Example
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: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";
const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY
const res = await client.facebook.event.get({ url: "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);const params = new URLSearchParams({
url: "https://www.facebook.com/events/jannus-live/arch-enemy-the-black-dahlia-murder-wrath-across-north-america-2026/2513378022457980/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/event?${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"])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"])
}<?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;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"]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(())
}{
"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": []
}
}Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.
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.
Examplehttps://www.facebook.com/events/2513378022457980/
url takes Facebook Events event links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with invalid_input. Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests).
Parameters every endpoint accepts
Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.
fieldsstringReturn only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.
Response
200
{data, meta}. data is a event object; meta describes the request (meta). Fields only Facebook Events has are under platform_specific.facebook.
platformstringPlatform ID (facebook, …).
idstringPlatform-native event ID (string; Facebook's numeric event ID).
urlstring uriCanonical event page URL (https://www.facebook.com/events/<id>/).
namestringThe event's name as its page shows it.
descriptionstringnullableIts description as plain text; null when it has none.
statusstringAt 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.
One ofscheduledongoingendedcanceledunknown
start_atstring date-timenullableWhen it starts, RFC 3339 UTC; null only when the platform shows no start.
end_atstring date-timenullableWhen it ends, RFC 3339 UTC; null when its hosts set no end or the platform does not show it.
time_zonestringnullableThe event's IANA time zone (America/New_York) when the platform states one; null otherwise (utc_offset_minutes still gives its local time).
utc_offset_minutesintegernullableThe event's offset from UTC at its start, in minutes (-240 for 5:00 PM EDT): its local start time is start_at plus this offset; null when unknown.
is_onlinebooleannullableHeld online (a stream or video call) rather than at a venue.
placeobjectnullableWhere it is held; null for an online event with no venue or when not shown.
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idstringnullableThe place's ID as the platform's place endpoints key it (place.id); null for a venue given as free text.
namestringnullableThe place's name as shown (a venue's name, or the text its host typed).
urlstring urinullableThe place's page URL; null for a venue given as free text.
addressstringnullableAddress as the platform shows it (one line, not normalized).
citystringnullableCity or locality, as shown.
country_codestringnullableISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country of the place.
latitudenumbernullableWGS 84 latitude in degrees; null when the platform shows no coordinates (set together with longitude).
longitudenumbernullableWGS 84 longitude in degrees; null when the platform shows no coordinates (set together with latitude).
hostsobject[]The accounts hosting it (pages and people), the main organizer first; [] when none are shown (listed in unknown_fields when the source cannot see them).
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idstringnullablePlatform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.
usernamestringnullableHandle without the @; null when the account has none.
display_namestringnullableDisplay name shown on the profile.
urlstring urinullableCanonical profile URL.
avatar_urlstring urinullableProfile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.
is_verifiedbooleannullablePlatform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.
cover_urlstring urinullableThe event's cover image (a video cover's poster frame); null when it has none. Platform CDN URLs can expire within days.
categoriesstring[]Categories the platform files it under, as shown (not normalized), the main one first; [] when none.
ticket_urlstring urinullableWhere to buy tickets or register, as the platform links it; null when none is linked.
parent_idstringnullableID of the event series this date belongs to (a recurring event's parent event); null for a single event or the series itself.
community_idstringnullableID of the community it belongs to (the Facebook group it was created in; community.id); null when none.
metricsobjectCounts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.
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attendee_countintegernullableFacebook Events: goingPeople who said they are going (after the event: who went), as the platform counts them; null when not shown.
platform_specificobjectFields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.
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facebookobjectnullableA Facebook event's own fields.
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ticket_providerstringnullableWho sells the tickets ticket_url links to (Ticketmaster, Eventbrite), as Facebook names it; null when none.
price_textstringnullableThe ticket price or range as Facebook shows it ("$25 – $40", "Free"); null when none is shown.
date_textstringnullableWhen it happens, as Facebook shows it, in the event's own time zone ("Sun, Nov 8 at 3:00 PM EST and 7 more", "Sat, Nov 21 - Nov 22", "Happening now"): on a recurring event its next date, where start_at is its first. Display text in the viewer's language; null when not shown.
frequencystringnullableHow often it repeats, as Facebook names it, lowercased (single for a one-off event); null when not shown.
occurrence_countintegernullableDates of its recurring series (the parent's child events); 0 for a single event.
city_idstringnullableID of the city Facebook files it under (its city Page, the number in facebook.com/events/explore/<city>/<id>/, which lists that city's events); place.city is the city's name. Null when not shown.
metricsobjectFacebook's own counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.
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interested_countintegernullablePeople who marked themselves interested (not going), as Facebook counts them.
response_countintegernullablePeople who responded going or interested, together, as Facebook counts them.
approximate_fieldsstring[]JSON paths of values rounded by the platform or parsed from display text ("7.3K interested": platform_specific.facebook.metrics.interested_count). [] when all exact.
unknown_fieldsstring[]JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. [] when every list is known.
not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.
400
400 Bad Request: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
invalid_inputNo retryA parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.
Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.
401
401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
unauthorizedNo retryThe x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.
Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.
402
402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
insufficient_creditsNo retryThe account does not have enough credits for this request.
Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.
spend_limit_reachedNo retryThe API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.
Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.
403
403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
forbiddenNo retryThe API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.
Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.
404
404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
not_foundNo retryThe item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).
Check the link or ID. Do not retry.
429
429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
rate_limitedYes, laterThe account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.
Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.
500
500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
internalYes, laterAn unexpected error on SocialTap's side.
Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.
502
502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
upstream_errorYes, laterThe platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.
Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.
503
503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
upstream_blockedYes, laterThe platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.
Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.
overloadedYes, laterSocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.
Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.
From 1 credit per request. Charged only for successful requests. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source; sources are tried cheapest first: Platform API → Public page.
| Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests |
|---|---|---|
| Any source | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |
Balance, sources and what you were charged
Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.
| meta.source | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|
api | Platform API | The platform's public, logged-out API. |
page | Public page | Data embedded in the platform's public web page. |
meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs
Endpoint ID facebook.event · operationId facebook.event.get · Product overview