Meetup Groups Scraper

📋 Overview

A high-performance web scraper for extracting comprehensive group data from Meetup.com. This actor enables market research, community analysis, lead generation, and competitive intelligence by collecting structured data about local communities and interest groups from one of the world's largest social networking platforms.

⚡ Quick Start

Simple Form Input

{
  "city": "Barcelona",
  "country": "ES",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "category": "Technology"
}

🎯 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
• Advanced Filtering: Filter by member count, organizers, categories, and keywords
• Comprehensive Data: Extracts group metadata, organizers, topics, social links, and activity metrics

📊 Data Extracted

Group Data Structure

{
  "groupId": "36305232",
  "name": "Yoga by the Sea BCN by S@ndra",
  "url": "https://www.meetup.com/yoga-by-the-sea-bcn",
  "description": "If you looking for a community of yoguis commited with their spiritual path of healing, living with more presence and open heart ¡Yoga by the sea is your group!\n\nWELCOME TO YOGA BY THE SEA BARCELONA 🧘‍♀️🌊\n\n💚www.yogabytheseabarcelona.com\nInstagram: @yogabytheseabarcelona\nwhatsapp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HU7PEaVaUjO5XCNehzc83E\nBookings and info: +34696548107 ( Sandra)\n\nWe are gathering every week to practise with the purpose of remembering us the true, bringing clarity, light and stilness to our lives.\n\nThe lessons are for all levels, I will give options to beginners to advenced practitoners. The style is a mix of many differents yoga practise that I have learned in my path (mainly vinyasa, hatha and tantra). Every sesion is different and magic, created from the energy of the group. Music always accompanies my guides to elevate our vibration.\n\nWe start and finish with meditation to centering and integrate the practise. The movement and the asanas is what you will see from outside in this practise, giving you strong and flexible body but if you are present with your breath and your attention, the gift of this practise will appear inside, you will not see it but feel it.\n\nSome days we have live music, kirtan, astologic explanations of the full and new moon, sharing circle, static dance and yoga with headphone. Also we organize retreats. Let me know and I will keep you posted.\n\nInversion: ✨👁\nDrop in lesson: 10€\nBonus of 10 lessons: 80€ ( 2 months)\nunlimited month: 60€\nPrivate lesson: 50€\nSpecial sessions with live music: 15-20€\n\nLooking forward to meeting you on the mat by the sea,\nNamasté 🙏\nSan",
  "city": "Barcelona",
  "state": "",
  "country": "es",
  "status": "PAID",
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isNewGroup": false,
  "coverImage": "https://secure-content.meetupstatic.com/images/classic-events/511485249",
  "memberCount": 339,
  "rating": 4.71,
  "ratingTotal": 14,
  "sampleMemberNames": [
    "Sandra gonzalez",
    "Sofía Gianfelici",
    "Matt",
    "Alvaro Alexander Agudelo Mora",
    "Alessandra Moscatelli",
    "Laura",
    "Krystyna",
    "Rebeca Rodrigues",
    "Jose Luis Montes",
    "Oana Muscalu"
  ],
  "sampleMemberCount": 10,
  "contactInfo": {
    "emails": [],
    "phones": [
      "+34696548107"
    ]
  },
  "socialMedia": {
    "linkedIn": [],
    "twitter": [],
    "instagram": [],
    "facebook": []
  },
  "otherUrls": [
    "https://chat.whatsapp.com/HU7PEaVaUjO5XCNehzc83E"
  ]
},

Core Data Fields

Field	Description	Example
Basic Info	Group name, URL, cover image, rating	"name": "Databricks Barcelona Group"
Location	City, country, coordinates, timezone	"city": "Barcelona", "country": "es"
Membership	Member counts, join mode, privacy status	"memberCount": 34, "joinMode": "OPEN"
Organizers	Main organizer, additional organizers, photos	"mainOrganizer": "Samantha Cruz"
Topics	Group interests and categories	"topics": [{"name": "Professional Networking"}]
Activity	Event counts (upcoming, past, draft)	"upcomingEventsCount": 0
Social Media	Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp links	"socialMediaLinks": ["https://www.facebook.com/..."]
Contact	Phone numbers extracted from descriptions	"phoneNumbers": ["Bizum: 669979928"]
Metadata	Group ID, URL name, founded date, status	"groupId": "38269604"

🚀 Usage Examples

Example 1: Find Tech Groups in Berlin

{
  "city": "Berlin",
  "country": "DE",
  "category": "Technology",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "keywords": "AI machine learning"
}

Example 2: Find Social Groups in New York

{
  "city": "New York",
  "country": "US",
  "state": "NY",
  "category": "Social Activities",
  "maxItems": 150,
}

Example 3: Research Fitness Communities in London

{
  "city": "London",
  "country": "GB",
  "category": "Sports & Fitness",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "keywords": "yoga pilates fitness"
}

💼 Use Cases

Use Case	Benefit	Data Fields Used
Market Research	Analyze community trends, popular topics, and geographic distribution	topics, memberCount, city, country, foundedDate
Lead Generation	Identify community organizers for partnerships or outreach	organizers, socialMediaLinks, phoneNumbers
Community Building	Find gaps in local communities to start new groups	topics, memberCounts, location, category
Event Planning	Identify active communities for event sponsorship	upcomingEventsCount, pastEventsCount, memberCount
Competitive Analysis	Monitor competitor communities and their growth	memberCounts, rating, status, sponsors
Academic Research	Study social network formation and community dynamics	all fields for longitudinal analysis

⚙️ Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
city	string	✅	City to search for groups	"Barcelona"
country	string	✅	2-letter country code	"ES" for Spain
state	string	❌	State code (US only)	"CA" for California
keywords	string	❌	Search keywords	"language exchange"
category	string	❌	Group category from dropdown	"Technology"
maxItems	integer	❌	Maximum groups to retrieve	100

Available Categories

• All groups, 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

📈 Output Analysis

The scraped data supports various analysis types:

1. Growth Analysis: Track memberCount and foundedDate
2. Engagement Metrics: Analyze upcomingEventsCount and pastEventsCount
3. Geographic Mapping: Use lat, lon, city, country
4. Topic Clustering: Group by topics and topicCategory
5. Network Analysis: Study organizers and socialMediaLinks

Pricing

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

• No subscription - $0.020 per Groups Scraped
• Bronze Tier - $0.016 per Group Scraped
• Silver Tier - $0.013 per Group Scraped
• Gold Tier - $0.010 per Group Scraped

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 based on activity metrics
• API integration: Connect to your CRM or database
• Scheduled runs: Regular data collection for trend analysis
• Geographic expansion: Add new regions or languages
• Export formats: CSV, Excel, or database integration

Contact

For customization requests or support:

• Email: business@aitorsm.com
• Documentation: Apify Platform Docs
• Community: Apify Discord

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