# Meetup Event Scraper: Local Data for AI Agents via Apify (`fervent_bus/meetup-scraper`) Actor

Apify's unique Meetup.com event scraper extracts full details: eventName, groupName, dateTime, venue, attendeeCount, category, isOnline, eventUrl, groupUrl, description. Power AI agents for local event discovery, community research, trend analysis for planners & marketers. ZERO competition! Optim...

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fervent\_bus/meetup-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Archit Khurana](https://apify.com/fervent_bus) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Meetup Event Scraper — AI Agent Data Feed

Extract events from Meetup.com by location, category, and date. Get comprehensive event details including organizer info, attendee counts, venue data, and descriptions.

### Who It's For

- **AI Agents** (Claude, ChatGPT via Apify MCP) researching local events and communities
- **Event organizers** discovering competitive events and networking opportunities
- **Marketers** analyzing community engagement and event trends
- **Researchers** studying local community dynamics and social networks
- **Businesses** finding relevant industry events and meetups

### AI Agent Queries This Actor Handles

- "Find tech meetups in San Francisco this week"
- "What networking events are happening in New York tomorrow?"
- "Show me online business events this month"
- "Find health and wellness meetups within 10 miles of Austin, TX"
- "List upcoming learning events in Seattle"
- "What are the largest tech meetups in the Bay Area?"
- "Find all AI/ML community events in Boston"
- "Show me in-person social events near me"

### What Data You Get

Each event includes:

- **Event details**: Name, description, date/time, URL
- **Organizer info**: Group name and URL
- **Location data**: Venue name, address, city
- **Attendance**: Number of RSVPs/attendees
- **Type**: Online vs in-person indicator
- **Category**: Event topic/category
- **Timestamp**: When the data was scraped

### Example Input

```json
{
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "radius": 25,
  "category": "Technology",
  "eventType": "both",
  "dateRange": "this-week",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

### Example Output

```json
{
  "eventName": "AI & Machine Learning Meetup",
  "eventUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/ai-ml-sf/events/12345/",
  "groupName": "San Francisco AI/ML Community",
  "groupUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/ai-ml-sf/",
  "dateTime": "2026-08-28T18:00:00",
  "venue": "WeWork Market Street",
  "address": "123 Market St",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "attendeeCount": 87,
  "description": "Join us for an evening of AI demos and networking...",
  "category": "Technology",
  "isOnline": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-26T21:30:00Z"
}
```

### Features

- **Comprehensive filtering**: Search by location, radius, category, event type, and date range
- **Rich data**: Full event details with organizer and venue information
- **Flexible output**: Structured JSON perfect for AI agent consumption
- **Reliable extraction**: Uses Playwright for robust SPA rendering
- **Claude/ChatGPT ready**: Designed for AI agents using Apify MCP integration

### MCP Integration

This actor works seamlessly with Claude Code, ChatGPT, and other AI agents through the Apify MCP server. Your AI assistant can discover and analyze local events on demand.

### Technical Notes

- Uses Camoufox (Firefox-based browser) for JavaScript rendering
- Extracts data from Meetup's Next.js application state
- Residential proxies recommended for reliability
- Handles both online and in-person events

### Tags

meetup, events, networking, community, ai-agent-ready, mcp-compatible

# Actor input Schema

## `location` (type: `string`):

City, zip code, or address to search for events

## `radius` (type: `integer`):

Distance from location to search for events

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter events by category/topic

## `eventType` (type: `string`):

Filter by event format

## `dateRange` (type: `string`):

When to find events

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of events to scrape

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

Apify proxy settings (recommended for reliability)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "radius": 25,
  "category": "Technology",
  "eventType": "both",
  "dateRange": "upcoming",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "radius": 25,
    "category": "Technology",
    "eventType": "both",
    "dateRange": "upcoming",
    "maxResults": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fervent_bus/meetup-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 = {
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "radius": 25,
    "category": "Technology",
    "eventType": "both",
    "dateRange": "upcoming",
    "maxResults": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fervent_bus/meetup-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 '{
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "radius": 25,
  "category": "Technology",
  "eventType": "both",
  "dateRange": "upcoming",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call fervent_bus/meetup-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fervent_bus/meetup-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/jTjYBgvtFfLCO1IbL/builds/abHmg38C4lKAbdKPy/openapi.json