delorenj/mcp-server-ticketmaster

A Model Context Protocol server that provides tools for discovering events, venues, and attractions through the Ticketmaster Discovery API.
Features
- Search for events, venues, and attractions with flexible filtering:
- Keyword search
- Date range for events
- Location (city, state, country)
- Venue-specific searches
- Attraction-specific searches
- Event classifications/categories
- Output formats:
- Structured JSON data for programmatic use
- Human-readable text for direct consumption
- Comprehensive data including:
- Names and IDs
- Dates and times (for events)
- Price ranges (for events)
- URLs
- Images
- Locations and addresses (for venues)
- Classifications (for attractions)
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install mcp-server-ticketmaster for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Manual Installation
Configuration
The server requires a Ticketmaster API key. You can get one by:
1. Going to https://developer.ticketmaster.com/
2. Creating an account or signing in
3. Going to "My Apps" in your account
4. Creating a new app to get your API key
Set your API key in your MCP settings file:
Usage
The server provides a tool called search_ticketmaster that accepts:
Required Parameters
- type: Type of search ('event', 'venue', or 'attraction')
Optional Parameters
- keyword: Search term
- startDate: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (for events)
- endDate: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (for events)
- city: City name
- stateCode: State code (e.g., 'NY')
- countryCode: Country code (e.g., 'US')
- venueId: Specific venue ID
- attractionId: Specific attraction ID
- classificationName: Event category (e.g., 'Sports', 'Music')
- format: Output format ('json' or 'text', defaults to 'json')
Examples
Structured JSON Output (Default)
Human-Readable Text Output
Development
1. Clone the repository
2. Copy the example environment file:
3. Add your Ticketmaster API key to .env
4. Install dependencies:
5. Build the project:
6. Test with the inspector:
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.