Ticketmaster

Purpose

Search events and get smart Ticketmaster seat recommendations.

For a user-facing event-ticket search or purchase, first read /opt/hatch/skills/booking/SKILL.md, /opt/hatch/skills/booking/references/tickets.md, and /opt/hatch/skills/booking/references/presentation.md. Those files define the routing, presentation, browser checkout, and commitment rules. Use this file for the Ticketmaster CLI contract. Do not call seat-view-carousel, create HTML, or use a widget creator for a booking flow. Use the compact Markdown ticket table and optional verified Markdown images. Do not call create_options for ticket choices or checkout decisions.

Tooling

ticketmaster <subcommand> [options]

search-events

Search for events by keyword (required), location, and date range. Supports --country-code (default: US), --page (0-indexed), and --sort (e.g. date,asc, relevance,desc, name,asc). --start-date and --end-date accept ISO 8601 values; bare YYYY-MM-DD dates are normalized by the CLI.

ticketmaster search-events --keyword "Taylor Swift" --city "Los Angeles" --size 10
ticketmaster search-events --keyword "Lakers" --start-date 2026-05-01 --end-date 2026-06-01 --state-code CA --sort date,asc

event-details

Get full details for a specific event ID returned by search-events.

ticketmaster event-details --event-id vvG1IZ_AKnSEae

top-picks

Get seat recommendations sorted by price or quality. Default --selection Any returns Standard + Resale + Platinum tickets. Use --selection Standard to exclude resale. Returns venue_map_url and per-pick snapshot_image_url when available. Preserve those URLs for verified Markdown links or images.

ticketmaster top-picks --event-id vvG1IZ_AKnSEae --quantity 2 --sort listprice
ticketmaster top-picks --event-id vvG1IZ_AKnSEae --quantity 4 --sections "MEZZ,ORCH" --sort quality
ticketmaster top-picks --event-id vvG1IZ_AKnSEae --quantity 2 --price-min 50 --price-max 150 --limit 10
ticketmaster top-picks --event-id vvG1IZ_AKnSEae --quantity 2 --selection Standard --sort listprice
ticketmaster top-picks --event-id vvG1IZ_AKnSEae --quantity 2 --areas "10,11" --ticket-type-id 000000000001

seat-view-carousel

Generate a carousel HTML widget from top-picks JSON. Takes the full top-picks JSON output as --input. Outputs raw HTML to stdout.

ticketmaster seat-view-carousel --input '<top-picks JSON>' --title "Lakers vs Thunder" --subtitle "Paycom Center · May 13 · 8:30 PM"

Output

Commands return JSON from Ticketmaster. Do not expect an ok wrapper around endpoint output.

The CLI maps snake_case query params to Ticketmaster camelCase API params. The response body is the raw Ticketmaster payload unless this CLI adds explicit convenience fields for local rendering.

search-events: raw Ticketmaster Discovery search response. Events are in _embedded.events[]; pagination is in page. For each event, use id as the event ID for follow-up calls, name for the title, url for the public Ticketmaster page, dates.start.localDate, dates.start.localTime, and dates.start.dateTime for timing, _embedded.venues[0] for venue/city/state, and priceRanges[] when Ticketmaster includes search-level pricing. Each event may add tmol_available. When it is false, url and the tmMarketPlace outlet URL are omitted and box_office_url contains a sanitized venue link or null. An absent tmol_available means availability is unknown.

event-details: raw Ticketmaster Discovery event object. Read fields directly from the event: id, name, url, dates.start.*, dates.timezone, dates.status.code, priceRanges[], classifications[], images[], _embedded.venues[], _embedded.attractions[], and _links.

Timed event reads add event_starts_at / event_ends_at with canonical UTC and user-local forms, plus runtime-generated retrieved_at. Prefer the user-local form when answering; date-only event fields remain dates.

top-picks: raw Ticketmaster Top Picks response with CLI convenience fields added for carousel rendering when available.

