# Meetup.com Events & Groups Scraper (`b3264/meetup-events-scraper`) Actor

Scrape upcoming events and groups from Meetup.com by keyword, location, or group URL. No API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/b3264/meetup-events-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Brandon Hamm](https://apify.com/b3264) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Meetup Events & Groups Scraper

Scrape upcoming events and groups from Meetup.com by keyword, location, or group URL. Extracts event details, group names, attendee counts, and dates. No API key required.

### Features

- Search by keywords and location, or by specific group URLs
- Returns event ID, event URL, event title, group name, group URL, attendee count, and date info
- Optional group scraping with member counts
- Handles JavaScript-rendered content with Playwright
- Pagination support for large result sets

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| keywords | array | Search keywords (e.g., "tech", "networking", "python") |
| locations | array | City or location names (e.g., "new york", "chicago") |
| groupUrls | array | Full Meetup group URLs |
| maxEvents | integer | Maximum events to scrape (default 100) |
| includeGroups | boolean | Also extract group information (default false) |

### Output

Each result contains:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| eventId | string | Unique Meetup event ID |
| eventUrl | string | Full URL to the event page |
| eventTitle | string | Event name |
| groupName | string | Meetup group name |
| groupUrl | string | URL to the group page |
| dateText | string | Date and time text |
| attendees | integer | Number of attendees |
| contextText | string | Additional context from the page |
| sourceUrl | string | URL the event was scraped from |

### Use Cases

- Find networking events in your area
- Track tech meetups and conferences
- Build event aggregators
- Research community activity

### Related Actors

- [Songkick Events Scraper](https://apify.com/b3264/songkick-events-scraper) - Scrape concert and festival listings from Songkick
- [Google Maps Lead Intelligence](https://apify.com/b3264/google-maps-lead-intelligence) - Extract enriched business leads with emails and lead scoring
- [Multi-Platform Review Aggregator](https://apify.com/b3264/review-aggregator) - Scrape reviews from Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor and more
- [Sitejabber Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/b3264/sitejabber-reviews-scraper) - Extract business reviews from Sitejabber

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Search keywords (e.g., 'tech', 'python', 'startup')

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Location strings (e.g., 'us--ca--Los Angeles', 'us--ny--New York')

## `groupUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct Meetup group URLs to scrape events from

## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of events to scrape

## `includeGroups` (type: `boolean`):

Also scrape group listings

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "networking"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "us--ny--New York"
  ],
  "maxEvents": 100,
  "includeGroups": false
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("b3264/meetup-events-scraper").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("b3264/meetup-events-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call b3264/meetup-events-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,b3264/meetup-events-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Eb9yWCUkkdYfqocRg/builds/FgikuHhY7t1nbCC8n/openapi.json