FACEBOOK EVENTS API
Event Details
Retrieve event details from Facebook Events with a single API request.
GET
/api/data/v1/facebook/event/details1credit base cost
Request parameters
Up to 1 creditThe ID of the event
The URL of the event
Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v1/facebook/event/details?id=2255360061870188' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'Response
Example{
"success": true,
"id": "2255360061870188",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/2255360061870188/",
"name": "May St. Pete Flea ",
"description": "SPRING IS HERE AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT THE MARKET! \nMeet us downtown at Mirror Lalke as we host some of the best makers, artists and small businesses in the Tampa Bay area. \n\nWe have three great dates this spring to shop with us as we bring you best Tampa Bay has to offer in locally made and curated hand-crafted goods, vintage housewares, decor, Mid-century furniture, vintage clothing, antiques, plants, collectables, food, music, art and so much more. \n\nSunday, March 8th, 2026\nSunday, April 12th, 2026\nSunday, May 3rd, 2026\n********\n12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.�Free to the Public * Family Friendly *\n\n* LOCATION *\nThe market will be held out in Downtown St. Petersburg, in front of our beaut",
"category": null,
"categories": [],
"is_online": false,
"is_past": true,
"event_kind": "PUBLIC_TYPE",
"privacy": "public",
"start_time": null,
"end_time": null,
"time_text": null,
"duration": "4 hr",
"price": null,
"ticket_url": null,
"ticket_source": null,
"ticket_provider": null,
"location_name": "Mirror Lake Park, Downtown St Pete",
"address": "Saint Petersburg, FL",
"city": "Saint Petersburg, Florida",
"city_id": "111326725552547",
"latitude": 27.776053761243,
"longitude": -82.639546684316,
"attendance_count": 7654,
"attendance_facepile_count": 0,
"can_view_members": true,
"host_context_text": "Event by The Indie Flea",
"hosts": [
{
"id": "100082008263628",
"name": "The Indie Flea",
"type": "User",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/theindieflea",
"is_verified": false,
"profile_picture_url": "https://scontent-lga3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/464183650_549071584503112_3055385531133902634_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_s74x74_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=2d3e12&_nc_ohc=5rQ_jTw3GmkQ7kNvwG062e2&_nc_oc=Adr0ZXLJg--_9LY1GPBvQABFqOzL6wTn_aMOdCu9Zr2BLpmWroH4DZsu0X8vbozAD3E&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-3.xx&_nc_gid=WDxpm-eBdx7_ruGu2J3r9g&_nc_ss=7e289&oh=00_Af56igLhRkYx3GHjB0h01m3pF--mGdMzoxFg0euvJmK5DA&oe=69FEB26B"
}
],
"host_names": [
"The Indie Flea"
],
"creator": {
"id": "100082008263628",
"name": "The Indie Flea",
"type": "User",
"url": null,
"is_verified": null,
"profile_picture_url": null
},
"description_links": [],
"can_viewer_message": false,
"is_viewer_host": false,
"is_canceled": false,
"cover_photo_url": "https://scontent.fbra1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/651106377_950305721046361_5055393414866459656_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=7e0d18&_nc_ohc=uoUS18WdA8AQ7kNvwFUcvhb&_nc_oc=AdqWorZuBJd3sf4yoI3PeFWcGVbKk8NCCM5lLn8K1d2x_sWSVx3EPXl8AEd0DXCsij8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fbra1-1.fna&_nc_gid=DdGE8ikSxarHGscPQzyAkw&_nc_ss=7e289&oh=00_Af6T6mHBTX5yD6aHFEpp4NGazbYeFuY5uzDOXpWqwROLSQ&oe=69FEBE0B",
"day_time_sentence": "Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT",
"rsvp_style": "PUBLIC_RSVP_STYLE",
"event_place": {
"__typename": "Page",
"name": "Mirror Lake Park, Downtown St Pete",
"contextual_name": "Mirror Lake Park, Downtown St Pete",
"__isNode": "Page",
"id": "521768081246129"
},
"price_info": null,
"current_start_timestamp": 1777824000,
"start_timestamp": 1777824000,
"start_time_formatted": "Sun, May 3",
"interested_count": 7448,
"going_count": 207,
"credits_charged": 1,
"credits_remaining": 1000,
"request_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.
Response shape
This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.
View JSON Schema +
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"categories": {
"type": "array"
},
"is_online": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_past": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"event_kind": {
"type": "string"
},
"privacy": {
"type": "string"
},
"start_time": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"end_time": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"time_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"duration": {
"type": "string"
},
"price": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"ticket_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"ticket_source": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"ticket_provider": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"location_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"address": {
"type": "string"
},
"city": {
"type": "string"
},
"city_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"latitude": {
"type": "number"
},
"longitude": {
"type": "number"
},
"attendance_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"attendance_facepile_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"can_view_members": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"host_context_text": {
"type": "string"
},
"hosts": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"is_verified": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"profile_picture_url": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"host_names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"creator": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"is_verified": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"profile_picture_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
}
},
"description_links": {
"type": "array"
},
"can_viewer_message": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_viewer_host": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_canceled": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"cover_photo_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"day_time_sentence": {
"type": "string"
},
"rsvp_style": {
"type": "string"
},
"event_place": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"__typename": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"contextual_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"__isNode": {
"type": "string"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"price_info": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"current_start_timestamp": {
"type": "integer"
},
"start_timestamp": {
"type": "integer"
},
"start_time_formatted": {
"type": "string"
},
"interested_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"going_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"credits_charged": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "FetchGoblin credits charged for this request."
},
"credits_remaining": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Your FetchGoblin credit balance after this request."
},
"request_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "FetchGoblin request identifier."
}
}
}