query to check if tickets are available

[Tony]

I am trying to add a message at the top of an event if tickets are available or sold out. How can I check the availability of tickets for an event within the loop? I know how to hook the content I want to add, I just don’t know how to query if tickets are available or sold out. Something like this:

if (the event does not sell tickets) {
return
}

elseif (tickets are available) {
do something
}

elseif (tickets are sold out) {
do something else
}

[Barry]

Hi Tony, great question!

We’ve actually got a number of helper functions that you might be interested in:

• tribe_events_has_tickets()
• tribe_events_count_available_tickets()
• tribe_events_has_soldout()

You can optionally pass the post ID of a specific event to each of those functions or – if you are already within something like the single event template – it will assume you are referring to the currently queried event (wherever that makes sense).

Does that help?

[Tony]

Wonderful functions! Thanks

[Barry]

Our pleasure – glad they’re of some help 🙂

I’ll go ahead and close out this topic, but if we can help with anything else please don’t hesitate to let us know by opening new topics as required – one of the team will be only too happy to help.

Last but not least, if you have a moment to spare, we’d love to hear about your experiences with The Events Calendar so far over on our plugin review page.

Thanks again!

[Author]

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