Easy access to event information
Linked Events collects event data from various sources into a city-specific API.
What does the Linked Events API do?
Harmonised Linked Events APIs make it easy to create scalable intercity event applications. This enables citizens to access event information whether they are on the move in their hometown or exploring a new city. The harmonised API also promotes accurate information as the data is not copied and pasted from the database but directly accessed in a harmonised format through the API.
Features
- Search for categorised event data in a harmonised and machine-readable format
- Search for event data by date, keywords and location
- Search for event data in a specified area
Applications
In Finland, the API is currently used by several apps, for example the City of Helsinki’s own Events Calendar, the Eventmore mobile app, the Eventz.today service and the messis.fi online services.
Documentation, developers, source code
The definition of Linked Events API: github.com/6aika/api-linked-events
The open source implementation of Linked events API: github.com/City-of-Helsinki/linkedevents
Endpoints
The following cities in Finland have official implementations of the Linked Events API:
Further information:
City of Helsinki
Aleksi Salonen
[email protected]
City of Turku
Arvi Leino
[email protected]
City of Espoo
Jaana Suonsaari
[email protected]