SpotHero API Capability

Search Events

Search SpotHero for events by name or destination, returning event IDs, times, and venue info.

Capability ID spothero.search

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 30 seconds

# Search Events

Search SpotHero for events by name or destination, returning event IDs, times, and venue info.

- Platform: [SpotHero](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/spothero)
- Capability ID: `spothero.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 30 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "query": "Chicago Bulls"
  },
  "capability": "spothero.search"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `destination_id` | `integer` | No | SpotHero destination/venue ID to list events at (e.g. 79050 for SoFi Stadium). |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of results to return. |
| `query` | `string` | No | Event name to search (e.g. 'Bruno Mars', 'Chicago Bulls'). |

### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "Chicago Bulls"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "events": [
    {
      "city": "Chicago",
      "destination_id": 2,
      "destination_title": "United Center",
      "end_time": "2026-10-07T22:00:00-05:00",
      "event_id": 1418307,
      "parking_ends": "2026-10-07T23:00:00-05:00",
      "parking_starts": "2026-10-07T18:00:00-05:00",
      "start_time": "2026-10-07T19:00:00-05:00",
      "title": "Pre-Season: Chicago Bulls v Phoenix Suns"
    },
    {
      "city": "Chicago",
      "destination_id": 2,
      "destination_title": "United Center",
      "end_time": "2026-10-09T22:00:00-05:00",
      "event_id": 1418601,
      "parking_ends": "2026-10-09T23:00:00-05:00",
      "parking_starts": "2026-10-09T18:00:00-05:00",
      "start_time": "2026-10-09T19:00:00-05:00",
      "title": "Pre-Season: Chicago Bulls v Memphis Grizzlies"
    },
    {
      "city": "Denver",
      "destination_id": 47314,
      "destination_title": "Ball Arena",
      "end_time": "2026-10-11T22:00:00-06:00",
      "event_id": 1432261,
      "parking_ends": "2026-10-11T23:00:00-06:00",
      "parking_starts": "2026-10-11T18:00:00-06:00",
      "start_time": "2026-10-11T19:00:00-06:00",
      "title": "NBA Preseason - Chicago Bulls at Denver Nuggets"
    }
  ],
  "query": "Chicago Bulls",
  "scraped_at": "2026-08-30T12:44:34Z"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `events` | `array` | 3 items |
| `events` | `array` | 3 items |
| `query` | `string` | Chicago Bulls |
| `scraped_at` | `string` | 2026-08-30T12:44:34Z |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

destination_id integer optional

SpotHero destination/venue ID to list events at (e.g. 79050 for SoFi Stadium).

limit integer optional

Maximum number of results to return.

query string optional

Event name to search (e.g. 'Bruno Mars', 'Chicago Bulls').

Example Chicago Bulls

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`events`	`array`	3 items
`events`	`array`	3 items
`query`	`string`	Chicago Bulls
`scraped_at`	`string`	2026-08-30T12:44:34Z

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "query": "Chicago Bulls" }, "capability": "spothero.search" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "query": "Chicago Bulls" }, "capability": "spothero.search" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "events": [ { "city": "Chicago", "destination_id": 2, "destination_title": "United Center", "end_time": "2026-10-07T22:00:00-05:00", "event_id": 1418307, "parking_ends": "2026-10-07T23:00:00-05:00", "parking_starts": "2026-10-07T18:00:00-05:00", "start_time": "2026-10-07T19:00:00-05:00", "title": "Pre-Season: Chicago Bulls v Phoenix Suns" }, { "city": "Chicago", "destination_id": 2, "destination_title": "United Center", "end_time": "2026-10-09T22:00:00-05:00", "event_id": 1418601, "parking_ends": "2026-10-09T23:00:00-05:00", "parking_starts": "2026-10-09T18:00:00-05:00", "start_time": "2026-10-09T19:00:00-05:00", "title": "Pre-Season: Chicago Bulls v Memphis Grizzlies" }, { "city": "Denver", "destination_id": 47314, "destination_title": "Ball Arena", "end_time": "2026-10-11T22:00:00-06:00", "event_id": 1432261, "parking_ends": "2026-10-11T23:00:00-06:00", "parking_starts": "2026-10-11T18:00:00-06:00", "start_time": "2026-10-11T19:00:00-06:00", "title": "NBA Preseason - Chicago Bulls at Denver Nuggets" } ], "query": "Chicago Bulls", "scraped_at": "2026-08-30T12:44:34Z" }