# Meetup Scraper: Events & Groups by Location and Keyword (`localwire/meetup-events`) Actor Meetup scraper: public events and groups near any place, by keyword, event type (online, in person, hybrid) and date range, with times, venue, group, number going, fee and member counts. Monitor mode returns only new events. $3 per 1,000 results, no login. No member or attendee data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/localwire/meetup-events.md - **Developed by:** [Local Wire](https://apify.com/localwire) (community) - **Categories:** Marketing, Social media - **Features:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 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. 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 by Location and Keyword Meetup scraper for public events and groups near any place, by keyword, event type (online, in person, hybrid) and date range, from the public data meetup.com's own search pages load. Events come with times, venue, group, number going and fee; groups with member count, category and rating. **$3 per 1,000 events or groups** ($0.003 each), no start fee, no login. A **monitor mode** returns only results you have not had before, so a daily schedule gives you each new event once. Results export as JSON, CSV or Excel. No member, host, organiser or attendee data is collected: attendance and membership are counts only. ### What you get #### Event ```json { "type": "event", "source": "meetup", "id": "317236778", "url": "https://www.meetup.com/atlasshift-buildathon/events/317236778/", "title": "Data & AI Buildathon: Think, Collaborate, Create", "description": "**Build your portfolio. Expand your network. Learn by doing.**\nDon't just talk about data. Put your skills into practice! …", "startAt": "2026-11-11T18:30:00Z", "endAt": "2026-11-11T20:30:00Z", "status": "active", "eventType": "physical", "isOnline": false, "rsvpCount": 7, "feeAmount": null, "feeCurrency": null, "isFree": true, "venueName": "Corgi Cafe", "venueAddress": "74 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3JL, UK", "city": "London", "state": null, "country": "gb", "latitude": 51.53, "longitude": -0.08, "groupId": "38758035", "groupName": "AtlasShift Buildathon", "groupUrlname": "atlasshift-buildathon", "groupUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/atlasshift-buildathon/", "groupMembers": 19, "groupIsPrivate": false, "timezone": "Europe/London", "imageUrl": null, "scrapedAt": "2026-11-07T11:00:00.000Z" } ``` #### Group ```json { "type": "group", "source": "meetup", "id": "30969754", "url": "https://www.meetup.com/london-python-enthusiasts", "name": "London Python Enthusiasts", "urlname": "london-python-enthusiasts", "description": "Welcome to London Python Enthusiasts, a community of passionate Python developers and enthusiasts based in the heart of London! …", "city": "London", "state": "17", "country": "gb", "latitude": 51.52, "longitude": -0.1, "timezone": "Europe/London", "foundedAt": "2019-01-20T11:18:04Z", "isPrivate": false, "joinMode": "OPEN", "category": "Science & Education", "memberCount": 1183, "eventRating": 4.44, "eventRatingCount": 121, "imageUrl": "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/e/4/7/highres_477992327.jpeg", "scrapedAt": "2026-11-07T11:00:00.000Z" } ``` | Field | Meaning | |---|---| | `startAt`, `endAt`, `timezone` | Event start and end, and the group's time zone. | | `eventType`, `isOnline` | `online`, `physical` (in person) or `hybrid`. | | `rsvpCount` | How many people are going. A count only; no names. | | `feeAmount`, `feeCurrency`, `isFree` | The event fee, when there is one. | | `venueName`, `venueAddress`, `city`, `state`, `country` | Where an in-person event takes place. Empty for online events. | | `latitude`, `longitude` | Rounded to two decimals (about 1 km). | | `groupName`, `groupUrl`, `groupMembers`, `groupIsPrivate` | The group running the event and its size. | | `memberCount`, `eventRating`, `eventRatingCount` | Group size and the average rating of its events. | | `foundedAt`, `joinMode`, `category` | When the group started, how people join (for example `OPEN`), and Meetup's topic category. | E-mail addresses and phone numbers that appear in descriptions are removed. The run's key-value store gets an `OUTPUT` summary: the place that was resolved, pages read, results found and filtered out, the stop reason and any problems. ### Quick start The form opens with Python events near London and a cap of 20. Press **Start** for up to 20 events at $0.06: ```json { "mode": "events", "location": "London, UK", "keyword": "python", "maxResults": 20 } ``` In-person hiking events near Austin: ```json { "mode": "events", "location": "Austin, TX", "keyword": "hiking", "eventType": "physical" } ``` The biggest startup groups within 10 miles of Berlin: ```json { "mode": "groups", "location": "Berlin, Germany", "keyword": "startups", "radiusMiles": 10, "maxResults": 50 } ``` New AI events around an exact point, once a day: ```json { "mode": "events", "latitude": "51.5074", "longitude": "-0.1278", "keyword": "ai", "onlyNew": true } ``` ### Input reference | Field | Type | Default | What it does | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `events` | `events` or `groups`. | | `location` | string | | A place name: `London, UK`, `Austin, TX`, `Berlin, Germany`. Required unless latitude and longitude are given. | | `latitude` / `longitude` | string | | Search around an exact point instead of a place name. Give both or neither. | | `radiusMiles` | integer | 25 | How far from the place to search (1 to 100). | | `keyword` | string | | Optional for events, required for groups: `python`, `hiking`, `book club`. | | `eventType` | string | `any` | `any`, `online`, `physical` (in person) or `hybrid`. | | `startDate` / `endDate` | string | | Only events in this date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`). | | `maxResults` | integer | 100 | Stop after this many events or groups (1 to 10,000). | | `onlyNew` | boolean | false | Monitor mode: return, and charge for, only results not returned by earlier runs of the same search. | | `monitorKey` | string | | A name for this monitor's memory. By default each distinct search has its own. | Without a keyword, events mode returns Meetup's own "events near you" selection for the place. Add a keyword for a fuller search. ### Use cases - **Event listings and community calendars.** Every Python, hiking or startup event within 25 miles of a city this month. - **New-event monitoring.** A daily run with `onlyNew` returns only what was added since the last run. - **Community research.** The biggest groups for a topic in a city, with member counts and ratings. - **Sponsorship and partnership prospecting.** Find active groups and well-attended events in your field, with links to the public group pages. - **Developer relations.** Track where a technology has active local communities and how many people turn up. - **Venue and city analysis.** Which venues host which kinds of events, and how attendance compares between cities. - **AI agents.** "What tech meetups are on in Leeds this week?" answered with live data. ### Pricing Pay per result: **$0.003 per event or group returned ($3 per 1,000)**. No start fee. Results that are filtered out and, in monitor mode, results you already have are free. | Run | Results | Cost | |---|---|---| | The quick-start run | up to 20 events | up to **$0.06** | | The default cap | 100 events | **$0.30** | | Groups for one topic in five cities, 50 each | 250 groups | **$0.75** | | A daily monitor for one keyword and city that finds 10 new events a day | 10 a day | $0.03 a day, about **$0.90 a month** | To cap spending, set `maxResults` or a maximum cost per run in the run options (`maxTotalChargeUsd` in the API). The Actor stops cleanly at the limit. ### Monitor new events in 2 minutes 1. Set the place, keyword and filters, and turn on **Only new results**. 2. Save the input as a **Task** and add a daily **Schedule**. 3. Add an integration (e-mail, Slack, Google Sheets, webhook) to receive the new events. The memory is kept in a key-value store named `meetup-events-monitor` in your own Apify account. ### Use it from the API ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/localwire~meetup-events/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -d '{"mode": "events", "location": "London, UK", "keyword": "python", "maxResults": 20}' ``` With the official clients: ```js import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client"; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN }); const run = await client.actor("localwire/meetup-events").call({ mode: "groups", location: "Austin, TX", keyword: "hiking", maxResults: 50 }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); ``` ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("") run = client.actor("localwire/meetup-events").call(run_input={"location": "Berlin, Germany", "keyword": "data science", "eventType": "physical", "maxResults": 50}) items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items ``` ### Use it from an AI agent (MCP) Apify hosts an MCP server at `https://mcp.apify.com`. Add it to an MCP client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and others) and sign in with your Apify account, or send your API token as an `Authorization: Bearer` header. To expose just this Actor as a tool: ``` https://mcp.apify.com?tools=localwire/meetup-events ``` Then ask "what tech meetups are on in Leeds this week?". Notes for agents: `location` (or latitude and longitude) is required; `groups` mode also needs `keyword`. `maxResults` defaults to 100, so pass 10 to 20 for a quick answer. Descriptions can be long; the dataset API's `fields` parameter trims the response to the fields you need. ### Integrations Apify connects runs to Make, n8n, Zapier, LangChain, webhooks and other tools, and datasets export as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS. Typical setups: new events appended to Google Sheets or Airtable; a weekly community digest built in Make; a calendar site fed from the dataset API. ### How it works 1. The place name is resolved to coordinates with Meetup's own location search (skipped when you give latitude and longitude). If Meetup cannot find the place, the run fails with a message suggesting the "City, Country" form. 2. The Actor then pages through one of three public searches, 50 results at a time: the keyword event search, Meetup's "events near you" list when there is no keyword, or the group search in `groups` mode. 3. The event type and date range are sent with the search and checked again on each result, so nothing outside your filters is returned or charged. 