This Week: Free API Access and Saved Events

This week is about making FoxTrail more useful on both sides of the event calendar: developers can start working with the API for free, and event readers are getting a simple way to save events for later.

Start with the API for free

You can now get started with the FoxTrail API without paying upfront. The goal is simple: let local sites, experiments, widgets, and internal tools try the event data before committing to a larger plan.

The API is built for people who need current Flathead Valley event listings without rebuilding the collection pipeline themselves. Use it to test a calendar section, power a local guide, prototype a widget, or explore how FoxTrail's event data fits into your own product.

If you are building something small, start free and see what works. If you need more capacity later, the paid plans are there when the project is ready for them.

Bookmark events to your account

The reader-facing improvement in this release is a bookmark button on event pages. Signed-in users will be able to save events and find them again from their account.

This is intentionally small at first. The first version will focus on the basic job: see an event, save it, and come back to it later. An account will be required so saved events can follow you across devices.

After that foundation is in place, we can build toward better reminders, planning tools, and organizer workflows without making the calendar harder to browse today.

What to watch next

We are keeping the main calendar fast and public while adding account-based tools where they make the experience better. Free API access helps developers start building now. Saved events give regular readers a reason to sign in when they want a more personal event list.

Both changes move FoxTrail in the same direction: less hunting around, more useful local event discovery.