🎯 Meetup Events Scraper

Extract comprehensive event data from Meetup.com with ease

A powerful Apify actor that automatically scrapes event information from Meetup.com search pages, including event details, pricing, locations, and attendee information.

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🚀 What This Actor Does

Transform any Meetup search URL into structured, actionable event data. Perfect for:

• Event researchers gathering market intelligence
• Marketing professionals identifying networking opportunities
• Business developers finding relevant industry meetups
• Data analysts studying event trends and patterns

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✨ Key Features

🔄 Smart Data Extraction

• Multi-URL Support → Process multiple search URLs simultaneously
• Auto-Pagination → Automatically follows through all result pages
• Comprehensive Data → Extracts 15+ data points per event
• Price Detection → Recognizes ticket prices in multiple currencies (£, $, €, ¥)

🛡️ Robust & Reliable

• Anti-Bot Protection → Built-in delays and headers to avoid blocking
• Fallback Mechanisms → Multiple extraction strategies for maximum success
• Error Recovery → Continues scraping even if individual pages fail
• Progress Tracking → Real-time logging and batch data saving

🎯 Advanced Features

• Location Intelligence → Detects Online/In-person/Hybrid events
• Detailed Info Mode → Optional deep-dive into individual event pages
• Smart Filtering → Automatically validates and cleans extracted data
• Batch Processing → Memory-efficient handling of large datasets

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📊 Extracted Data Points

Field	Description	Example
📝 Title	Event name	"AI & Machine Learning Meetup"
🔗 URL	Direct event link	https://meetup.com/events/123456
📅 DateTime	Event date and time	"Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 7:00 PM"
📍 Location	Venue/location details	"Tech Hub, 123 Innovation St"
🏢 Venue Name	Specific venue name	"Google Campus London"
🗺️ Address	Street address	"123 Silicon Valley Blvd"
🌆 City	City/region	"San Francisco, CA"
👥 Group Name	Organizing group	"London AI Society"
👤 Attendees	Current attendee count	45
🎫 Event Type	Online/In-person/Hybrid	"Hybrid"
💰 Price	Ticket price (numeric)	25.00
💱 Currency	Currency symbol	"£"
🆓 Is Free	Free event flag	true/false
📄 Description	Event description	"Join us for an evening of..."
👨‍💼 Organizer	Event host name	"John Smith"

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🎮 How to Use

Step 1: Configure Input

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=business&location=London",
    "https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=technology&location=New+York"
  ],
  "maxResults": 500,
  "fetchDetailedInfo": true
}

Step 2: Run the Actor

Click Start and watch as the actor automatically:

• ✅ Processes each search URL
• ✅ Extracts event data from all pages
• ✅ Saves results in structured format
• ✅ Provides progress updates

Step 3: Download Results

Get your data in multiple formats:

• JSON - For developers and APIs
• CSV - For Excel and data analysis
• Excel - For business reporting

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⚙️ Configuration Options

🔗 Start URLs (Required)

Add your Meetup search URLs:

https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=networking
https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=startup&location=SF
https://www.meetup.com/find/?distance=25&keywords=business

📊 Maximum Results (Default: 100)

Set how many events to scrape (1-10,000)

🔍 Fetch Detailed Info (Default: false)

• ✅ Enabled: Visit individual event pages for complete data (slower, more comprehensive)
• ❌ Disabled: Extract from search results only (faster, basic data)

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📈 Sample Output

{
  "title": "Tech Entrepreneurs Networking",
  "url": "https://www.meetup.com/tech-entrepreneurs/events/298765432",
  "dateTime": "Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 6:30 PM",
  "location": "Innovation Hub",
  "venueName": "WeWork Shoreditch",
  "address": "115 Mare Street, London E8 4RU",
  "city": "London",
  "groupName": "London Tech Entrepreneurs",
  "attendeesCount": 89,
  "eventType": "In-person",
  "ticketPrice": 15.00,
  "currency": "£",
  "isFree": false,
  "description": "Join fellow entrepreneurs for an evening of networking...",
  "organizer": "Sarah Johnson",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-06-24T20:30:15.123Z"
}

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🎯 Perfect For

Use Case	Benefit
📊 Market Research	Identify trending topics and popular events
🤝 Lead Generation	Find networking opportunities in your industry
📅 Event Planning	Research competitor events and pricing strategies
📈 Business Intelligence	Analyze event patterns and attendance trends
🗺️ Location Analysis	Map event distribution across cities and venues

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🚦 Performance & Limits

• ⚡ Speed: ~50-100 events per minute
• 🔄 Rate Limiting: 2-second delays between requests
• 📊 Scalability: Handles 1,000+ events efficiently
• 💾 Memory: Optimized batch processing
• 🛡️ Reliability: 95%+ success rate with fallback mechanisms

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💡 Pro Tips

🎯 Optimize Your Searches

• Use specific keywords for better targeting
• Include location filters for local events
• Try different search parameters for comprehensive coverage

⚡ Performance Tuning

• Start with fetchDetailedInfo: false for quick tests
• Enable detailed info only when you need complete data
• Use reasonable maxResults limits to avoid timeouts

📊 Data Quality

• The actor automatically validates and cleans data
• Free events are clearly marked with pricing information
• Event types are intelligently detected from content

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🆘 Support & Documentation

• 📚 Full Documentation: Available in the Apify Console
• 🐛 Bug Reports: Create an issue with detailed information
• 💬 Questions: Reach out via Apify support
• 🔄 Updates: Regular improvements and new features

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🏷️ Tags

meetup events scraping networking business-intelligence data-extraction event-discovery apify-actor

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Ready to unlock the power of Meetup event data? Start scraping today! 🚀