Facebook Event API. Send an event link or ID.
Date, venue, hosts and exact RSVP counts. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.
Facebook Event API at a glance
Returns a public Facebook event from its link or ID: name, description, start and end, venue, hosts, and exact going and interested counts. It also has whether it's scheduled, under way, over or canceled, its offset from UTC, whether it's online, the venue's address, city and coordinates, the cover, categories, ticket link, seller and price label, the group it was created in, and for a date of a recurring event its series and how many dates that has.
GET /v1/facebook/event
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- 21 typed fields null when unknown
urlis all it needs, e.g.https://www.facebook.com/events/2513378022457980/- 100 credits free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend
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$ npm install socialtapurl = https://www.facebook.com/events/2513378022457980/const params = new URLSearchParams({
url: "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event",
params={"url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/"},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'url' => 'https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("url", "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event?"+q.Encode(), nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
var body struct {
Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"`
Error *struct {
Code string `json:"code"`
Message string `json:"message"`
} `json:"error"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if body.Error != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
}
fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"{
"data": {
"approximate_fields": [],
"categories": [
"Music & audio"
],
"community_id": null,
"cover_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/701643646_1454949970006889_5222368129042891587_n.avif?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx2048x1152&ctp=s2048x1152&_nc_cat=105&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED…",
"description": "Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder will be performing at Jannus Live on Sunday, October 18th. This event is All Ages. Doors open at 5:00 PM, Show starts at 6:00 PM. All support acts are subject to change without notice. This event is rain or shine.\n\nSale Dates and Times:\n\nPubli…",
"end_at": null,
"hosts": [
{
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/703461784_1493244248837311_492679311377568321_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1080x1080&ctp=s74x74&_nc_cat=104&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_…",
"display_name": "Thrown Into Exile",
"id": "100044552494354",
"is_verified": true,
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/ThrownIntoExile",
"username": "ThrownIntoExile"
},
{
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/481358765_1074963661337894_2872436054536647170_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1024x1024&ctp=s74x74&_nc_cat=103&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&…",
"display_name": "No Clubs",
"id": "100064728099080",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/Noclubsproductions",
"username": "Noclubsproductions"
},
{
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/302197946_452479626918288_252645739401521140_n.png?stp=cp0_dst-png&cstp=mx200x200&ctp=s74x74&_nc_cat=106&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ss=7…",
"display_name": "Jannus Live",
"id": "100064687631616",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/jannuslive",
"username": "jannuslive"
}
],
"id": "2513378022457980",
"is_online": false,
"metrics": {
"attendee_count": 52
},
"name": "Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder: Wrath Across North America 2026",
"parent_id": null,
"place": {
"address": "201 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL 33701-3325, United States",
"city": "Saint Petersburg, Florida",
"country_code": null,
"id": null,
"latitude": 27.771757351792,
"longitude": -82.636019393897,
"name": "Jannus Live",
"url": null
},
"platform": "facebook",
"platform_specific": {
"facebook": {
"city_id": "111326725552547",
"date_text": "Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT",
"frequency": "single",
"metrics": {
"interested_count": 355,
"response_count": 407
},
"occurrence_count": 0,
"price_text": null,
"ticket_provider": null
}
},
"start_at": "2026-10-18T21:00:00Z",
"status": "ended",
"ticket_url": null,
"time_zone": null,
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/2513378022457980/",
"utc_offset_minutes": -240
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "facebook",
"source": "api",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 866,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "event",
"id": "2513378022457980",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/2513378022457980/"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": []
}
}import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";
const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY
const res = await client.facebook.event.get({ url: "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String query = "url=" + encode("https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event?" + query))
.header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
// An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
static String encode(String value) {
return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
}using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));
var query = string.Join("&",
"url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
.get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event")
.query(&[("url", "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/")])
.header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
.send()?;
let ok = res.status().is_success();
let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
if !ok {
return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
}
println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
Ok(())
}200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/eventLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs What you send and what comes back.
The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.
Null means unknown
A field Facebook Events doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.
What it accepts
The event's Facebook link (facebook.com/events/<id>/, with its slugged form /events/<venue>/<name>/<id>/, a date of a series /events/<series>/<date>/ or ?event_time_id=<date>, or the legacy event.php?eid=<id>; m. and web. hosts too) or its numeric ID.
What comes back
Public events with their start and end, time zone, venue or online flag, hosts, categories, ticket link and attendance.
platformstring- Platform ID (facebook, …).
idstring- Platform-native event ID (string; Facebook's numeric event ID).
urlstring- Canonical event page URL (https://www.facebook.com/events/<id>/).
namestring- The event's name as its page shows it.
descriptionstring- Its description as plain text; null when it has none.
statusstring- At fetch time: scheduled (not started), ongoing (started, not over), ended (over), canceled (called off by its hosts); unknown when the source that answered does not show it (a fallback whose results hold only a name and a picture). New values may be added; treat any other value as unknown.
start_atstring- When it starts, RFC 3339 UTC; null only when the platform shows no start.
end_atstring- When it ends, RFC 3339 UTC; null when its hosts set no end or the platform does not show it.
Live data from 33 platforms.
What teams build with the Facebook Event API.
Enrich event links with dates, venue and hosts
Catch canceled or moved events
Track going counts as an event nears
Build an organizer's or venue's event calendar
Good to know before you build.
- metrics.attendee_count (going) and platform_specific.facebook.metrics.interested_count are exact, from the event's guest list, and response_count is the two together. The Facebook City Events API shows them rounded from a thousand.
- A deleted event, a private one and an ID that never existed all return not_found, because Facebook answers them alike.
- time_zone is null because Facebook names the zone logged out only by an ambiguous abbreviation (EST). utc_offset_minutes gives the local start time, except for a multi-day event in a zone Facebook names only that way.
- Each date of a recurring event is an event of its own: its link names it, parent_id names the series, and the series' own ID returns the series.
1 credit per request. Failed requests are free.
Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.
| Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests |
|---|---|---|
| Any source | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |
- Cache hits are free.
- Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
- A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
- Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
- Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.
Questions about the Facebook Event API.
More in the API reference.
Where do I find an event's ID?
In the event's link: facebook.com/events/<id>/. Each date of a recurring event has its own, as the last number or event_time_id.
Can it read a private event?
No. It reads only events Facebook shows logged-out visitors.
How much does the Facebook Event API cost?
A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.
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Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code.
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