# StubHub Events Scraper (`scrape_scaler/stubhub-event-scraper`) Actor

Discover StubHub explore listings by metro and date window. Returns venue, category, pricing signals, and geocodes missing coordinates.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrape\_scaler/stubhub-event-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Creative Scraps](https://apify.com/scrape_scaler) (community)
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## StubHub Metro Listings

Discover **StubHub Explore** event listings for a metro and date window. Returns venue, inferred category, schedule text, and from-price signals as structured JSON for calendars, market monitoring, and automation.

### How it works

1. Resolves your city to lat/lng (or uses explicit `lat`/`lng` / an Explore `startUrl`).
2. Calls StubHub’s Explore API (`GetExploreEvents`) with base64-encoded coordinates and a `from`/`to` millisecond window.
3. Paginates with the `Page` query parameter up to `maxPages` / `maxItems`.
4. Normalizes each listing (venue, category, parsed `startAt`, ticketing signals) and writes it to the dataset.

### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| `city` | One of `city` / `lat`+`lng` / `startUrl` | Metro name, e.g. `New York`, `Chicago`, `London` |
| `lat` / `lng` | Same | Coordinate override |
| `startUrl` | Same | StubHub Explore URL with base64 `lat`/`lon` (and optional `from`/`to`) |
| `startDate` / `endDate` | No | `YYYY-MM-DD` (default: today → +14 days UTC) |
| `maxItems` | No | Stop after N unique events |
| `maxPages` | No | Explore page cap (default `10`) |
| `pageSize` | No | Requested page size (StubHub often returns ≤20; default `20`) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | **Residential Apify Proxy required** |

### Output

Each dataset item includes:

- Identity: `event_id` / `id`, `name` / `title`, `url`
- Schedule: `startAt`, `dateText`, `timeText`, `dayOfWeek`, confirmation flags
- Place: `location.venue`, `address` / `fullAddress`, `city`, `region`, `country` (`latitude`/`longitude` are usually `null`)
- Meta: `category`, `categoryId`, `image_url`, `ticketing` (from-price / price class / listings flags)

#### Example output

```json
{
  "source": "stubhub",
  "event_id": "160338688",
  "id": "160338688",
  "name": "Chicago The Musical",
  "title": "Chicago The Musical",
  "url": "https://www.stubhub.com/chicago-the-musical-new-york-tickets-9-13-2026/event/160338688/",
  "startAt": "2026-09-13T18:00:00.000Z",
  "dayOfWeek": "Sun",
  "dateText": "Sep 13",
  "timeText": "2:00 PM",
  "isTbd": false,
  "isDateConfirmed": true,
  "isTimeConfirmed": true,
  "image_url": "https://media.stubhubstatic.com/stubhub-v2-catalog/d_defaultLogo.jpg/q_auto:low,f_auto,c_fill,g_auto,w_280,h_170,dpr_2.0/categories/14222/6421128",
  "coverImageUrl": "https://media.stubhubstatic.com/stubhub-v2-catalog/d_defaultLogo.jpg/q_auto:low,f_auto,c_fill,g_auto,w_280,h_170,dpr_2.0/categories/14222/6421128",
  "categoryId": 14222,
  "category": "Theater",
  "location": {
    "venue": "Ambassador Theatre",
    "venueId": 3597,
    "address": "New York, NY, USA",
    "fullAddress": "New York, NY, USA",
    "city": "New York",
    "region": "NY",
    "country": "USA",
    "latitude": null,
    "longitude": null
  },
  "ticketing": {
    "formattedFromPrice": null,
    "priceClass": 1,
    "hasActiveListings": false,
    "allowPublicPurchase": true
  },
  "city": "New York",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.stubhub.com/explore?lat=NDAuNzEyOA%3D%3D&lon=LTc0LjAwNg%3D%3D&from=1789257600000&to=1789948799999",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-13T16:44:45.158Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- Metro sports, concert, and theater inventory snapshots
- From-price / listing monitoring on Explore results
- Feeding event calendars where StubHub is the marketplace source
- Comparing ticketed inventory across cities on a schedule

### Notes

- **Residential proxy is required** — StubHub commonly returns 403/captcha without it.
- Explore listings almost never include coordinates. `latitude` / `longitude` are `null`; geocode `location.venue` + city in your own pipeline if you need map pins.
- `startAt` is parsed from StubHub display date/time strings. Parsing assumes a US Eastern offset for wall-clock conversion — international metros may need timezone adjustment downstream.
- `category` labels are best-effort (known `categoryId` map + title/URL heuristics). Raw `categoryId` is always included.
- Only public Explore listings are returned.

### Tips

- Cheap smoke test: `city: "New York"`, `maxItems: 5`, `maxPages: 1`
- Prefer a tight `startDate`/`endDate` window for weekly ingestion jobs

# Actor input Schema

## `city` (type: `string`):

Metro name (e.g. New York, Chicago, London). Aliases like NYC, LA, SF also work. Provide city, lat+lng, or startUrl.

## `lat` (type: `number`):

Optional latitude override. When set with lng, skips the built-in city map.

## `lng` (type: `number`):

Optional longitude override. When set with lat, skips the built-in city map.

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional Explore URL with base64 lat/lon (and optional from/to ms). Example: https://www.stubhub.com/explore?lat=NDAuNzEyOA%3D%3D\&lon=LTc0LjAwNg%3D%3D

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Include events on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today (UTC). Mapped to Explore from= ms.

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Include events on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to +14 days (UTC). Mapped to Explore to= ms.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique events.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Explore API page cap (default 10). Uses the Page query parameter.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Events requested per page. StubHub often returns ≤20 regardless of higher values.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Residential Apify Proxy is required — StubHub commonly blocks datacenter IPs with 403/captcha.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "city": "New York",
  "lat": 40.7128,
  "lng": -74.006,
  "startUrl": "https://www.stubhub.com/explore?lat=NDAuNzEyOA%3D%3D&lon=LTc0LjAwNg%3D%3D",
  "startDate": "2026-09-20",
  "endDate": "2026-10-04",
  "maxItems": 40,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "pageSize": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `events` (type: `string`):

No description

## `run` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "city": "New York",
    "maxItems": 40,
    "maxPages": 5,
    "pageSize": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrape_scaler/stubhub-event-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "city": "New York",
    "maxItems": 40,
    "maxPages": 5,
    "pageSize": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrape_scaler/stubhub-event-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "city": "New York",
  "maxItems": 40,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "pageSize": 20
}' |
apify call scrape_scaler/stubhub-event-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrape_scaler/stubhub-event-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/6xoVYw6Ni55trcayi/builds/EmP6QZc8KrtFBeRzm/openapi.json