Unable to create Eventbrite event using API - node.js

Question

I am trying to create an event using V3 API. The parameters I am sending are:
var _event = {
"event" : {
"name": {
"html": "Test Event 01"
},
"description": {
"html": "Test Event 01"
},
"start": {
"timezone": "America/Chicago",
"utc": "2017-07-10T18:00:00Z"
},
"end": {
"timezone": "America/Chicago",
"utc": "2017-07-10T20:00:00Z"
},
"currency": "USD"
}
};
This is how I am sending the request using NodeJS:
var request = require('request');
var _headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + _token,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}
// Configure the request
var options = {
url: EVENTBRITE_API_URL + "events/",
method: 'POST',
headers: _headers,
form: _event
}
I have also tried Content-Type: application/x-url-form-encoded and inside options, JSON.stringify(_event). I also tried to change _event object to:
var _event = {
"name": {
"html": "Test Event 01"
},
"description": {
"html": "Test Event 01"
},
"start": {
"timezone": "America/Chicago",
"utc": "2017-07-10T18:00:00Z"
},
"end": {
"timezone": "America/Chicago",
"utc": "2017-07-10T20:00:00Z"
},
"currency": "USD"
};
I have tried all the combinations but I always get the same response:
{
"status_code": 400,
"error_description": "There are errors with your arguments: event[currency] - Unknown parameter, event.start.timezone - This field is required., event.currency - This field is required., event.start.utc - This field is required., event[start][timezone] - Unknown parameter, event.end.utc - This field is required., event[end][utc] - Unknown parameter, event[description][html] - Unknown parameter, event[name][html] - Unknown parameter, event[end][timezone] - Unknown parameter, event[start][utc] - Unknown parameter, event.end.timezone - This field is required., event.name.html - This field is required.",
"error": "ARGUMENTS_ERROR"
}
Is there any sample create event request anywhere I can look into? What is the problem with above request?

Answer 1

I think the issue is that you're currently sending a form post (by virtue of using the form option), but then your parameters should look like { "event.currency": "USD", "event.name.html": "Test Event 01", ... }. If you want to send JSON, you need to use json: true and pass a JSON-serializable body:
var request = require('request');
var _headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + _token,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}
// Configure the request
var options = {
url: EVENTBRITE_API_URL + "events/",
method: 'POST',
headers: _headers,
// Instead of this:
// form: _event
// use this:
json: true, // says you're sending JSON
body: _event, // so the body should be JSON-serializable
};
If you want to stick with a form post, I think this should do it:
var _event = {
"event.name.html": "Test Event 01",
"event.description.html": "Test Event 01",
"event.start.timezone": "America/Chicago",
"event.start.utc": "2017-07-10T18:00:00Z",
"event.end.timezone": "America/Chicago",
"event.end.utc": "2017-07-10T20:00:00Z",
"event.currency": "USD",
};
var request = require('request');
var _headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + _token,
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
}
// Configure the request
var options = {
url: EVENTBRITE_API_URL + "events/",
method: 'POST',
headers: _headers,
form: _event,
};