# Meetup Events Scraper (`aitorsm/meetup-events`) Actor

Meetup events scraper: Extract event data from Meetup.com including event details, hosts, locations, and descriptions. Search by location, category, type and date. Includes a premium functionality to extract individual atendee data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/aitorsm/meetup-events.md
- **Developed by:** [Aitor Sanchez-Mansilla](https://apify.com/aitorsm) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $18.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Meetup Events Scraper

<div align="center">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-Web%20Scraper-blue" alt="Type">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-orange" alt="Platform">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Proxy-Datacenter%20Recommended-green" alt="Proxy">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Format-JSON%20Output-purple" alt="Format">
</div>

### 📋 Overview

A high-performance web scraper for extracting comprehensive event data from [Meetup.com](https://www.meetup.com/). This actor enables market research, community analysis, event aggregation, and lead generation by collecting structured data from one of the world's largest community platforms.

### ⚡ Quick Start

#### Simple Form Input

```json
{
  "city": "Barcelona",
  "countryCode": "ES",
  "maxItems": 100,
}
````

### 🎯 Key Features

- **High Performance**: Parallel processing with optimized selectors
- **Data Quality**: Clean, structured JSON output with comprehensive fields
- **Reliable**: Built-in error handling and retry mechanisms
- **Premium feature**: Attendee details data

### 📊 Data Extracted

#### Event Data Structure

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.meetup.com/example-group/events/311405686/",
  "eventId": "311405686",
  "title": "Example Event Title",
  "hosts": "Organizer Name",
  "group": {
    "name": "example-group",
    "rating": "4.8",
    "reviews": "104 reviews",
    "image": "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/f/4/5/example_image.jpeg?w=3840",
    "url": "https://www.meetup.com/example-group/events/311405686/attendees/"
  },
  "dateTime": "2026-01-17T19:30:00+01:00",
  "endTime": null,
  "location": {
    "venue": "Example Venue - Example Street, 123",
    "address": "Example Street, 123, Example City"
  },
  "image": "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/9/5/1/example_event_image.webp?w=3840",
  "tags": [
    "Business",
    "Leadership Development",
    "Entrepreneurship",
    "Life Transformation",
    "Personal Growth"
  ],
  "description": "This is an example event description. It provides details about the event, including what attendees can expect to learn and experience during the session.\n\nDuring the session we will explore:\n\n✅ Topic 1 - Key concepts and principles\n✅ Topic 2 - Practical exercises and applications\n✅ Topic 3 - Implementation strategies\n\nFormat: Example format description\nIncludes: Example materials\nPrice: Example pricing\n\nInstructor: Example Instructor\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/exampleprofile\n\nTarget audience: People interested in personal development, professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking growth.",
  "socialMediaLinks": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/exampleprofile"
  ],
  "phoneNumbers": [],
  "price": null,
  "availability": null,
  "waitlist": false,
  "reservationDate": null,
  "rsvpData": null,
  "eventType": "PHYSICAL"
}
```

#### Attendee details data rsvpData (charged appart)

```json
"rsvpData": {
  "totalCount": 33,
  "yesCount": 33,
  "noCount": 0,
  "waitlistCount": 0,
  "attendees": {
    "hosts": [
      {
        "id": "473766839",
        "name": "Example Host",
        "gender": null,
        "isHost": true,
        "role": "ORGANIZER",
        "status": "YES",
        "guestsCount": 0,
        "eventsAttended": 13,
        "topics": [
          {
            "id": "8192",
            "name": "Open Source"
          },
          {
            "id": "9696",
            "name": "New Technology"
          },
          {
            "id": "14266",
            "name": "Business Strategy"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "yes": [
      {
        "id": "473766839",
        "name": "Example Attendee",
        "gender": null,
        "isHost": true,
        "role": "ORGANIZER",
        "status": "YES",
        "guestsCount": 0,
        "eventsAttended": 13,
        "topics": [
          {
            "id": "8192",
            "name": "Open Source"
          },
          {
            "id": "9696",
            "name": "New Technology"
          },
          {
            "id": "14266",
            "name": "Business Strategy"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "no": [],
    "waitlist": [],
    "total": [
      {
        "id": "473766839",
        "name": "Example User",
        "gender": null,
        "isHost": true,
        "role": "ORGANIZER",
        "status": "YES",
        "guestsCount": 0,
        "eventsAttended": 13,
        "topics": [
          {
            "id": "8192",
            "name": "Open Source"
          },
          {
            "id": "9696",
            "name": "New Technology"
          },
          {
            "id": "14266",
            "name": "Business Strategy"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

### 🚀 Usage Examples

#### Example: Researching Fitness Events

```json
{
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "stateCode": "CA",
  "maxItems": 300,
  "keywords": "Fitness"
}
```

### 💼 Use Cases

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Use Case</th>
    <th>Benefit</th>
    <th>Data Fields Used</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><strong>Market Research</strong></td>
    <td>Analyze event trends, pricing, and popularity</td>
    <td>title, tags, price, dateTime, location</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><strong>Lead Generation</strong></td>
    <td>Identify potential partners and customers</td>
    <td>hosts, organizers, social media links</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><strong>Event Aggregation</strong></td>
    <td>Build event calendars and directories</td>
    <td>all event fields</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><strong>Community Analysis</strong></td>
    <td>Understand group dynamics and growth</td>
    <td>memberCount, rating, reviews, organizers</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><strong>Content Creation</strong></td>
    <td>Generate "Top 10" lists and local guides</td>
    <td>title, description, image, tags</td>
  </tr>
</table>

###   Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing with tiered rates:

- **No subscription** - $0.025 per Event Scraped
- **Bronze Tier** - $0.02267 per Event Scraped
- **Silver Tier** - $0.02033 per Event Scraped
- **Gold Tier** - $0.018 per Event Scraped
- **Include Attendee Details** - $0.012 per Event with attendee data results

Aplify's platform costs are included, so the total amount is totally predictable for you.

