Meetup Groups Scraper — Community Group & Organizer Contact Data

📋 Overview

A source of community groups data with event organizers and group organizer contacts 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 — including the named organizer who runs each group — 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,
  "foundedDate": "2024-03-17T10:10:05-04:00",
  "coverImage": "https://secure-content.meetupstatic.com/images/classic-events/511485249",
  "organizerId": "85331142",
  "organizerName": "Sandra Gonzalez",
  "topicCategoryId": "482",
  "topicCategoryName": "Health & Wellbeing",
  "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": ["https://www.instagram.com/yogabytheseabarcelona"],
    "facebook": [],
    "website": "https://www.yogabytheseabarcelona.com"
  },
  "otherUrls": [
    "https://chat.whatsapp.com/HU7PEaVaUjO5XCNehzc83E"
  ]
},

Named organizer + verified links: organizerName gives you a real person to address for outreach, and socialMedia prefers the group's own officially-listed links (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, website) over anything merely mentioned in the description — so the handles you get are the ones the organizer actually maintains. foundedDate and topicCategoryName round out a quick legitimacy + segmentation signal.

Core Data Fields

Field	Description	Example
Basic Info	Group name, URL, cover image, rating	"name": "Databricks Barcelona Group"
Location	City, state, country	"city": "Barcelona", "country": "es"
Membership	Member count, privacy status, new-group flag	"memberCount": 339, "isPrivate": false
Organizer	Named person who runs the group, plus their ID	"organizerName": "Sandra Gonzalez"
Category	The group's primary topic category	"topicCategoryName": "Health & Wellbeing"
Founded	When the group was created (legitimacy signal)	"foundedDate": "2024-03-17T10:10:05-04:00"
Members	A sample of active member/leader names	"sampleMemberNames": ["Sandra gonzalez", ...]
Social Media	Officially-listed links (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok, website), with description-mined links as a fallback	"socialMedia": { "instagram": ["https://www.instagram.com/..."], "website": "https://..." }
Contact	Emails and phone numbers found in the group's description	"contactInfo": { "phones": ["+34696548107"] }
Other Links	Additional links (Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.)	"otherUrls": ["https://chat.whatsapp.com/..."]
Metadata	Group ID, status, founded date	"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 named community organizers for partnerships or outreach	organizerName, socialMedia, contactInfo
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.

FAQ

What does this Actor return? Structured community groups data for a city — group name, description, member count, rating, category, founded date, the named organizer who runs it, plus the group's officially-listed social links and any contact emails/phones in the description.

Does it give me a real person to contact? Yes. organizerName is the actual person running each group, and socialMedia prefers the group's own officially-listed handles — so you get a named event organizer and the contacts they actually maintain, not noise.

What's the difference vs the Meetup Events actor? This actor returns the groups (the recurring communities + their organizers). The companion Meetup Events actor returns the individual events those groups run.

Is there a Meetup API — why use this scraper instead? There is, but it's hard to rely on for lead research. Meetup's public API has been progressively deprecated and access is now heavily restricted — you need approved credentials, you're bound by tight rate limits, and in practice it mostly surfaces your own groups rather than letting you search every public community in a city. The group-level fields you actually need for outreach (named organizer, member count, officially-listed social links, contact emails/phones) aren't reliably exposed either. This scraper sidesteps all of that: it returns the full structured record for every matching group with no API key, no approval process, and no quota to manage.

Can I export the results to CSV or Excel? Yes. Every run produces a structured dataset you can download in one click as CSV, Excel, JSON, or HTML from the run's Storage tab — ready to drop into a CRM, spreadsheet, or BI tool. No reformatting needed.

Can I filter groups by city, topic, or keyword? Yes. Scope each run by city + country (and state for the US), narrow to a category like Technology or Health & Wellbeing, and add free-text keywords (e.g. "AI machine learning") to keep only the groups that match your niche. Set maxItems to cap how many groups you pull per run.

🔗 Related Actors

Broaden your event-data and organizer-contact coverage by combining Meetup Groups with these:

• Meetup Events — the individual community events that groups run.
• Eventbrite — broad event data and organizer listings across every category.
• Luma Events — tech, startup, and community event data.
• Posh Events — nightlife and social event data.
• Email Extractor — turn organizer or group websites into emails and phone numbers.

🤝 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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