Search Events

GET /v1/facebook/events/search

Search for events by name. You can take a look at the page from Facebook we are getting the data from here

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
query	string	yes	The query to search for	Event name or description
cursor	string	no	The cursor to paginate to the next page	Abr1gHMU6H....

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/facebook/events/search?query=Event name or description' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ query: 'Event name or description' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/facebook/events/search?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/facebook/events/search',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'query': 'Event name or description'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators facebook-events events-search --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 49998305228,
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "24659081027102562",
      "name": "DockDogs® at Frankenmuth Dog Bowl",
      "type": "Event",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/24659081027102562/",
      "day_time_sentence": "Fri, May 22 - May 24",
      "event_place": {
        "__typename": "FreeformPlace",
        "contextual_name": "Frankenmuth River Place Shops",
        "__isNode": "FreeformPlace",
        "id": "1455187729296539"
      },
      "ticketing_context_row": {
        "price_range_text": null
      },
      "is_online": false,
      "is_past": false,
      "event_url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/24659081027102562/",
      "event_kind": "PUBLIC_TYPE",
      "start_timestamp": 1779480000,
      "cover_photo": {
        "accessibility_caption": "No photo description available.",
        "eventImage": {
          "uri": "https://scontent-bos5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/593531570_1415564506592195_6877452715877012878_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p75x225_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=7e0d18&_nc_ohc=lfZDvDmA5TgQ7kNvwGAJ9kC&_nc_oc=AdpiWd2PvIAUMK-DqCWA4v5iUaC2q5pKzs1BCjIS2OfxuyITVAF4rXXCFbes2A7jTTI&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-bos5-1.xx&_nc_gid=Bc1EYqxenHsF96t4Z7ZTbQ&_nc_ss=7e289&oh=00_Af7QI7ClZW5fpMopR2xSaj3wB0Md9w9Hw1dVS5jLWhSbTw&oe=69FCA6B5"
        },
        "id": "1415564503258862"
      },
      "social_context": {
        "text": "21 interested · 10 going",
        "interested_count": 21,
        "going_count": 10,
        "went_count": null
      }
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "Abr1gHMU6H...."
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.