Get a Sessions event

GET/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}

US Region: https://public-api.sessionboard.com · EU Region: https://public-api-eu.sessionboard.com

One event: dates, timezone, location, counts and its call for speakers; its rooms, tracks and formats; its sponsors; and, on a self-serve plan, limits (speakers per event, read-only). Reads only. Requires read:sessions. Refused for a key restricted to particular events. Also at GET /v1/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}.

Request example

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://public-api.sessionboard.com/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-token>'

const response = await fetch('https://public-api.sessionboard.com/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    "x-access-token": "<api-token>"
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://public-api.sessionboard.com/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}",
    headers={
        "x-access-token": "<api-token>"
    },
)

print(response.json())

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://public-api.sessionboard.com/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "x-access-token: <api-token>",
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);

echo $response;

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "io"
  "net/http"
)

func main() {
  req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://public-api.sessionboard.com/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}", nil)
  req.Header.Add("x-access-token", "<api-token>")

  res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
  defer res.Body.Close()
  body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

  fmt.Println(string(body))
}

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://public-api.sessionboard.com/v1/organization/{orgId}/sessions-workspace/events/{eventId}"))
    .header("x-access-token", "<api-token>")
    .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
    .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println(response.body());

Try it

Response headers

Authorizations

x-access-tokenstringheader
Organization API token. Generate from Organization Settings → API Tokens.
AuthorizationBearer <token>headeror
OAuth 2.1 access token. Obtained via the OAuth PKCE flow at /oauth/token.

Send one of these. See Authentication.

Path parameters

orgIdstringpathrequired
Your organization ID. Any other organization returns 404.
eventIdintegerpathrequired
The Sessions event ID.

Responses

200`application/json`

successboolean
payloadSessionsWorkspaceEventDetail
Show child attributes
- eventSessionsWorkspaceEvent
  Show child attributes
  - idinteger
  - namestring
  - slugstring
  - date_fromstring<date-time> | null
  - date_tostring<date-time> | null
  - timezonestring | null
  - locationstring | null
  - created_atstring<date-time>
  - agenda_published_atstring<date-time> | null
  - countsobject
    Show child attributes
    submittedinteger
    undecidedinteger
    acceptedinteger
    declinedinteger
    scheduledinteger
    speakersinteger
  - cfpSessionsWorkspaceCall
    An event's one call for speakers.
    Show child attributes
    idstring<uuid>
    namestring
    urlstring<uri>
    The public link to share.
    is_openboolean
    opened_atstring<date-time> | null
    close_atstring<date-time> | null
    welcome_titlestring | null
    welcome_descriptionstring | null
    Plain text.
- roomsSessionsWorkspaceRoom[]
  Show child attributes
  - idstring<uuid>
  - namestring
  - capacityinteger | null
- tracksSessionsWorkspaceTrack[]
  Show child attributes
  - idstring<uuid>
  - namestring
  - colorstring | null
- formatsobject[]
  Show child attributes
  - idstring<uuid>
  - namestring
- sponsorsSessionsWorkspaceSponsor[]
  Show child attributes
  - idstring<uuid>
  - namestring
  - websitestring | null
  - logo_urlstring | null
    Set on the platform; Sessions does not take logos.
  - sessionsinteger
    Sessions it is tagged on.
- limitsobject | null
  Show child attributes
  - speakers_per_eventinteger
  - read_onlyboolean

401

Missing, invalid or expired token.

403`application/json`

SCOPE_REQUIRED: the token lacks read:sessions.
ORG_WIDE_TOKEN_REQUIRED: the key is restricted to particular events; use a key without an event restriction.
FORBIDDEN: the token's user is not an active member of the organization.

errorstring
Allowed values
"VALIDATION_ERROR", "SCOPE_REQUIRED", "ORG_WIDE_TOKEN_REQUIRED", "FORBIDDEN", "NOT_FOUND", "CONFLICT", "QUOTA_EXCEEDED"
messagestringrequired
codestring
A more specific reason: enterprise_only, trial_ended, plan_ended, in_use.
upgradestring
With enterprise_only: what needs a bigger plan or the platform (events, speakers, review_plans, forms, …).

404`application/json`

NOT_FOUND: orgId is not the token's organization, or the event, session or sponsor is not in it.

errorstring
Allowed values
"VALIDATION_ERROR", "SCOPE_REQUIRED", "ORG_WIDE_TOKEN_REQUIRED", "FORBIDDEN", "NOT_FOUND", "CONFLICT", "QUOTA_EXCEEDED"
messagestringrequired
codestring
A more specific reason: enterprise_only, trial_ended, plan_ended, in_use.
upgradestring
With enterprise_only: what needs a bigger plan or the platform (events, speakers, review_plans, forms, …).

429

The token's request limit (100 requests per 15 minutes by default) or, for writes, its daily write quota. Wait Retry-After seconds.

Retry-Afterintegerheader
Seconds to wait before retrying.

Response examples

{
  "success": true,
  "payload": {
    "event": {
      "id": 123,
      "name": "<string>",
      "slug": "<string>",
      "date_from": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "date_to": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "timezone": "<string>",
      "location": "<string>",
      "created_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "agenda_published_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "counts": {
        "submitted": 123,
        "undecided": 123,
        "accepted": 123,
        "declined": 123,
        "scheduled": 123,
        "speakers": 123
      },
      "cfp": {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "name": "<string>",
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "is_open": true,
        "opened_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "close_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "welcome_title": "<string>",
        "welcome_description": "<string>"
      }
    },
    "rooms": [
      {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "name": "<string>",
        "capacity": 123
      }
    ],
    "tracks": [
      {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "name": "<string>",
        "color": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "formats": [
      {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "name": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "sponsors": [
      {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "name": "<string>",
        "website": "<string>",
        "logo_url": "<string>",
        "sessions": 123
      }
    ],
    "limits": {
      "speakers_per_event": 123,
      "read_only": true
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
  "message": "<string>",
  "code": "<string>",
  "upgrade": "<string>"
}

{
  "error": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
  "message": "<string>",
  "code": "<string>",
  "upgrade": "<string>"
}