# \<venue>

#### What does venue element mean? <a href="#uofapi-less-than-venue-greater-than-whatdoesvenueelementmean" id="uofapi-less-than-venue-greater-than-whatdoesvenueelementmean"></a>

The venue element provides information about the place where the event takes place.&#x20;

#### XML Example <a href="#uofapi-less-than-venue-greater-than-xmlexample" id="uofapi-less-than-venue-greater-than-xmlexample"></a>

Here is an example of a venue element.

```xml
<venue id="sr:venue:6030" name="Scotiabank Arena" capacity="19800" city_name="Toronto" country_name="Canada" map_coordinates="43.643333,-79.379167" country_code="CAN"/>
```

#### Attributes Explained <a href="#uofapi-less-than-venue-greater-than-attributesexplained" id="uofapi-less-than-venue-greater-than-attributesexplained"></a>

| Attribute          | Meaning                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Possible values                                                             |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *id*               | <p>Unique id of the venue. </p><p>In order to have more detailed information related to a venue, a dedicated UOF API endpoint is available using the  following call: <code>/sports/en/venues/sr:venue:6030/profile.xml</code> </p> | <p>String value, example:</p><p>id="sr:venue:6030"</p>                      |
| *name*             | Name of the venue                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | <p>String value, example:</p><p>name="Scotiabank Arena"</p>                 |
| *capacity*         | Capacity of the venue                                                                                                                                                                                                               | <p>String value, example:</p><p>capacity="19800"</p>                        |
| *city\_name*       | Name of the city where the venue is.                                                                                                                                                                                                | <p>String value, example:</p><p>city\_name="Toronto"</p>                    |
| *country\_name*    | Name of the country where the venue is.                                                                                                                                                                                             | <p>String value, example:</p><p>country\_name="Canada"</p>                  |
| *map\_coordinates* | The GPS coordinates of the venue (comma separated).                                                                                                                                                                                 | <p>String value, example:</p><p>map\_coordinates="43.643333,-79.379167"</p> |
| *country\_code*    | Code of the country where the venue is.                                                                                                                                                                                             | <p>String value, example:</p><p>country\_name="Canada"</p>                  |

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