# Meetup Scraper - Events, Groups & Organizer Data (`heliostech/meetup-event-scraper`) Actor Extract events and groups from Meetup.com including event title, date, location, attendee count, description, group name, organizer, category, and links. Search by keyword, location, and category. - **URL**: https://apify.com/heliostech/meetup-event-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Helios](https://apify.com/heliostech) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 Scraper - Events, Groups & Organizer Data Extract events and groups from [Meetup.com](https://meetup.com) — the world's largest platform for local community events. Search by keyword, location, and category to build event datasets, prospect leads, or track community activity. ### What it extracts | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `type` | `EVENT` or `GROUP` | | `title` | Event or group name | | `dateTime` | Event start date and time (ISO 8601) | | `endTime` | Event end time | | `eventUrl` | Direct link to the event or group | | `isOnline` | Whether the event is online | | `venue` | Venue name | | `address` | Street address | | `city` | City | | `state` | State/region | | `country` | Country | | `attendeeCount` | Number of RSVPs / group members | | `maxAttendees` | RSVP cap (if set) | | `description` | Event description (up to 1,000 chars) | | `groupName` | Hosting group name | | `groupUrl` | Link to the hosting group | | `groupMemberCount` | Total group members | | `groupRating` | Average event rating for the group | | `organizerName` | Organizer's name | | `category` | Meetup category (e.g. Technology, Career & Business) | | `imageUrl` | Event or group cover image | | `isFree` | Whether the event is free | | `fee` | Event fee amount if paid | | `scrapedAt` | Timestamp of extraction | ### Use cases - **Event marketing** — Find and target attendees of competitor events - **Community research** — Analyze meetup activity in a city or niche - **Lead generation** — Identify engaged professionals in local tech/business groups - **Partnership prospecting** — Find active group organizers in your market - **Data analytics** — Track event trends across cities and categories ### Input ```json { "searchQuery": "javascript", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "category": "technology", "scrapeType": "EVENTS", "maxResults": 200, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `searchQuery` | String | — | Keyword to search | | `location` | String | — | City, state, or zip | | `category` | String | — | Filter by category | | `scrapeType` | String | `EVENTS` | `EVENTS`, `GROUPS`, or `BOTH` | | `startUrls` | Array | — | Custom Meetup URLs (overrides searchQuery) | | `maxResults` | Integer | 100 | Max results (up to 5,000) | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Residential | Proxy settings | ### Sample output ```json { "type": "EVENT", "title": "NYC JavaScript Meetup - April Edition", "dateTime": "2026-04-22T18:30:00-05:00", "eventUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/nycjs/events/313839680/", "isOnline": false, "venue": "WeWork Times Square", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "country": "US", "attendeeCount": 84, "description": "Monthly JavaScript meetup featuring talks on React, Node.js, and the latest in web development.", "groupName": "NYC JavaScript", "groupUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/nycjs/", "groupMemberCount": 12400, "groupRating": 4.8, "organizerName": "Alex Rivera", "category": "Technology", "isFree": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-04-10T23:30:00.000Z" } ``` ### Pricing **$3.00 per 1,000 results** (Pay-per-result). # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for events or groups (e.g. 'JavaScript', 'yoga', 'startup networking'). ## `location` (type: `string`): City, state, or zip code to search near (e.g. 'New York, NY', 'Austin, TX', '10001'). ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter by Meetup category. ## `scrapeType` (type: `string`): Whether to scrape events, groups, or both. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Custom Meetup.com URLs to start from (search pages or group pages). Overrides searchQuery if provided. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to extract. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Apify Residential proxies recommended. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "tech startup", "location": "New York, NY", "category": "", "scrapeType": "EVENTS", "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=javascript&location=New+York%2C+NY&source=EVENTS" } ], "maxResults": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("heliostech/meetup-event-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("heliostech/meetup-event-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call heliostech/meetup-event-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=heliostech/meetup-event-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Meetup Scraper - Events, Groups & Organizer Data", "description": "Extract events and groups from Meetup.com including event title, date, location, attendee count, description, group name, organizer, category, and links. Search by keyword, location, and category.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "w14l5q9yZcRlgdXFf" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/heliostech~meetup-event-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-heliostech-meetup-event-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/heliostech~meetup-event-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-heliostech-meetup-event-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/heliostech~meetup-event-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-heliostech-meetup-event-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for events or groups (e.g. 'JavaScript', 'yoga', 'startup networking')." }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "City, state, or zip code to search near (e.g. 'New York, NY', 'Austin, TX', '10001')." }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "", "technology", "careerAndBusiness", "socialActivities", "hobbiesAndPassion", "sportsAndFitness", "healthAndWellbeing", "artAndCulture", "scienceAndEducation", "communityAndEnvironment" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by Meetup category.", "default": "" }, "scrapeType": { "title": "Scrape Type", "enum": [ "EVENTS", "GROUPS", "BOTH" ], "type": "string", "description": "Whether to scrape events, groups, or both.", "default": "EVENTS" }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Custom Meetup.com URLs to start from (search pages or group pages). Overrides searchQuery if provided.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to extract.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Apify Residential proxies recommended." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```