artistally_search_conventions
Search conventions
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Search fan conventions (furry, anime, gaming) across 51 US and Canadian metro areas. Returns upcoming conventions by default (soonest first); set include_past to search the archive too. Filter by text, community, region, state, metro, or date range. Returns dates, venue, location, registration windows and table costs, plus a canonical ArtistAlly URL per convention.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | no | Free-text match on convention name, venue, or city, e.g. "Otafest" or "Atlanta". |
| community | string | no | Filter by community: furry, anime, gaming, or multi (multi-genre). |
| region | string | no | Coverage region, e.g. "Southeast", "Midwest", "West Coast", "Canada". Valid values come from artistally_get_coverage. |
| state | string | no | Two-letter US state or Canadian province code, e.g. "GA", "TX", "ON". |
| metro | string | no | Metro slug from artistally_get_coverage, e.g. "atlanta", "toronto". |
| starts_after | string | no | Only conventions starting on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| starts_before | string | no | Only conventions starting on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| include_past | boolean | no | Include conventions that have already finished (default false). Past results are still sorted soonest-first; use starts_after/starts_before to target a specific year. |
| limit | integer | no | Max results, default 20. |
| offset | integer | no | Pagination offset, default 0. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Free-text match on convention name, venue, or city, e.g. \"Otafest\" or \"Atlanta\"."
},
"community": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"furry",
"anime",
"gaming",
"multi"
],
"description": "Filter by community: furry, anime, gaming, or multi (multi-genre)."
},
"region": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 30,
"description": "Coverage region, e.g. \"Southeast\", \"Midwest\", \"West Coast\", \"Canada\". Valid values come from artistally_get_coverage."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"description": "Two-letter US state or Canadian province code, e.g. \"GA\", \"TX\", \"ON\"."
},
"metro": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "Metro slug from artistally_get_coverage, e.g. \"atlanta\", \"toronto\"."
},
"starts_after": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Only conventions starting on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
},
"starts_before": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Only conventions starting on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
},
"include_past": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Include conventions that have already finished (default false). Past results are still sorted soonest-first; use starts_after/starts_before to target a specific year."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"description": "Max results, default 20."
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Pagination offset, default 0."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}