Cvent REST APIs

Name: Cvent REST APIs API
Brand: Cvent REST APIs
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For Agents

Manage Cvent events end to end - registrations, attendees, sessions, exhibitors, surveys, badges, and webhooks - via 427 REST endpoints behind OAuth2.

Quickstart

Get started with Cvent REST APIs in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"register an attendee for an event"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Cvent REST APIs API.

Manage event sessions, speakers, and seating using /sessions and related resources

Schedule appointments and check availability through /appointment-events and /appointment-availability-times

Run surveys and collect responses via the /surveys endpoint group

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Use for: I need to register an attendee for a Cvent event, List all sessions running on day two of the user conference, Schedule an appointment between two attendees during the event, Find exhibitors who have not completed their booth profile

Not supported: Does not handle ticket discovery on third-party marketplaces, generic CRM contact storage, or payment processing networks - use for managing your own events on the Cvent platform only.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for Cvent REST APIs, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Cvent REST APIs, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Cvent is an enterprise event-management platform covering in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, exhibitors, attendee journeys, surveys, travel, and webcasts. The REST API exposes 427 endpoints across attendees, sessions, registrations, exhibitors, badges, surveys, housing, travel, payments, and webhooks. It supports OAuth2 client-credentials and authorization-code flows and is hosted in both North American and European data centres.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Cvent REST APIs API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Event registration automation

Automate attendee registration from a marketing form or CRM into a Cvent event. Code creates or updates the attendee record via /attendees, attaches custom field values, and confirms registration status. Cvent handles confirmations, badges, and downstream housing or travel coordination.

Create an attendee with email jane@example.com on event 12345 and confirm the registration status field is 'Registered'.

On-site session and appointment management

Run an on-site portal that lets attendees browse sessions, book 1:1 appointments with exhibitors, and check capacity in real time. The /appointment-events and /sessions endpoints expose availability, allow bookings, and surface speakers, so a custom mobile app or kiosk can drive the floor experience.

List available 1:1 appointment slots on event 7890 between 14:00 and 16:00 and book the first slot for attendee 56789.

Post-event survey and reporting

Send a survey after the event and pipe responses into a BI tool. The /surveys endpoints expose responses, and /attendee-insights surfaces engagement signals so revenue and marketing operations can score sessions and update lead records in the CRM.

Pull all completed responses for survey 42 on event 12345 and write them to the analytics warehouse.

Exhibitor and lead capture coordination

Coordinate exhibitor onboarding, booth content, and lead retrieval across a multi-day event. The /exhibitor, /exhibitor-content, and /leads endpoints let an exhibitor portal manage profiles, accept lead scans, and sync the captured leads back into Salesforce or HubSpot.

List leads captured by exhibitor 123 on event 7890 in the last 24 hours and push them into the CRM.

AI agent event assistant via Jentic

Expose Cvent operations to an autonomous agent so it can answer attendee questions, register guests, or pull session schedules during an event. The agent searches Jentic for 'register an attendee for an event', loads the schema, and executes - the OAuth tokens stay in the Jentic vault.

Through Jentic, register attendee Jane Doe (jane@example.com) on event 12345 and reply with the confirmation number.

Key Endpoints

427 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for cvent rest apis, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/attendees

List event attendees

POST

/account-user-groups

Create an account user group

GET

/sessions

List sessions for an event

POST

/appointment-events/{id}/appointments

Create an appointment within an event

GET

/exhibitors

List exhibitors attached to an event

GET

/surveys

List event surveys

POST

/hooks

Subscribe to a webhook event

GET

/attendees

List event attendees

POST

/account-user-groups

Create an account user group

GET

/sessions

List sessions for an event

POST

/appointment-events/{id}/appointments

Create an appointment within an event

GET

/exhibitors

List exhibitors attached to an event

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Cvent OAuth2 client credentials live in the Jentic vault. Jentic mints short-lived bearer tokens at execution time so the agent never sees the client secret and tokens never persist in prompt context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g. 'register an attendee for an event') and Jentic returns the matching Cvent operation with its OAuth scopes and parameter schema, so the agent doesn't have to navigate 427 endpoints.

Time to first call

Direct Cvent integration: 1-2 weeks for OAuth2 client setup, token refresh, and endpoint mapping. Through Jentic: under a day to wire the first end-to-end agent flow.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Swoogo

Mid-market event management platform with strong API coverage

Choose Swoogo for smaller corporate events where Cvent's enterprise feature set is overkill; Cvent fits enterprise multi-event programmes.

Alternative

Meetup

Community-events platform with a public-facing audience model

Pick Meetup for community-led recurring events with public RSVPs; Cvent is the right pick for paid registrations and enterprise event ops.

Complementary

Ticketmaster Discovery API

Public events and venue discovery feed

Use Ticketmaster Discovery to surface third-party events the user might attend; use Cvent to manage events your organisation runs.

FAQs

Specific to using Cvent REST APIs API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Cvent?

Cvent does not publish a single OpenAPI specification covering its full REST surface. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Cvent via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the Cvent REST API use?

OAuth2 with both client-credentials and authorization-code flows. You exchange your application's client ID and secret at the OAuth2 token endpoint to receive a bearer token valid for one hour, which is then sent in the Authorization header on subsequent calls.

Can I register an attendee for an event through the API?

Yes. The /attendees endpoint group lets you create, update, and look up attendee records on a specific event, including custom field values and registration status.

Does Cvent support webhooks for event lifecycle changes?

Yes. The /hooks endpoints let you subscribe to event lifecycle notifications - registrations, session updates, and other state changes - so downstream systems can react without polling.

What are the rate limits for the Cvent REST API?

Cvent enforces tiered limits: Free at 1,000 calls/day and 2 calls/sec, Standard at 15,000 calls/day and 10 calls/sec, Premium at 500,000 calls/day and 25 calls/sec. Daily quotas reset at midnight GMT and 429 responses indicate you have hit a limit.

How do I register an attendee through Jentic?

Run pip install jentic, search for 'register an attendee for an event', load the /attendees POST schema, and execute with the event ID and attendee fields. Jentic handles the OAuth2 token exchange so your code never sees the client secret.