Sections & Rows

Once you have an event_id from the Discovery API, use these endpoints to retrieve available seating sections and rows. 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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8.1 — Get Sections for an Event

Returns all sections where Ticket Buyback has ticket inventory available for the given event.

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/5496123/sections" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/5496123/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_id": "sec_lower_101",
      "section_name": "101",
      "section_name_display": "Section 101"
    },
    {
      "section_id": "sec_lower_102",
      "section_name": "102",
      "section_name_display": "Section 102"
    },
    {
      "section_id": "sec_lower_ga",
      "section_name": "GA",
      "section_name_display": "General Admission"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "total": 18,
    "limit": 100,
    "offset": 0,
    "has_more": false
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "abc123",
    "timestamp": "2026-02-26T10:30:00Z"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
section_id	Unique identifier for the section
section_name	Section name — use this value in the rows endpoint and quote request
section_name_display	Human-readable label to show your customer

tip

Only sections with available inventory are returned. If a section is sold out it will not appear in this list.

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8.2 — Get Rows for a Section

Returns all available rows within a specific section for the given event.

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. 101, GA)

Request

cURL

curl "https://api.ticketbuyback.com/partner/v1/events/5496123/sections/101/rows" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const eventId = "5496123";
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": [
    {
      "row_name": "A",
      "row_name_display": "Row A"
    },
    {
      "row_name": "B",
      "row_name_display": "Row B"
    },
    {
      "row_name": "C",
      "row_name_display": "Row C"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "abc123",
    "timestamp": "2026-02-26T10:30:00Z"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
row_name	Row identifier — use this value in the quote request
row_name_display	Human-readable label to show your customer

tip

row_name is optional when creating a quote. If you omit it, Ticket Buyback will automatically assign the best available row for the requested section and quantity.

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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 inventory available	200	Empty data array

note

When there is no inventory 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