{"id":971255,"date":"2015-06-19T06:22:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/calendar-with-api-data-source\/"},"modified":"2015-06-22T08:39:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T15:39:29","slug":"calendar-with-api-data-source","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/calendar-with-api-data-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar with API Data Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>We need to create a calendar where the calendar data is pulled from an external API data source (i.e. events not managed in WordPress). We also need to be able to filter the calendar using categories (also data variables in the API). <\/p>\n<p>In this scenario, can we use The Events Calendar to display the event listings we receive from the API &#8211; can this be done with either the free or PRO version, or would it require a custom solution. <\/p>\n<p>Any guidance you may be able to provide would be much appreciated. 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