EDMTrain Electronic Events Scraper

🎵 A powerful Apify actor that scrapes electronic music events from EDMTrain.com across major US cities.

Features

• 🏙️ 15 Major Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas, Austin, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Philadelphia, Phoenix
• 🎧 Comprehensive Event Data: Event titles, dates, venues, artist lineups, prices, images
• 📊 Customizable: Choose cities and number of events per city
• 🔄 Smart Pagination: Automatically handles infinite scroll and pagination
• 💾 Structured Output: Clean JSON/CSV export ready for databases

What Gets Scraped

• Event Title: Name of the electronic music event
• Date & Time: When the event is happening
• Venue: Location name and address
• City & State: Geographic location
• Artists/Lineup: DJs and performers
• Ticket Price: Cost information
• Event URL: Direct link to event details
• Image: Event poster/flyer
• Genre: Type of electronic music
• Age Restriction: 18+, 21+, All Ages
• Source: EDMTrain reference

Input Configuration

{
  "eventsPerCity": 50,
  "cities": ["Miami", "New York", "Los Angeles", "Las Vegas", "Chicago"],
  "includeLineups": true,
  "includePrices": true,
  "debug": false
}

Parameters

• eventsPerCity (number): Maximum events to scrape per city (1-200, default: 50)
• cities (array): List of cities to scrape (default: top 10 cities)
• includeLineups (boolean): Include detailed artist information (default: true)
• includePrices (boolean): Include ticket pricing (default: true)
• debug (boolean): Enable detailed logging (default: false)

Output Example

{
  "title": "Deadmau5 at LIV Nightclub",
  "date": "2025-08-30",
  "venue": "LIV Nightclub",
  "city": "Miami",
  "state": "FL",
  "artists": "Deadmau5",
  "lineup": "Deadmau5, Special Guests",
  "price": "$75-150",
  "eventUrl": "https://edmtrain.com/fl/miami/event-12345",
  "imageUrl": "https://edmtrain.com/images/event-12345.jpg",
  "genre": "Progressive House",
  "ageRestriction": "21+",
  "category": "Electronic Music",
  "source": "EDMTrain",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-08-20T21:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• 📅 Event Discovery Apps: Build apps that help users find electronic music events
• 🎫 Ticket Aggregators: Compare prices across different events
• 📊 Market Analysis: Analyze electronic music trends by city
• 🎵 Artist Tracking: Follow specific DJs and their tour dates
• 🏢 Venue Analytics: Track which venues host the most events

Deployment

Local Testing

npm install
npm start

Deploy to Apify

apify login
apify push

Integration with Databases

The scraper outputs clean JSON that can be easily imported into:

• Supabase: Direct upsert with event URLs as unique keys
• MongoDB: Document-based storage for flexible queries
• PostgreSQL: Structured relational database
• Elasticsearch: Full-text search capabilities

API Usage

// Run via Apify API
const response = await fetch('https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~edmtrain-scraper/runs', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    eventsPerCity: 50,
    cities: ["Miami", "New York", "Las Vegas"]
  })
});

Rate Limits & Costs

• Free Tier: ~100-200 events per run
• Paid Usage: ~$0.10-0.20 per 500 events
• Recommended: Run daily for fresh event updates

Error Handling

The scraper includes:

• Automatic retries on failed requests
• Fallback selectors for different page layouts
• Graceful handling of missing data
• Detailed error logging in debug mode

Support

• Issues: Report bugs via GitHub issues
• Updates: Check for actor updates regularly
• API Docs: https://docs.apify.com

License

MIT License - Free to use and modify

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