### 🤝 Support & Customization

#### Need Custom Features?

This actor can be customized for specific requirements:

- **Custom field extraction**: Add specific data points
- **Advanced filtering**: Implement custom filters
- **API integration**: Connect to your CRM or database
- **Scheduled runs**: Regular data collection
- **Geographic expansion**: Add new regions/languages

#### Contact

For customization requests or support:

- **Email**: business@aitorsm.com
- **Documentation**: [Apify Platform Docs](https://docs.apify.com)
- **Community**: [Apify Discord](https://discord.gg/apify)

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Keywords to search for events. Example "Fitness".

## `city` (type: `string`):

The city to search for events.

## `country` (type: `string`):

The country code where the city is located. Example : 'ES' for Spain, 'US' for United States.

## `state` (type: `string`):

The state code where the city is located (only for US). Example : 'CA' for California, 'NY' for New York.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter events by category

## `eventType` (type: `string`):

Filter events by type (in person or online).

## `dateRange` (type: `string`):

Filter events by date range.

## `distance` (type: `string`):

Area radius

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

The maximum number of events to retrieve.

## `includeAtendeeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to include individual details of attendees for each event. It is taxed separately.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "",
  "city": "Barcelona",
  "country": "ES",
  "category": "All events",
  "eventType": "all",
  "distance": "Any distance",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "includeAtendeeDetails": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `events` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": "",
    "city": "Barcelona",
    "country": "ES",
    "category": "All events",
    "eventType": "all",
    "dateRange": "",
    "distance": "Any distance",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "includeAtendeeDetails": false
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("aitorsm/meetup-events").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": "",
    "city": "Barcelona",
    "country": "ES",
    "category": "All events",
    "eventType": "all",
    "dateRange": "",
    "distance": "Any distance",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "includeAtendeeDetails": False,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("aitorsm/meetup-events").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": "",
  "city": "Barcelona",
  "country": "ES",
  "category": "All events",
  "eventType": "all",
  "dateRange": "",
  "distance": "Any distance",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "includeAtendeeDetails": false
}' |
apify call aitorsm/meetup-events --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=aitorsm/meetup-events",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Meetup Events Scraper",
        "description": "Meetup events scraper: Extract event data from Meetup.com including event details, hosts, locations, and descriptions. Search by location, category, type and date. Includes a premium functionality to extract individual atendee data.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "wF72WuiTFFuGlrmuJ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/aitorsm~meetup-events/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-aitorsm-meetup-events",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/aitorsm~meetup-events/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-aitorsm-meetup-events",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/aitorsm~meetup-events/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-aitorsm-meetup-events",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "city",
                    "country"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "Keywords",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keywords to search for events. Example \"Fitness\".",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "city": {
                        "title": "City",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The city to search for events."
                    },
                    "country": {
                        "title": "Country code",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The country code where the city is located. Example : 'ES' for Spain, 'US' for United States."
                    },
                    "state": {
                        "title": "State code (only for US)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The state code where the city is located (only for US). Example : 'CA' for California, 'NY' for New York."
                    },
                    "category": {
                        "title": "Category",
                        "enum": [
                            "All events",
                            "New Groups",
                            "Social Activities",
                            "Hobbies & Passions",
                            "Sports & Fitness",
                            "Travel & Outdoor",
                            "Career & Business",
                            "Technology",
                            "Community & Environment",
                            "Identity & Language",
                            "Games",
                            "Dancing",
                            "Support & Coaching",
                            "Music",
                            "Health & Wellbeing",
                            "Art & Culture",
                            "Science & Education",
                            "Pets & Animals",
                            "Religion & Spirituality",
                            "Writing",
                            "Parents & Family",
                            "Movements & Politics"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter events by category",
                        "default": "All events"
                    },
                    "eventType": {
                        "title": "Event Type",
                        "enum": [
                            "all",
                            "online",
                            "inPerson"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter events by type (in person or online).",
                        "default": "all"
                    },
                    "dateRange": {
                        "title": "Date Range",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "today",
                            "tomorrow",
                            "this-week",
                            "this-weekend",
                            "next-week"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter events by date range."
                    },
                    "distance": {
                        "title": "Distance",
                        "enum": [
                            "Any distance",
                            "2 miles",
                            "5 miles",
                            "10 miles",
                            "25 miles",
                            "50 miles",
                            "100 miles"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Area radius",
                        "default": "Any distance"
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximum number of items to retrieve",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "The maximum number of events to retrieve."
                    },
                    "includeAtendeeDetails": {
                        "title": "Include Attendee Details",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Whether to include individual details of attendees for each event. It is taxed separately.",
                        "default": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                    }
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    },
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                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
