Basic Steps
All applications follow a basic pattern when accessing the viagogo API. At a high level, you follow three steps:
1. Obtain an access token​
In order to make authenticated requests to the viagogo API, your application must first obtain an OAuth access token. The way you obtain an access token depends on your use case.
| If you... | Use... |
|---|---|
| Want to access public data like categories, events and listings... | Application-Only Flow |
| Want to manage user-specific data like payment methods, listings, purchases and sales... | User-Login Flow |
2. Use the access token to make a request​
After your application obtains an access token, it sends the access_token
property in a token in an Bearer authorization header when making API
requests. Your application check the scope property in a token to make sure it
has been granted the scopes it needs before making requests. The
expires_in property in a token response represents the number of seconds
before the token expires. Tokens can be re-used in multiple requests up until
they expire.
3. Refresh the access token when it expires​
Access tokens have limited lifetimes. If your application needs to make requests
beyond the lifetime of an access token, it should use the refresh_token value
from the token to obtain a new token. See Token Expiration