Developer API & Platform

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  • Check your API usage

    The Usage page shows how your integration has used the Shows API over the last 30 days. Times are in UTC. Open it Open Monitor › Usage. Choose a project and the…

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  • Create and manage API keys

    Your server uses API credentials to call the Shows API. Each credential belongs to one project and one environment. Sandbox: for testing. Sandbox keys never create real…

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  • Create and manage projects

    A project is one integration, such as your website or app. It holds its API keys, registered addresses, widget branding and webhooks. You need approved Ticketing access…

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  • Developer - How to see your orders and purchases

    The Sales section shows what customers bought through your integration. A purchase is a customer's checkout in progress. An order is created once the purchase is…

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  • Get order updates with webhooks

    A webhook sends a signed message to your server when an order's payment, fulfilment or refund status changes. The project needs the Read permitted orders permission.…

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  • Getting started with the Shows developer portal

    The developer portal at developer.shows.ng lets you sell Shows event tickets and add-ons on your own website or app. You use it to get API access, create projects and…

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  • How to Apply for Event Ticketing access

    To sell Shows tickets and add-ons through the API, your workspace needs approved access to the Ticketing product. Your developer account must be approved before you can…

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  • How to Choose how you earn from sales

    When your integration sells tickets, you earn either a commission or a markup. You choose this in the product's earnings settings. The two earnings modes Commission: you…

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  • How to read your developer earnings report

    The earnings report shows what your integration has earned from orders, and where that money is in the payout process. Open the report Open Sales › Earnings. Choose a…

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  • How to set up your developer account

    Before you can get API access, Shows reviews your developer account. It tells us who to contact and what you're building. Add your details Open Settings › Developer…

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  • How to use the Developer docs, API reference and widgets

    Everything you need to build your integration is under Reference › Docs in the developer portal. Guides The Docs page lists step-by-step guides, starting with getting…

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  • Manage your developer team

    In an organisation workspace, the people who can use the developer portal are the organisation's members on Shows. Their role decides what they can do. What each role…

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  • Set up your website addresses and widget branding

    Shows widgets and checkout only run on websites you've registered on the project. You can also brand the widgets with your logo and colour. Register your website…

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