API Method /events/rss

This function handles event search and returns the results in an RSS 2.0 (Specification) XML format.

Arguments

authentication
This method controls access via optional user authentication.
keywords string
The search keywords. (optional)
location string
A location name to use in filtering the search results. Locations in the form "San Diego", "San Diego, TX", "London, United Kingdom", and "Calgary, Alberta, Canada" are accepted, as are postal codes ("92122"). Full addresses ("1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA") and common geocoordinate formats ("32.746682, -117.162741") are also accepted, but the "within" parameter is recommended in order to set a search radius. (optional)
date string
Limit this list of results to the specified date range. Date ranges are specified by label. Currently supported labels include: "All", "Future", "Past", "Today", "Last Week", "This Week", "Next week", and months by name, e.g. "October". (optional)
within integer
If within is set and the "location" parameter resolves to a specific geolocation, the search will be restricted to the specified radius. If the "location" parameter does not resolve to a specific location, this parameter is ignored. (optional)
units string
One of "mi" or "km", the units of the "within" parameter. Defaults to "mi".(optional)
sort_order string
One of 'popularity', 'date', 'title', 'relevance', or 'venue_name'. Default is 'date'. (optional)
sort_direction string
One of 'ascending' or 'descending'. Default varies by sort_order. (optional)
page_size integer
The desired number of results per page. Default: 50, Maximum: 50.(optional)

Example Request

Here's an example search URL:

http://api.eventful.com/rest/events/rss?...&keywords=concerts&location=san+diego

Output Parameters

Output from this function is an XML-formed RSS 2.0 channel with the following constructs:
title string
Summary of search query passed from input parameters.
link string
Source of RSS feed. (http://eventful.com/)
description string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
language string
Default "en-US".
copyright string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
category string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
generator string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
docs string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
ttl string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
 
 
item tag
Each item entry has the following structure:
 
 
title string
The event title.
description string
The event description. In RSS, this includes the start time, end time, venue, venueid, tags, and description.
category string
Unused.
 
 
pubDate string
The timestampt of the most recent modification. (e.g. "Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:33:28 -0700")
 
guid string
The unique ID for this event, it is the event's Eventful URL.
 
 
 
link string
URL of associated event on Eventful site.
 
 
pubDate string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.
lastBuildDate string
Required by RSS 2.0 format.

Example RSS 2.0 Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
	<channel>
		<title>Eventful results for "concerts" in "San Diego"</title>
		<link>http://eventful.com</link>
		<description>...</description>
		<language>en-US</language>
		<copyright>...</copyright>
		<category>Events</category>
		<generator>EVDB RSS Generator v1.2</generator>
		<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
		<ttl>60</ttl>
		<item>
			<title>Rolling Stones</title>
			<link>http://eventful.com/events/E0-001-000318135-0</link>
			<description>...</description>
			<category></category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:34:53 -0700</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://eventful.com/events/E0-001-000318135-0</guid>
		</item>
		...
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:34:53 -0700</pubDate>
    	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:34:53 -0700</lastBuildDate>
	</channel>
</rss>

Error Codes

This method may return these errors in an error document:

Authentication error
The specified user was not found or provided invalid credentials.