# Facebook Events Search API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/facebook/events-search)

> Searches the public Facebook Events directory for events matching a keyword. Forward the returned cursor for additional pages.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/facebook/events/search` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Event name or keyword to search for. |
| `cursor` | no | Cursor returned by the previous response for pagination. |
| `max_pages` | no | 1 to 50 (default 1, or 50 when `max_items` or `max_credits` is sent). Walk up to this many pages in one call and return the rows from all of them. Each page walked is billed exactly as one call to this endpoint (a cached page is free) and counts against your rate limit; its charge and any refund are recorded under the page's own request id, listed in `data.walk.request_ids`. The walk stops early at the last page, or when the request's time budget runs low; `data.walk.stopped` says why (`end`, `max_pages`, `max_items`, `max_credits`, `time_budget`, `page_error`) and `pagination.next_cursor` continues from where it stopped. |
| `max_items` | no | 1 to 5000. Get more in one call: keep walking pages until the response holds at least this many rows, then stop with `data.walk.stopped: "max_items"`. The last page is returned whole (it was billed), so `data.items` can hold up to one page more than this, and `pagination.next_cursor` resumes right after it without skipping a row. Walks up to 50 pages unless `max_pages` says fewer; each page is billed as one call (a cached page is free). Add `max_credits` to cap the spend. A long walk can stop on the time budget first (`"time_budget"`): send the returned cursor with the same params to continue. |
| `max_credits` | no | 1 to 100000. The most this call may spend, across every page it walks. A page starts only while the credits already spent plus that page's price (or, when higher, the most any page of this walk has cost) still fit, so the call never goes past it; the walk then stops with `data.walk.stopped: "max_credits"` and the cursor to resume. Sent alone, it walks as far as the budget goes (up to 50 pages). A value below the price of one page is a free 400 whose `error.details.page_credits` names that price. Credits a row join (`include=`) adds are known only once a page has run, so page 1 is checked against its own price. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/events/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=dogs" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search Facebook events by keyword?

Send a GET request to /v1/facebook/events/search with a query. The response returns matching events with their name, date, location, and cover image. It costs 1 credit per call.

### How is this different from the city events endpoint?

/v1/facebook/events lists events for a specific city page, while events/search finds events across Facebook by keyword. Use search when you are tracking a topic, artist, or brand rather than a single location.

### How do I paginate the results?

Pass the cursor value from the response as the cursor param on the next call to fetch the next page of matches. Keep going until the cursor is empty to walk the full result set.

### What can I search for?

The query param takes any keyword: an event name, a topic, a performer, or a brand. It returns the events Facebook matches to that term, which is ideal for building a topic-based event discovery feed.

### How much does an event search cost?

Each search call is 1 credit on the standard tier, regardless of how many events come back. New accounts start with 100 free credits and no card, so you can test queries first.

See the full Facebook API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/facebook

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I search Facebook events by keyword with an API?
- Is there an API to find Facebook events for a topic or brand?