# Meetup Event Organizer Scraper (`coolinbex/meetup-event-organizer-scraper`) Actor

Extract global Meetup events, groups, venues, RSVPs, and organizer profiles for B2B lead generation and market research. No login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/coolinbex/meetup-event-organizer-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [coolinbex](https://apify.com/coolinbex) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Meetup Event & Organizer Scraper

Meetup event data for marketing, lead gen, and market intelligence — without login requirements.

### Why use this scraper?

- Find active local and global Meetup communities in any niche.
- Discover event organizers, hosts, and community leaders for B2B outreach.
- Map venue patterns and event density by city, country, and topic.
- Build high-intent prospect lists for agencies, SaaS sales, partnerships, and market research.
- Turn Meetup into a lead source for communities, founders, and event operators.

### What it extracts

- Meetup event details: title, URL, dates, description, online/offline status
- Venue details: venue name, address, city, country
- Group details: group name, URL, member count
- Organizer details: organizer name, profile URL, sponsor metadata when available
- RSVP counts and scraped raw payloads for downstream enrichment

### Default execution

This Actor runs cleanly out-of-the-box with sensible defaults:

- Search keywords: `technology`
- Locations: `New York, NY`
- Max items: `100`
- Max search pages: `5`
- Organizer scraping: enabled
- Residential proxy routing: enabled

### Input examples

#### 1) Basic keyword search

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["technology"],
  "locations": ["New York, NY"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "scrapeOrganizerData": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxySession": true
  }
}
```

#### 2) Scraping a specific group

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.meetup.com/tech-innovation-group/"
  ],
  "scrapeOrganizerData": true,
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

#### 3) Global tech events

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["AI", "cybersecurity", "data science"],
  "locations": ["London, UK", "Berlin, Germany", "Toronto, Canada"],
  "dateRange": {
    "startDate": "2026-10-01",
    "endDate": "2026-12-31"
  },
  "maxItems": 200,
  "scrapeOrganizerData": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "eventId": "123456789",
  "eventName": "AI Founders Mixer",
  "eventUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/ai-founders-mixer/events/123456789/",
  "date": "2026-10-20T18:00:00.000Z",
  "description": "An evening for AI founders, investors, and operators to connect.",
  "isOnline": false,
  "venueName": "The Loft",
  "address": "45 Madison Ave",
  "city": "New York",
  "country": "United States",
  "groupName": "AI Founders Network",
  "groupUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/ai-founders-network/",
  "memberCount": 4200,
  "organizerName": "Priya Shah",
  "organizerProfileUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/members/987654321",
  "rsvpsCount": 184,
  "sourceQuery": "AI",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-25T16:11:10.923Z",
  "rawData": {
    "group": { "name": "AI Founders Network" }
  }
}
```

### Proxy recommendations

Meetup aggressively blocks low-quality datacenter IPs and can rate-limit bulk traffic.

For production runs, we strongly recommend:

- Use Apify Proxy with `RESIDENTIAL` groups
- Rotate sessions to avoid repeated blocks
- Keep request concurrency moderate
- Prefer a dedicated residential pool for large global scrapes
- Avoid high-volume scraping from a single IP or location

### Best practices

- Start with a few keywords and locations before scaling globally.
- Combine search queries with exact start URLs for key groups.
- Use date range filters for time-bound campaigns.
- Validate scraped data before CRM ingestion or Google Sheets export.
- Keep `maxItems` realistic to preserve throughput and reduce block risk.

### Support and customization

This Actor is optimized for:

- B2B list-building
- community mapping
- organizer outreach
- event intelligence
- partner discovery

If you need custom fields such as sponsor names, ticketing links, or historical venue analytics, the raw payload can be used as a starting point for a downstream enrichment pipeline.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search on Meetup, for example \['technology', 'real estate'].

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

Locations to search in, for example \['New York, NY', 'London, UK'].

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Specific Meetup group, event or venue URLs to scrape directly.

## `dateRange` (type: `object`):

Optional event date filter to scope results.

## `scrapeOrganizerData` (type: `boolean`):

Scrape associated organizer and sponsor detail for each event when available.

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

Max number of final results to keep.

## `maxSearchPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of paginated Meetup search pages to crawl per query.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy object for residential routing. Leave blank to use the default Apify proxy config or set your own groups.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "technology"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "New York, NY"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "dateRange": {
    "startDate": "",
    "endDate": ""
  },
  "scrapeOrganizerData": true,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxSearchPages": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Flat event records in the default dataset, ready for CRM, Google Sheets, or Zapier export.

# 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("coolinbex/meetup-event-organizer-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("coolinbex/meetup-event-organizer-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 coolinbex/meetup-event-organizer-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,coolinbex/meetup-event-organizer-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/TQRPIgPWyYC7lqimi/builds/7QcB4L6PPofSEKOvb/openapi.json