Ticketmaster MCP server

The MCP Server for Ticketmaster provides tools for discovering events, venues, and attractions through the Ticketmaster Discovery API, allowing you to search and retrieve comprehensive event information with flexible filtering options.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

You can install the Ticketmaster MCP server automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-ticketmaster --client claude

Manual Installation

Alternatively, install it manually:

npx -y install @delorenj/mcp-server-ticketmaster

Configuration

The server requires a Ticketmaster API key, which you can obtain by:

1. Going to https://developer.ticketmaster.com/
2. Creating an account or signing in
3. Going to "My Apps" in your account
4. Creating a new app to get your API key

Set your API key in your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ticketmaster": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@delorenj/mcp-server-ticketmaster"],
      "env": {
        "TICKETMASTER_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

The server provides a search_ticketmaster tool with the following parameters:

Required Parameters

• type: Type of search ('event', 'venue', or 'attraction')

Optional Parameters

• keyword: Search term
• startDate: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (for events)
• endDate: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (for events)
• city: City name
• stateCode: State code (e.g., 'NY')
• countryCode: Country code (e.g., 'US')
• venueId: Specific venue ID
• attractionId: Specific attraction ID
• classificationName: Event category (e.g., 'Sports', 'Music')
• format: Output format ('json' or 'text', defaults to 'json')

Examples

Structured JSON Output (Default)

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>ticketmaster</server_name>
<tool_name>search_ticketmaster</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "type": "event",
  "keyword": "concert",
  "startDate": "2025-02-01",
  "endDate": "2025-02-28",
  "city": "New York",
  "stateCode": "NY"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Human-Readable Text Output

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>ticketmaster</server_name>
<tool_name>search_ticketmaster</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "type": "event",
  "keyword": "concert",
  "startDate": "2025-02-01",
  "endDate": "2025-02-28",
  "city": "New York",
  "stateCode": "NY",
  "format": "text"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

The tool returns comprehensive data including names, dates, price ranges, URLs, images, locations, and classifications, depending on the type of search performed.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "ticketmaster" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@delorenj/mcp-server-ticketmaster"],"env":{"TICKETMASTER_API_KEY":"your-api-key-here"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ticketmaster": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@delorenj/mcp-server-ticketmaster"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TICKETMASTER_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ticketmaster": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@delorenj/mcp-server-ticketmaster"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TICKETMASTER_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect