Yelp Events API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Yelp Fusion AI Events API
  description: 'The Yelp Fusion API provides programmatic access to Yelp''s database of local businesses, reviews, events, categories, and conversational AI search. This definition documents the public Fusion REST endpoints: business search and discovery, business details, reviews, autocomplete, phone search, business match, events, categories, and the Yelp Fusion AI chat endpoint. Authentication is via a bearer API key passed in the Authorization header.'
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: Yelp Developer
    url: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/
  termsOfService: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/policies
servers:
- url: https://api.yelp.com
  description: Yelp Fusion API base URL
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Events
  description: Local event search and details
paths:
  /v3/events:
    get:
      tags:
      - Events
      operationId: searchEvents
      summary: Search Events
      description: Returns events based on the provided search criteria.
      parameters:
      - name: locale
        in: query
        description: Locale in the form {language}_{country}, e.g. en_US.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z]{2,3}_[A-Z]{2}$
        example: example
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Offset into the list of returned events.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1000
        example: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of events to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 50
          default: 3
        example: 1
      - name: sort_by
        in: query
        description: Sort direction.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: desc
        example: asc
      - name: sort_on
        in: query
        description: Field to sort events on.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - popularity
          - time_start
          default: popularity
        example: popularity
      - name: start_date
        in: query
        description: Unix timestamp lower bound for event start time.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      - name: end_date
        in: query
        description: Unix timestamp upper bound for event start time.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      - name: categories
        in: query
        description: Comma-delimited list of event category aliases.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example
      - name: is_free
        in: query
        description: Filter for free events.
        schema:
          type: boolean
        example: true
      - name: location
        in: query
        description: Geographic area to search for events.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 250
        example: example
      - name: latitude
        in: query
        description: Latitude of the search center.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -90
          maximum: 90
        example: 37.7867
      - name: longitude
        in: query
        description: Longitude of the search center.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -180
          maximum: 180
        example: -122.4112
      - name: radius
        in: query
        description: Search radius in meters. Maximum 40000.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 40000
        example: 1
      - name: excluded_events
        in: query
        description: Comma-delimited list of event ids to exclude.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventSearchResponse'
              examples:
                SearchEvents200Example:
                  summary: Default searchEvents 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    total: 240
                    events:
                    - id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                      name: Ricky's Tacos
                      category: music
                      description: Live music in the heart of the Mission District.
                      time_start: '2026-07-04T19:00:00-07:00'
                      time_end: '2026-07-04T23:00:00-07:00'
                      location:
                        address1: 350 Mission St
                        address2: ''
                        address3: ''
                        city: San Francisco
                        state: CA
                        zip_code: '94105'
                        country: US
                        display_address: {}
                        cross_streets: example
                      latitude: 37.7867
                      longitude: -122.4112
                      image_url: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
                      event_site_url: https://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-summer-music-festival
                      is_free: true
                      is_canceled: false
                      is_official: true
                      attending_count: 312
                      interested_count: 1024
                      cost: 0
                      cost_max: 0
                      tickets_url: https://www.yelp.com/events/tickets/abc123
                      business_id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/events/{event_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Events
      operationId: getEvent
      summary: Get Event Details
      description: Returns details for a single event by id.
      parameters:
      - name: event_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The id of the event to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example
      - name: locale
        in: query
        description: Locale in the form {language}_{country}, e.g. en_US.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z]{2,3}_[A-Z]{2}$
        example: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Event'
              examples:
                GetEvent200Example:
                  summary: Default getEvent 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                    name: Ricky's Tacos
                    category: music
                    description: Live music in the heart of the Mission District.
                    time_start: '2026-07-04T19:00:00-07:00'
                    time_end: '2026-07-04T23:00:00-07:00'
                    location:
                      address1: 350 Mission St
                      address2: ''
                      address3: ''
                      city: San Francisco
                      state: CA
                      zip_code: '94105'
                      country: US
                      display_address:
                      - example
                      cross_streets: example
                    latitude: 37.7867
                    longitude: -122.4112
                    image_url: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
                    event_site_url: https://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-summer-music-festival
                    is_free: true
                    is_canceled: false
                    is_official: true
                    attending_count: 312
                    interested_count: 1024
                    cost: 0
                    cost_max: 0
                    tickets_url: https://www.yelp.com/events/tickets/abc123
                    business_id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Location:
      type: object
      properties:
        address1:
          type: string
          example: 350 Mission St
        address2:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: ''
        address3:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: ''
        city:
          type: string
          example: San Francisco
        state:
          type: string
          example: CA
        zip_code:
          type: string
          example: '94105'
        country:
          type: string
          example: US
        display_address:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        cross_streets:
          type: string
          example: example
    EventSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 240
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Event'
    Event:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
        name:
          type: string
          example: Ricky's Tacos
        category:
          type: string
          example: music
        description:
          type: string
          example: Live music in the heart of the Mission District.
        time_start:
          type: string
          example: '2026-07-04T19:00:00-07:00'
        time_end:
          type: string
          example: '2026-07-04T23:00:00-07:00'
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        latitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: 37.7867
        longitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: -122.4112
        image_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
        event_site_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-summer-music-festival
        is_free:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        is_canceled:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        is_official:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        attending_count:
          type: integer
          example: 312
        interested_count:
          type: integer
          example: 1024
        cost:
          type:
          - number
          - 'null'
          format: float
          example: 0
        cost_max:
          type:
          - number
          - 'null'
          format: float
          example: 0
        tickets_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.yelp.com/events/tickets/abc123
        business_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code
              e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR.: null
            description:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error description.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or missing required parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Yelp Fusion API key passed as a bearer token in the Authorization header.
x-generated-from: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/reference
x-generated-by: api-evangelist-pipeline-2026-06