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API Method /event_update

This method updates an existing event. Only the fields passed as arguments will be modified. This method returns the ID of the modified event.

Arguments

authentication

This method controls access via required user authentication.

event_id integer

The ID of the event to update.

title string

The event title.

description string

The event description.

start_date string

The event start date and time, in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2007-12-31 23:59:59").

end_date string

The event end date and time, in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2007-12-31 23:59:59").

timezone string

The event time zone in relation to GMT (e.g., "GMT+01", "GMT+02", "GMT-01").

privacy integer

0 for a private event, 1 for a public event.

personalized_url string

The event registration URL.

venue_idinteger

The event venue ID. The venue must have been previously created using /venue_new.

organizer_idinteger

The event organizer ID. The organizer must have been previously created using /organizer_new.

capacityinteger

The maximum number of people who can attend the event.

currencystring

The event currency in ISO 4217 format (e.g., "USD", "EUR").

statusstring optional

The event status. Allowed values are "draft", "live", "canceled", "deleted".

custom_headerstring optional

Custom HTML header for your registration page. Enter a space to reset the custom header.

custom_footerstring optional

Custom HTML footer for your registration page. Enter a space to reset the custom footer.

background_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

text_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

link_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

title_text_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

box_background_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

box_text_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

box_border_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

box_header_background_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

box_header_text_colorstring optional

Custom hexadecimal color for your registration page. Format: FFFFFF without the pound

Example Request

Output Parameters

This method returns XML with the following structure:

id integer

The event ID.

status string

Processing status.

message string

Processing message.

Example XML Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<event>
	<id>908163459</id>
	<status>ok</status>
	<message>Update event complete</message>
</event>

Error Codes

This method may return these errors in an error document:

Authentication Error

The specified user was not found or the login credentials didn't match.

Not Found

The specified event id is unknown.

Title error

The event name is missing.

Date error

The specified start or end date are missing, invalid or in the past.

Privacy error

The privacy field must be equal to 0 (public) or 1 (private).

Organizer error

The organizer id is missing, invalid (non-numeric) or doesn't belong to the authenticated user.

Venue error

The venue id is missing, invalid (non-numeric) or doesn't belong to the authenticated user or event organizer.

Personalized url error

The personalized url is already taken by another event.

Currency error

The given currency is invalid or not supported by Eventbrite.

Capacity error

The event capacity is invalid (non-numeric).

Status error

The valid values for event status are : draft,live,deleted or canceled.

Color error

(Current field) must have a value in a valid hexadecimal format without the pound.