticketmaster Artist Search API Documentation Find Ticketmaster artists, teams and shows by name. Each row has the artist id for the Artist endpoint, name, page URL, number of upcoming events and image. The site returns up to about ten rows and no further pages. Costs 1 credit per request. A response without data and every error cost nothing.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
1 optional filter available.
string
Required
Artist, team or show name, 2 to 100 characters, e.g. taylor swift.
coffee shops
string
Optional
One of com, co.uk, de, ie, com.au. Defaults to com. An event url sets it by itself.
example.com
Response Schema
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"total": 3,
"results": [
{
"id": "3159778",
"url": "https://www.ticketmaster.com/taylorville-a-tribute-to-taylor-swift-tickets/artist/3159778",
"city": null,
"name": "Taylorville - A Tribute to Taylor Swift",
"type": "artist",
"image": "https://s1.ticketm.net/dam/a/609/66027099-543d-4008-9dcb-08e21cfa0609_RECOMENDATION_16_9.jpg",
"state": null,
"country": null,
"category": null,
"upcoming_events": 4
},
{
"id": "3443084",
"url": "https://www.ticketmaster.com/taylor-a-tribute-to-the-eras-tickets/artist/3443084",
"city": null,
"name": "TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift",
"type": "artist",
"image": "https://s1.ticketm.net/dam/c/ab4/6367448e-7474-4650-bd2d-02a8f7166ab4_106161_RECOMENDATION_16_9.jpg",
"state": null,
"country": null,
"category": null,
"upcoming_events": 1
},
{
"id": "3030771",
"url": "https://www.ticketmaster.com/lets-sing-taylor-a-live-band-tickets/artist/3030771",
"city": null,
"name": "Let\u2019s Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift",
"type": "artist",
"image": "https://s1.ticketm.net/dam/a/560/121b08a3-5cc6-447b-9715-ce9d99f76560_RECOMENDATION_16_9.jpg",
"state": null,
"country": null,
"category": null,
"upcoming_events": 1
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "artists_search"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A query parameter is missing, invalid, not supported by this endpoint or cannot be combined with another one. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"q": [
"Send q, city, or lat and lng."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Not Found
Ticketmaster has no such record, or it has ended. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "artists_search"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested Ticketmaster resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}Upstream Unavailable
Ticketmaster did not answer after several attempts. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "artists_search"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Ticketmaster API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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