Sections & Rows

Once you have an event_id from the Discovery API, use these endpoints to retrieve sections and rows for that event. This gives you the data needed to present seat selection to your customer and to build a valid quote request.

Authentication Required

All endpoints require a valid Bearer token. See Authentication to get your token.

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Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/v1/events/{event_id}/sections	Get all available sections for an event
GET	/v1/events/{event_id}/sections/{section_name}/rows	Get all available rows within a section

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1.1 — Get Sections for an Event

Returns all sections for the given event, including whether Ticket Buyback has quotes for that section and whether that section is GA.

Endpoint

GET /v1/events/{event_id}/sections

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
event_id	string	Yes	Event ID from the Discovery API

Request

cURL

curl "https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/9bab6d6a4b5641931cab9fd942e81242/sections" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/9bab6d6a4b5641931cab9fd942e81242/sections",
  {
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
      Accept: "application/json",
    },
  }
);

const { data } = await response.json();
// data = array of available sections

Response — 200 OK

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "section_name": "CAB01",
      "section_name_display": "CAB01",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    },
    {
      "section_name": "CAB02",
      "section_name_display": "CAB02",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    },
    {
      "section_name": "CAB03",
      "section_name_display": "CAB03",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    },
    {
      "section_name": "CAB04",
      "section_name_display": "CAB04",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    },
    {
      "section_name": "CAB05",
      "section_name_display": "CAB05",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    },
    {
      "section_name": "CENT01",
      "section_name_display": "CENT01",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    },
    {
      "section_name": "CENT02",
      "section_name_display": "CENT02",
      "section_desc": null,
      "is_ga": true,
      "has_quote": true
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "e128f539-c58b-423d-9769-721d8905b596",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-15T00:51:49Z"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
section_name	Section identifier — use this value in the rows endpoint and quote request
section_name_display	Human-readable label to show your customer
section_desc	Optional description of the section, or null if not provided
is_ga	true if this is a General Admission section (no assigned rows or seats)
has_quote	true if a quote is currently available for this section

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1.2 — Get Rows for a Section

Returns all rows within a specific section for the given event. Not all sections have row data: GA sections usually will return no rows. If no rows are returned, then the quote we have for that section does not vary based on row.

Endpoint

GET /v1/events/{event_id}/sections/{section_name}/rows

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
event_id	string	Yes	Event ID from the Discovery API
section_name	string	Yes	Section name from the Get Sections response (e.g. CAB01, GA)

Request

cURL

curl "https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/9bab6d6a4b5641931cab9fd942e81242/sections/CAB01/rows" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const eventId = "9bab6d6a4b5641931cab9fd942e81242";
const sectionName = "101";

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/${eventId}/sections/${sectionName}/rows`,
  {
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
      Accept: "application/json",
    },
  }
);

const { data } = await response.json();
// data = array of available rows

Response — 200 OK

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "A",
      "row_name_display": "A",
      "row_order": 1
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "B",
      "row_name_display": "B",
      "row_order": 2
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "C",
      "row_name_display": "C",
      "row_order": 3
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "D",
      "row_name_display": "D",
      "row_order": 4
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "E",
      "row_name_display": "E",
      "row_order": 5
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "F",
      "row_name_display": "F",
      "row_order": 6
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "G",
      "row_name_display": "G",
      "row_order": 7
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "H",
      "row_name_display": "H",
      "row_order": 8
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "J",
      "row_name_display": "J",
      "row_order": 9
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "K",
      "row_name_display": "K",
      "row_order": 10
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "L",
      "row_name_display": "L",
      "row_order": 11
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "M",
      "row_name_display": "M",
      "row_order": 12
    },
    {
      "section_name": "ORCH",
      "section_name_display": "ORCH",
      "row_name": "N",
      "row_name_display": "N",
      "row_order": 13
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "84dc06ac-9da6-42fe-aab4-06b89fed3db8",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-15T01:05:24Z"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
section_name	Section identifier this row belongs to
section_name_display	Human-readable label for the section
row_name	Row identifier — use this value in the quote request
row_name_display	Human-readable label to show your customer
row_order	Numeric sort order of the row within the section, starting at 1

tip

row_name is ignored when creating a quote for sections where GA=True.

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Error Scenarios

Scenario	HTTP Status	Error Code
Missing or invalid Bearer token	401	UNAUTHORIZED
Token expired	401	TOKEN_EXPIRED
Event not found	404	EVENT_NOT_FOUND
Section not found	404	SECTION_NOT_FOUND
No quote available	200	Empty data array

note

When there is no quote available for a section or row, the API returns 200 OK with an empty data array — not an error.

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Full Seat Selection Flow

Here is a complete example that chains both endpoints to build a seat selector:

JavaScript — Full seat selection

async function getSeatOptions(eventId) {
  // Step 1 — get all available sections
  const sectionsRes = await fetch(
    `https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/${eventId}/sections`,
    { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } }
  );
  const { data: sections } = await sectionsRes.json();

  // Step 2 — get rows for the first section
  const firstSection = sections[0];
  const rowsRes = await fetch(
    `https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/${eventId}/sections/${firstSection.section_name}/rows`,
    { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } }
  );
  const { data: rows } = await rowsRes.json();

  return {
    section: firstSection,
    rows,
  };
}

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Next Step

With a section_name and row_name selected, generate a price quote:

→ Create Quote