ParkWhiz API: Event

Event information and parking options. The JSON API uses a URL structure similar to the main ParkWhiz website.

Request:

http://api.parkwhiz.com/[event_url]/ GET

Parameters:

Required parameters are bold.

key string: ParkWhiz public API key

Example call:

http://api.parkwhiz.com/cowboys-stadium-parking/brothers-of-the-sun-tour-with-kenny-chesney-and-tim-mcgraw-47906/?key=62d882d8cfe5680004fa849286b6ce20

Returns:

venue_name

Name of the venue that is hosting the event

venue_id

ID of the venue that is hosting the event

event_name

Name of the event; if a sporting event, the name of the teams playing

start

Start time of the event, expressed as a Unix timestamp

end

End time of the event, expressed as a Unix timestamp

event_id

ID of the event

parkwhiz_url

URL of the event in human-readable format on ParkWhiz.com

lat

Latitude of the venue hosting the event

lng

Longitude of the venue hosting the event

min_price

Minimum price of the returned search results. This field is null of there are no search results.

min_distance

Minimum distance in feet of the returned search results. This field is null of there are no search results.

parking_listings

A list of parking listings that matched the search parameters. The default sorting orders the results in ascending order by distance. Each entry has the following format:

location_name: The display name of the parking location
location_id: ID number of the parking location
listing_id: ID number of the parking listing
parkwhiz_url: URL of this location on ParkWhiz.com
api_url: URL to retreive more info about this location via the JSON API
address: Street address of the parking location
city: City of the parking location
state: US state or Canadian province of the parking location
zip: Zip code of the parking location
lat: Latitude of the parking location
lng: Longitude of the parking location
eticket: Boolean (1 or 0) whether the location accepts mobile parking passes
distance: Distance in feet from the seary query destination
recommendations: Number of ParkWhiz customers who gave this location positive feedback
available_spots: Number of parking spaces available for reservation
price: Price to reserve a parking space for this location and time
www_reserve_url: URL to reserve a spot of ParkWhiz.com

Example response:

{
"venue_name":"Cowboys Stadium",
"venue_id":"293",
"event_name":"Brothers of the Sun Tour with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw",
"event_id":"47906",
"parkwhiz_url":"http:\/\/http://www.parkwhiz.com\/cowboys-stadium-parking\/brothers-of-the-sun-tour-with-kenny-chesney-and-tim-mcgraw-47906\/",
"start":"1297029600",
"end":"1297045800",
"lat": "41.8857256",
"lng": "-87.6369590",
"min_price": "27.50",
"min_distance": "111",
"parking_listings": [
		{
			"location_name":"Cowboys Gameday Parking",
			"location_id":"2429",
			"listing_id":"5412",
			"parkwhiz_url":"http:\/\/www.parkwhiz.com\/p\/arlington-parking\/601-stadium-dr\/?start=1297027800&end=1297047600",
			"api_url":"http:\/\/api.parkwhiz.com\/p\/arlington-parking\/601-stadium-dr\/?start=1297027800&end=1297047600",
			"address":"601 Stadium Dr",
			"city":"Arlington",
			"state":"TX",
			"zip":"76011",
			"lat":"32.7427399",
			"lng":"-97.083716",
			"eticket":"1",
			"distance":"2443",
			"reservation":"1",
			"recommendations":"63",
			"available_spots":10,
			"price":"110.00",
			"www_reserve_url":"http:\/\/www.parkwhiz.com\/reserve\/?id=5412"
		},{
			"location_name":"Half Mile Randol Mill Parking",
			"location_id":"2442",
			"listing_id":"5605",
			"parkwhiz_url":"http:\/\/www.parkwhiz.com\/p\/arlington-parking\/101-west-randol-mill\/?start=1297027800&end=1297047600",
			"api_url":"http:\/\/api.parkwhiz.com\/p\/arlington-parking\/101-west-randol-mill\/?start=1297027800&end=1297047600",
			"address":"101 West Randol Mill",
			"city":"Arlington",
			"state":"TX",
			"zip":"76011",
			"lat":"32.7502910261246",
			"lng":"-97.1071028709412",
			"eitcket":"0",
			"distance":"3592",
			"reservation":"1",
			"recommendations":"32",
			"available_spots":10,
			"price":"44.00",
			"www_reserve_url":"http:\/\/www.parkwhiz.com\/reserve\/?id=5605"
		},
		...
	]
}

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