Using the Burning Man Playa Events Public API

The Burning Man Playa Events Public API provides access to data on events happening at Burning Man. By using this API, you can retrieve information on activities, performances, workshops, and camps.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the API to retrieve data on activities and camps. The API provides endpoints that allow you to retrieve data in various formats, including JSON, CSV, and XML. For this tutorial, we will be using the JSON format.

Getting Started

Before you can start using the Burning Man Playa Events Public API, you will need to obtain an API key. You can do this by creating an account on the API website at https://playaevents.burningman.org/. Once you have an account, you can access your API key from the Account page.

Retrieving Data on Activities

To retrieve data on activities, you can use the following JavaScript code:

const api_key = "<your-api-key>";
const url = `https://playaevents.burningman.org/api/0.2/2018/event/activities/?limit=10&api_key=${api_key}`

fetch(url)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

In this code, we are using the fetch method to retrieve data from the API endpoint. We are passing in our API key as a parameter to the endpoint, along with a limit parameter to restrict the number of results returned.

Once we receive the response from the API, we are converting it to JSON format and logging it to the console.

Retrieving Data on Camps

To retrieve data on camps, you can use the following JavaScript code:

const api_key = "<your-api-key>";
const url = `https://playaevents.burningman.org/api/0.2/2018/event/camps/?limit=10&api_key=${api_key}`

fetch(url)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

In this code, we are using the same fetch method to retrieve data from the API endpoint. We are passing in our API key and a limit parameter as before.

Once we receive the response from the API, we are converting it to JSON format and logging it to the console.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to use the Burning Man Playa Events Public API to retrieve data on activities and camps. With this API, you can easily access information on events at Burning Man and build your own applications.