Top-picks contains picks[], _embedded.offer[], eventDetails, and page. Seat-level pricing lives in _embedded.offer[], keyed by offerId; each pick references offers through picks[].offers[]. Use the first referenced matching offer as the primary displayed price. _embedded.offer[].totalPrice is the price per ticket, not the total for the requested quantity. Multiply it by the requested quantity and show that computed full-party amount as the primary price; label the per-ticket amount separately only when useful. Do not label one ticket's totalPrice as the pair or party total. If eventDetails.allInclusivePricing is true, say the displayed per-ticket price and computed party total include fees and show eventDetails.listingsDisclaimer when present. You may show faceValue only as additional context, not as the main price.

Ticketmaster may return both camelCase and snake_case duplicates. Use this precedence when reading fields:

• Checkout URL: pick.redirect_url || pick.redirectUrl
• Seat image: pick.snapshot_image_url || pick.snapshotImageUrl || pick.snapshotURL
• Price: pick.total_price || _embedded.offer[offerId].totalPrice

The CLI may add these convenience fields for carousel rendering: venue_map_url, snapshotURL, snapshot_image_url, redirect_url, total_price, face_value, and currency.

Each pick may include: { type, selection, section, row, seats, area, quality, descriptions, listingDetails, offers, snapshotImageUrl, redirectUrl }.

seat-view-carousel: Legacy HTML output. Do not use it in a booking flow. Images are Ticketmaster-hosted, for example https://app.ticketmaster.com/maps/geometry/.... Checkout URLs must be valid HTTPS URLs; https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/... affiliate redirect URLs with preselected seats are valid when returned.

Do not generate or render the carousel or a buy-now list widget in a booking flow. Put three to five exact ticket groups in the booking skill's Markdown table. A verified snapshot_image_url may appear below the table with ordinary Markdown image syntax and an exact section label. Keep each valid checkout URL as a compact Markdown link in the relevant option or next action.

Auth

No user setup is required for Ticketmaster service access.

Operating Rules

1. Use search-events first to find the event ID before calling top-picks.
2. When the user asks for "cheap" tickets, use --sort listprice. When they want "best" seats, use --sort quality.
3. When searching for a seating level, do not guess the section name. Venues use inconsistent names for floor, mezzanine, orchestra, pit, and upper sections. Run a broad --sort quality --limit 20 query with no --sections filter. Use the returned section names and area labels in later --sections queries.
4. When a valid checkout URL (redirect_url || redirectUrl) and a displayed price are present, include a compact [Review on Ticketmaster](<redirect_url>) Markdown link for that option. Ticketmaster affiliate links such as https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/... are valid checkout URLs. If the checkout URL is absent/invalid or pricing is unavailable, do not fabricate a checkout link or present the seat as directly purchasable. Bind each link to the same pick used for that row and verify its offer/seat parameters before sending. Do not reuse one option's URL for another option; omit an unverified link instead.
5. For resale tickets (selection: "resale"), show the listingDetails description when present and note these are verified resale tickets.
6. If the selected offer has a limit object, respect its min and max quantity bounds.
7. If eventDetails.allInclusivePricing is true, note that the displayed price includes fees. Show eventDetails.listingsDisclaimer and eventDetails.importantInformation when present.
8. After top-picks returns, follow the Event tickets section in /opt/hatch/skills/booking/references/presentation.md.
9. priceRanges[] from search-events is often absent or incomplete. Do not tell the user "no pricing available" based on search-events alone. Use top-picks to get current pricing.
10. Use the raw Discovery id from _embedded.events[] for event-details and prefer it for top-picks calls. top-picks accepts either the Discovery ID (for example vvG...) or the numeric geometry/eventDetails ID (for example 0900...); the response may echo the numeric ID as eventDetails.id.
11. If a search event has tmol_available: false, it is not sold on Ticketmaster. Say so, offer its non-null box_office_url, and never run top-picks on it. If box_office_url is null, say Ticketmaster Discovery supplied no official purchase link. If tmol_available is absent, do not claim the event is offsite.
12. When the user selects tickets, use the browser to keep the exact checkout alive and prepare it to final review. Ask whether the user has a Ticketmaster account and wants to sign in before checkout. Continue as a guest when permitted. Hand off the exact link only when authentication, blocked automation, or another real limitation prevents the main agent from continuing.
13. If a response carries an error, drop it silently: skip that event or pick, and do not display it or surface the error text.
14. Do not quote a price from memory or an earlier turn. Re-run top-picks and quote only its current result. A price-monitoring cron must fetch current inventory on every run.