Connecting to EventBrite

To authenticate to EventBrite, you can use either Personal Token or the OAuth standard. Use Personal Token to connect to your own data. Use OAuth to allow other users to connect to their data.

Using Personal Token

To use authenticate to EventBrite, you can find your Personal Token in the API Keys page of your EventBrite Account. Set the APIKey to your personal token in the ProfileSettings connection property.

Example connection string

Profile=C:\profiles\Eventbrite.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=my_api_token';

Using OAuth Authentication

First create an OAuth application with Eventbrite. To do this, navigate to your account settings. From there, you can find the apps management page under Developer Links:API Keys.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.
• OAuthClientId: Set this to the Application Key that you specified in your app settings.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to OAuth Client Secret that you specified in your app settings.
• CallbackURL: Set this to the OAuth Redirect URI you specified in your app settings.
• InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.

Example connection string

Profile=C:\profiles\Eventbrite.apip;Authscheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_client_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_client_secret;CallbackUrl=your_callback_url;

Connection Properties

The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider.