# Meetup Scraper — Events, Groups, Members & Organizers (`jeffev/meetup-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Meetup events and groups by city and keyword: event date, in person or online, venue with coordinates, RSVPs, fee and group; groups with member count, rating, organizer, description and emails. Any city in the world, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jeffev/meetup-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jefferson Valandro](https://apify.com/jeffev) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.70 / 1,000 events

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?

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 Scraper — events, groups, members & organizers

Scrape **Meetup** without login, in **any city in the world**. Search **upcoming events** by keyword (date and time, in person or online, venue with address and coordinates, **number of RSVPs**, fee, and the group running it) and **groups** (communities with **member count, average rating, organizer name, description and emails** found in it).

Built for **community and developer marketing, event sponsorship, finding meetups to speak at, and B2B outreach to community organizers**.

### Why this one

- **Events and groups in one actor**, by city name or coordinates, with radius.
- **Audience size**: RSVPs per event and members per group, to prioritize who to contact.
- **Organizer and emails** for group outreach.
- **Fast**: Meetup's own API, 50 results per request.

### Input

```json
{
  "locations": ["New York", "London", "São Paulo"],
  "keywords": ["python", "startup"],
  "searchType": "both",
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 100,
  "radiusMiles": 25,
  "eventType": "physical"
}
```

### Output (field `type`)

| type | Main fields |
|---|---|
| `event` | `title`, `url`, `dateTime`, `endTime`, `eventType`, `rsvps`, `fee`, `currency`, `isFree`, `venueName`, `address`, `city`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `groupName`, `groupUrl`, `groupMembers`, `groupRating`, `description` |
| `group` | `name`, `url`, `city`, `country`, `members`, `rating`, `ratingsCount`, `organizer`, `foundedDate`, `emails`, `description` |

### Example output

One real item from a test run (long texts and lists shortened):

```json
{
  "type": "event",
  "id": "316527141",
  "title": "Networking for Tech Startups, Investors, Professionals in NYC",
  "url": "https://www.meetup.com/startup-pitch-networking-nyc/events/316527141/",
  "dateTime": "2026-10-20T19:00:00-04:00",
  "endTime": "2026-10-20T22:00:00-04:00",
  "eventType": "PHYSICAL",
  "rsvps": 32,
  "fee": 30,
  "currency": "USD",
  "isFree": false,
  "venueName": "The Laurels",
  "address": "231 2nd Avenue,",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "US",
  "latitude": 40.7326,
  "longitude": -73.98501,
  "groupName": "Startup Pitch & Networking – NYC",
  "groupUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/startup-pitch-networking-nyc",
  "groupMembers": 3279,
  "groupRating": 4.4,
  "description": "**✨ To join this event, please make sure to book your ticket here 👉 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-tech-startups-investors-experts-networking-pitch-event-...",
  "search": "startup",
  "location": "New York"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

You pay only for results delivered, at a fixed price per item. **Apify platform usage is included** in that price, so there are no compute costs on top. Errors and items that couldn't be found are free.

| What you get | Price | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Group | $0.002 each | 1,000 groups = $2.00 |
| Event | $0.001 each | 1,000 events = $1.00 |

The Apify **Free plan includes $5 of monthly credit**, enough for about **2,500 groups** per month at no cost. You can also set a maximum spend per run.

On paid Apify plans it gets cheaper automatically: **10% off on Starter, 20% on Scale and 30% on Business**.

### Feedback

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# Actor input Schema

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

City names (e.g. 'New York', 'London', 'São Paulo', 'Austin TX') or 'latitude,longitude'.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Topics to search (e.g. 'python', 'startup', 'yoga', 'board games'). Each keyword is searched in each location.

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

Upcoming events, groups (communities with members and organizer), or both.

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Limit per location, keyword and type.

## `radiusMiles` (type: `integer`):

Distance from the city center.

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

Events only: in person or online.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "New York",
    "Berlin"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "python"
  ],
  "searchType": "events",
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 30,
  "radiusMiles": 25,
  "eventType": "any"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Events and groups (field 'type').

# 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 = {
    "locations": [
        "New York",
        "Berlin"
    ],
    "keywords": [
        "python"
    ],
    "maxResultsPerSearch": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jeffev/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 = {
    "locations": [
        "New York",
        "Berlin",
    ],
    "keywords": ["python"],
    "maxResultsPerSearch": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jeffev/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 '{
  "locations": [
    "New York",
    "Berlin"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "python"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 30
}' |
apify call jeffev/meetup-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jeffev/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/TAhdvY1ADtNjpbyFv/builds/nBjKVAXH6eMDyLShr/openapi.json