{"name":"Ed Fringe Guide API","version":"v1","description":"Read-only data for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Unofficial.","endpoints":[{"path":"/api/v1/shows","summary":"Search the programme by text, date, venue, genre, price, accessibility, rating and availability.","parameters":["query","date","venue","genre","max_price","free_only","available_only","two_for_one","rating","access_needs","start_after","start_before","time_of_day","limit","fields"]},{"path":"/api/v1/whats-on","summary":"Everything performing on one date, in start-time order. Prices and availability describe that date.","parameters":["query","date","venue","genre","max_price","free_only","available_only","two_for_one","rating","access_needs","start_after","start_before","time_of_day","limit","fields"],"required":["date"]},{"path":"/api/v1/shows/{slug}","summary":"One show in full: every performance with its ticket status, price and allocation remaining.","parameters":[]},{"path":"/api/v1/venues","summary":"Venues with addresses, coordinates and how many shows each is hosting.","parameters":["query","limit"]},{"path":"/api/v1/ticket-advice","summary":"What to do when a show has no tickets left, including the venue's own stated door policy.","parameters":["slug"]}],"openapi":"/api/v1/openapi.json","mcp":"https://edfringeguide.com/mcp","enums":{"rating":["Great","Good","Ok","Wild Cards"],"access_needs":["WHEELCHAIR_ACCESS","WHEELCHAIR_ACCESSIBLE_TOILETS","AUDIO_ENHANCEMENT_SYSTEM","CAPTIONING","AUDIO_DESCRIPTION","SIGNED_PERFORMANCE","RELAXED_PERFORMANCE","TOUCH_TOUR_PERFORMANCE"],"time_of_day":["morning","afternoon","evening","late"],"two_for_one":["any","fringe","friends"]},"limits":{"default_limit":20,"max_limit":50,"requests_per_minute":300},"notes":{"availability":"Availability is the central Fringe box office allocation only. A show with 0 dates on sale is not necessarily unattendable — venues keep their own stock, run door queues and hold returns lists. Use ticket_advice for what to do.","rating":"Ratings (Great / Good / Ok / Wild Cards) are the subjective editorial opinions of Ed Fringe Guide's authors, not critic reviews and nothing official."},"festival":{"name":"Edinburgh Festival Fringe","year":2026,"first_date":"2026-08-04","last_date":"2026-08-31","timezone":"Europe/London","source":"Ed Fringe Guide (unofficial)","booking":"edfringe.com or the venue direct. This API takes no bookings."}}