Trade Events API

The Trade Events API provides data on events for U.S. businesses interested in selling their products and services overseas. These events include industry conferences, webinars, lectures and trade missions organized by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Developers can use this API to keep businesses aware of the latest events in their industry or location.

The output format for this API is JSON.

Resource URL

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search

Search Parameters

keyword

Searches for a match within the event_name and description fields.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?q={term}

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?q=computer

industry

Searches for specific controlled industry names

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?industry={term}

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?industry=Chemical

countries

Returns office locations based on ISO alpha-2 country codes.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?countries={country code}

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?countries=MX

size + offset

The size parameter allows you to configure the maximum amount of hits to be returned. The offset parameter defines the offset from the first result you want to fetch.

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_events/search?country=BR&size=1&offset=1

Return Values