Types and Subtypes
Explore how to retrieve and work with types and subtypes classifications using Ticketmaster's Discovery API. Learn to fetch detailed information about event categories and their related subcategories through API calls, and handle responses effectively in JavaScript.
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Type details
Alongside segments, types are also top-level classifications for entities. They represent a type or a group of people. We can use the Discovery API's types endpoint to fetch details for a specified type.
The URL for this endpoint is:
https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/classifications/types/{id}
Here, {id} is the ID of the type we want to fetch details for.
Request parameters
Apart from this URL parameter, we can provide a couple of optional query parameters. The table below gives an overview of each of these parameters:
Parameter | Type | Category | Description |
| string | required | This is the ID of the type we want the details for. |
| string | optional | This is the locale in ISO code format. Multiple comma-separated values can be provided. When omitting the country part of the code (only |
| array[string] | optional | If provided, the results are filtered on the domain they are available on. |
A list of a few types and their IDs is given below. Let's try to make a call to this endpoint using the IDs from the following table:
Type | ID |
Individual | KZAyXgnZfZ7v7la |
Group | KZAyXgnZfZ7v7l1 |
Donation | KZAyXgnZfZ7vAvv |
Let's replace the value of the typeId variable on ...