Meetup Events & Groups Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "imageUrl": "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/9/f/7/highres_528763511.jpeg",
  "title": "Rust NYC: 'An intro to wgpu' and 'Let's Talk Generics!'",
  "url": "https://www.meetup.com/rust-nyc/events/315963710/",
  "id": "315963710",
  "dateTime": "2026-08-11T18:30:00-04:00",
  "isOnline": false,
  "rsvpState": "JOIN_OPEN",
  "rsvpCount": 160,
  "maxTickets": 160,
  "feeAmount": null,
  "feeCurrency": null,
  "groupName": "Rust NYC",
  "groupUrl": "https://www.meetup.com/rust-nyc/",
  "groupRating": 4.83,
  "groupRatingCount": 865,
  "venueName": "Datadog",
  "venueAddress": "New York Times Building, 620 8th Ave, 50th Floor",
  "venueCity": "New York",
  "venueState": "NY",
  "venueCountry": "us",
  "guestsAllowed": false,
  "numberOfAllowedGuests": 0,
  "eventStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "description": "Join us on Tuesday, August 11th over at Datadog. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. to give attendees time to grab pizza and socialize ... (trimmed)",
  "endTime": "2026-08-11T20:30:00-04:00",
  "goingCount": 160,
  "waitlistCount": 10,
  "hosts": ["Ross Townsend", "Sudhanshu Pandey", "Arianna Cook", "Robert Balicki", "B.Martin"],
  "topics": ["Functional Programming", "Programming Languages", "Rust", "Computer Programming", "Software Development"],
  "venueLat": 40.756107,
  "venueLon": -73.99019,
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:41:39.499Z",
  "error": null
}

The most complete Meetup scraper available. It returns every field the event and group expose, including RSVP and going counts, fee, venue with coordinates, group rating, hosts, topics and category, and lets you search events or groups by keyword and location or scrape specific event and group URLs.

Note: the description above is trimmed for length; live runs return the full text. All values shown are real.

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Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches Meetup for events or groups by keyword and location, or scrapes specific event and group URLs, and writes one normalized record per item to the run's dataset. With withDetails on (the default), each event or group page is opened to add hosts, topics, going count, end time, organizer and category. Each record carries the title, date/time, RSVP and going counts, fee, group and its rating, and venue with coordinates. Missing source values are returned as null.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns 10 tech events in New York with full details.

{
  "resultType": "events",
  "keyword": "tech",
  "location": "New York",
  "withDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 10
}

Set resultType to groups to search groups instead, or pass startUrls to scrape specific event or group pages.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
resultType	enum	no	events	Search for events or for groups.
keyword	string	no	tech	Topic or keyword to search for, for example running, photography, startups.
location	string	no	New York	City or place name, for example London, Ciudad de Mexico, Sao Paulo. The best match is used.
withDetails	boolean	no	true	Open each page to add hosts, topics, going count, end time, organizer and category. Slower but richer.
maxResults	integer	no	10	Maximum events or groups to collect. Free Apify plans are capped at 10 per run.
startUrls	string[]	no	(none)	Direct Meetup event URLs (.../events/123/) or group URLs (meetup.com/group-name/) to scrape instead of, or in addition to, a keyword search.

Output reference

One dataset item per event or group. Types: string, number, boolean, array, or null when the source value is absent. Fields marked "detail" are populated only when withDetails is on.

Field	Type	Description
imageUrl	string	Event or group cover image URL.
title	string	Event title (or group name).
url	string	Event or group URL.
id	string	Meetup identifier.
dateTime	string	Event start date/time (ISO 8601 with offset).
isOnline	boolean	true if the event is online.
rsvpState	string	RSVP state, for example JOIN_OPEN.
rsvpCount	number	Number of RSVPs.
maxTickets	number	Ticket capacity, or null.
feeAmount	number	Event fee amount, or null if free.
feeCurrency	string	Fee currency, or null.
groupName	string	Host group name.
groupUrl	string	Host group URL.
groupRating	number	Group rating (out of 5).
groupRatingCount	number	Number of group ratings.
venueName	string	Venue name, or null for online events.
venueAddress	string	Venue street address.
venueCity	string	Venue city.
venueState	string	Venue state/region.
venueCountry	string	Venue country code.
guestsAllowed	boolean	true if guests are allowed.
numberOfAllowedGuests	number	Number of guests allowed per RSVP.
eventStatus	string	Event status, for example ACTIVE.
description	string	Event or group description.
endTime	string	Event end date/time (detail).
goingCount	number	Number of attendees going (detail).
waitlistCount	number	Waitlist count (detail).
hosts	string[]	Host/organizer names (detail).
topics	string[]	Topic tags (detail).
venueLat	number	Venue latitude (detail).
venueLon	number	Venue longitude (detail).
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	null on success. On a failed run, a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"resultType":"events","keyword":"tech","location":"New York","maxResults":10}):

{
  "title": "Rust NYC: 'An intro to wgpu' and 'Let's Talk Generics!'",
  "url": "https://www.meetup.com/rust-nyc/events/315963710/",
  "id": "315963710",
  "dateTime": "2026-08-11T18:30:00-04:00",
  "isOnline": false,
  "rsvpCount": 160,
  "feeAmount": null,
  "groupName": "Rust NYC",
  "groupRating": 4.83,
  "groupRatingCount": 865,
  "venueName": "Datadog",
  "venueAddress": "New York Times Building, 620 8th Ave, 50th Floor",
  "venueCity": "New York",
  "venueState": "NY",
  "endTime": "2026-08-11T20:30:00-04:00",
  "goingCount": 160,
  "waitlistCount": 10,
  "hosts": ["Ross Townsend", "Sudhanshu Pandey", "Arianna Cook"],
  "topics": ["Functional Programming", "Programming Languages", "Rust"],
  "venueLat": 40.756107,
  "venueLon": -73.99019,
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:41:39.499Z",
  "error": null
}

Some fields are omitted here for length; live runs return every field listed above with real values.

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~meetup-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"resultType":"events","keyword":"photography","location":"London","maxResults":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~meetup-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"resultType":"groups","keyword":"startups","location":"Sao Paulo","maxResults":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/meetup-scraper \
  --input '{"startUrls":["https://www.meetup.com/rust-nyc/events/315963710/"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxResults.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? The keyword and location matched no public events or groups. Try a broader keyword or a larger city. Zero-result runs are not charged.

How do I scrape groups instead of events? Set resultType to groups.

How do I get hosts, topics and going counts? Keep withDetails on (the default). These fields come from opening each event or group page.

Why is feeAmount null? The event is free, so no fee is set. Missing values are returned as null, never invented.

Is this an official Meetup tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with Meetup. It reads only data that is publicly available on the site.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with Meetup. Accesses only publicly available data.