[Google Events API] Virtual event filter is not working as expected

[sonika-serpapi]

For filtering for virtual events, we have a htichips filter event_type:Virtual-Event. When I specify this, I am seeing events happening in person with a physical address as well. It seems like the filter is not working, and thus is leading to incorrect results.

Documentation: https://serpapi.com/google-events-api#api-parameters-advanced-filters-htichips

Example request: https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_events&q=Events+in+Austin&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&start=0&htichips=event_type%3AVirtual-Event

[schaferyan]

Looks like it's on Google side:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Events+in+Austin&ibp=htl;events&uule=w+CAIQICIaQXVzdGluLFRleGFzLFVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXM&hl=en&gl=us&start=0&chips=event_type:Virtual-Event#htivrt=events&htidocid=L2F1dGhvcml0eS9ob3Jpem9uL2NsdXN0ZXJlZF9ldmVudC8yMDI0LTA5LTA5fDEzMjYzOTQ5NzU3MDgyNDY1Njcw&fpstate=tldetail

Also a filter of some kind is applied, as the results are different than without htichips.

[mikemorcerf]

It seems when we apply filters on Google they update the query to add those filters. Example: If you searched for "Events in Austin" Then when you click the filter "Next Month" The query gets updated to "Events in Austin next month" By adding "Virtual" to the end of the query it returns only Virtual events