4. Each result is flattened into the record shown above. The queries ask only for public event and group fields and aggregate counts. ### FAQ #### Is there a free Meetup API? Meetup's official API needs an OAuth client, which at the time of writing Meetup offers to Meetup Pro subscribers. This Actor needs no Meetup account: it reads the same public data that meetup.com's search pages load for any visitor. #### How do I find Meetup events near me by keyword? Set `location` to your city ("Leeds, UK"), add a `keyword` and optionally a `radiusMiles`, `eventType` and date range. For an exact point, give `latitude` and `longitude` instead. #### How do I find the largest Meetup groups for a topic? Run `groups` mode with a `keyword` and a `location`, then sort the dataset by `memberCount`. Each group also has `eventRating` and `foundedAt`. #### Can I export Meetup events to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets? Yes. Open the run's dataset and choose CSV or Excel, or request `https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets//items?format=csv`. For Google Sheets, use Apify's Google Sheets integration. #### Does it return member lists, attendees or organiser names? No. Member, host, organiser and attendee fields are never requested. `rsvpCount`, `groupMembers` and `memberCount` are counts only. #### Can I get the events of one specific group? Not directly: the Actor searches by place and keyword. Searching for the group's name as the keyword can find its events, and every event carries `groupUrlname` to filter on. #### Can I get past events? No. The Actor uses Meetup's event search, which is for upcoming events. To keep a history, schedule runs and store the results. #### How do I get only online events? Set `eventType` to `online`. Use `physical` for in-person events and `hybrid` for both at once. #### Why did I get fewer results than `maxResults`? The search ran out: there were no more matching events or groups within the radius. Widen `radiusMiles`, drop the date range or use a broader keyword. ### Limitations - **Search-based.** Results are what Meetup's search returns for the place, radius and keyword; there is no "all events of a group" or "all groups in a country" mode. - **Upcoming events only.** - **Groups need a keyword.** - **No member, host, organiser or attendee data**, by design. No comments or photo albums. - **Coordinates are rounded** to two decimals. - **Speed.** Requests are made one at a time, at least 1.5 seconds apart, 50 results per request. - **Blocks are not worked around.** Each run reads robots.txt first, follows its crawl delay and records in `OUTPUT` any path it uses that the file disallows. The Actor uses no logins, no proxies and no CAPTCHA solving. If Meetup refuses requests (HTTP 403 or 429, or a challenge page), it waits once, and if still refused the run stops early and keeps what it has. ### Disclaimer Not affiliated with or endorsed by Meetup. 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Required unless latitude and longitude are given (then it is ignored). There is no default place. ## `latitude` (type: `string`): Optional: search around this exact point instead of a place name (e.g. 51.5074). ## `longitude` (type: `string`): Optional: search around this exact point instead of a place name (e.g. -0.1278). ## `radiusMiles` (type: `integer`): How far from the place to search. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Optional for events (empty = Meetup's events near you), required for groups. E.g. python, hiking, book club, startups. ## `eventType` (type: `string`): Any, online only, in person only or hybrid only. ## `startDate` (type: `string`): Only events from this date (YYYY-MM-DD). ## `endDate` (type: `string`): Only events up to this date (YYYY-MM-DD). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many events or groups (100 if left out). Each result costs $0.003; use 10 to 20 for a quick answer. ## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`): Remember events or groups returned by earlier runs of the same search and return (and charge for) only new ones. Ideal with a daily schedule. ## `monitorKey` (type: `string`): Optional name for this monitor's memory. By default each search gets its own memory. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "events", "location": "London, UK", "radiusMiles": 25, "keyword": "python", "eventType": "any", "maxResults": 20, "onlyNew": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `events` (type: `string`): Events with time, venue, group and attendance. ## `groups` (type: `string`): Groups with location, category and size. ## `allResults` (type: `string`): Every record in the run's default dataset, all fields. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "location": "London, UK", "keyword": "python", "maxResults": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("localwire/meetup-events").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "location": "London, UK", "keyword": "python", "maxResults": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("localwire/meetup-events").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": "London, UK", "keyword": "python", "maxResults": 20 }' | apify call localwire/meetup-events --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,localwire/meetup-events" } } } ``` 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 ` 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/fNTtIYGgoMRrdPdAi/builds/tvaH523UE8q7nk9Ip/openapi.json