Building Your Request URL

Every call to the ShowGiant API is a simple HTTP GET request made to a specific URL. This URL is composed of a few key parts:

• Base URL: All requests start with https://api.showgiant.com
• Endpoint: The specific type of data you want. For finding events, we’ll use /events.
• Query Parameters: These are filters that you add to the end of the URL to specify your search. They start with a ? and are separated by &.

For our goal, we will use the following parameters:

• artistName=The+National
• geoPostalCode=60601 (The postal code for Chicago)
• geoRadiusAmount=50 (A 50-mile radius)
• apikey=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE (Your unique, secret API key)

Combining these gives us our final request URL: https://api.showgiant.com/events?artistName=The+National&geoPostalCode=60601&geoRadiusAmount=50&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE