🗕️ Integrated Event Scraper (Eventbrite + Meetup)

Overview

Integrated Event Scraper is the only Apify actor that combines Eventbrite and Meetup into a single, unified scraper. With just a few input fields, this actor collects events from both platforms, standardizes them into a common structure, deduplicates overlapping results, and exports everything to HTML, Excel, CSV, JSON, and iCal (.ics) formats.

No technical setup required. Just choose your location, radius, and platforms—then click Run.

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🔑 Key Benefits

✅ One Actor for All Events

Unlike other actors that scrape only Eventbrite or only Meetup, this actor integrates both platforms in one run. No need to chain actors or clean up data manually.

⚡ Fast & Cost-Efficient

The actor uses headless browser logic only when necessary, keeping execution time and cost low. Where possible, it extracts data directly from the overview pages.

🧐 Deduplication Built-In

If two platforms list the same event, we catch it:

• Title similarity ≥ 80%
• Start time difference ≤ 60 minutes
• Location proximity ≤ 500 meters

This means fewer duplicates, cleaner datasets, and smarter exports.

🗓 iCal Export

The actor auto-generates a .ics calendar file compatible with:

• Google Calendar
• Outlook
• Apple Calendar
• Any calendar tool supporting VCALENDAR format

Perfect for sharing, importing, or embedding in apps.

🧼 Clean Output

All empty fields are automatically stripped, leaving behind only clean, structured data. Output is compatible with:

• HTML Table View
• Excel (XLSX)
• CSV
• JSON
• ICS (Calendar)

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👤 Who is this for?

This actor is perfect for:

• Community builders managing local events
• Startup hubs & accelerators collecting regional meetups
• Media publishers with an events calendar
• Developers & researchers needing structured event data
• Marketers scouting for networking opportunities
• Tourism boards or city initiatives promoting cultural events

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🚀 How It Works

1. Choose platforms (eventbrite, meetup, or both)
2. Set location (city + radius)
3. Define your filters (date range, keywords, max items)
4. Optionally enable calendar export (.ics)
5. Click Run and receive your data in all formats

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💾 Input Fields

Field	Type	Description
source	array	Platforms to scrape: ["eventbrite", "meetup"]
keywords	string	Optional keyword filter
city	string	Base city to search from (e.g., "Amsterdam")
radiusKm	integer	Search radius in kilometers
startDateRange	ISO date	Optional filter from this date
endDateRange	ISO date	Optional filter up to this date
maxResults	integer	Max number of events per platform
deduplicate	boolean	Deduplicate across sources
saveToIcal	boolean	Export .ics calendar file

Optional scrape flags:

These enable or disable fields per event:

{
  "scrapeEventName": true,
  "scrapeEventDate": true,
  "scrapeEventAddress": true,
  "scrapeEventUrl": true,
  "scrapeHostedByGroup": true
}

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🛄 Output Format

The actor returns a normalized UnifiedEvent object per result. Example:

{
  "id": "eventbrite-123456789",
  "title": "Tech Networking in Amsterdam",
  "startsAt": "2025-07-10T18:30:00+02:00",
  "venue": {
    "address": "Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam"
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "platform": "eventbrite",
      "url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/..."
    }
  ]
}

All data is available in:

• Dataset view (in the Apify UI)
• CSV / Excel
• JSON
• HTML
• iCal (calendar.ics in the key-value store)

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📽️ Example Run

1. City: Amsterdam
2. Radius: 25 km
3. Platforms: Eventbrite + Meetup
4. Max Events: 10 per platform
5. Output:

→ Eventbrite: 10 events
→ Meetup: 8 events
→ Deduplicated → 16 unique events
→ calendar.ics saved
→ Dataset exported to Apify storage

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🧪 Testing It Yourself

Use the following test setup:

• city: "Amsterdam"
• radiusKm: 10
• maxResults: 5
• platforms: ["eventbrite", "meetup"]
• saveToIcal: true

Then view:

• Dataset → Table, JSON, Excel
• Key-value store → calendar.ics

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🛠️ Built With

• Apify SDK (Python): For full actor orchestration
• Playwright: Only used for detail fallback
• Fuzzy Matching + Haversine: To deduplicate events
• ICS Generator: Calendar export for any device

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Ready to try? Hit Run and watch your events roll in.