Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar

Search, browse, or look up events on Meetup and Lu.ma by city, group, or calendar: dates, venue, organizer, attendee count, photo and RSVP status from one actor and input shape.

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Short answer

Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar is an Apify Store Actor for Meetup data that returns 10 published output fields, including name, venueName, city, country. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 26 input settings; 2 are required (platform, mode). It covers 5 of the 7 core Meetup fields this site tracks. Last updated Nov 2, 2026.

From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.

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What it returns

10 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

platform
recordType
name
startAt
venueName
city
country
guestCount
isFree
url

Not in the schema among the core Meetup fields: start, guest. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

Input

Input settings for Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar
Setting	Type	Required	Default	What it does
platform	string	Yes	meetup	Which platform to query. All modes are HTTP-only and need no login.
mode	string	Yes	searchEvents	What to scrape: search, specific event/group/calendar URLs, group/calendar event lists, nearby discovery, or auto-routed URLs.
query	string	No	–	Free-text keyword. Required for Meetup search. Lu.ma keyword search caps at 50 results per run.
location	string	No	–	City, state, or country. Meetup resolves it server-side; Lu.ma resolves the featured city. Examples: `san francisco`, `New York, NY`, `London, UK`.
lat	number	No	–	Explicit latitude. Bypasses location geocoding and anchors Lu.ma category feeds.
lng	number	No	–	Explicit longitude. Bypasses location geocoding and anchors Lu.ma category feeds.
country	string	No	–	Optional ISO country code used when resolving a Meetup location.
meetupCategory	string	No	–	Browse or filter Meetup by a live topic category. Use `all` with a query for no category filter.
lumaCategory	string	No	–	Lu.ma category feed. Needs a city or `lat`/`lng` to anchor the feed.
eventType	string	No	any	Meetup server-side event format filter. Lu.ma location types are not reliable, so Lu.ma ignores this field.

Show the other 16 settings

More input settings for Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar
Setting	Type	Required	Default	What it does
sortBy	string	No	relevance	Meetup sorts server-side. Lu.ma sorts client-side by start date; relevance keeps source order.
dateFrom	string	No	–	Earliest event date (inclusive). Accepts `YYYY-MM-DD` or an ISO date-time.
dateTo	string	No	–	Latest event date (inclusive). Accepts `YYYY-MM-DD` or an ISO date-time.
radiusKm	integer	No	–	Meetup search radius around the resolved location.
minAttendees	integer	No	–	Drop events below this RSVP/guest count. Meetup filters server-side; Lu.ma filters client-side.
freeOnly	boolean	No	false	Drop events that are known to charge. Events with an unknown price are kept.
eventPeriod	string	No	upcoming	Upcoming, past, or both. Past is reliable on Meetup groups and Lu.ma calendars; Lu.ma city/category feeds are upcoming-only.
urls	array	No	[]	One or more Meetup or Lu.ma URLs. `mode=byUrl` auto-routes each one; `byEvent`, `byGroup`, and calendar modes also accept URLs.
slugs	array	No	[]	Meetup group urlnames or Lu.ma event/calendar slugs. For Meetup events, pair index-aligned with `eventIds`.
eventIds	array	No	[]	Numeric Meetup event IDs or Lu.ma `evt-...` ids. Meetup numeric IDs can be used alone or index-aligned with `slugs` (group urlnames).
lumaCity	string	No	–	Featured Lu.ma city feed. Alternatively supply `location` or `lat`/`lng`.
maxItems	integer	No	50	Hard cap on emitted records.
includeAttendees	boolean	No	false	Add public RSVP names/photos to Meetup events (one extra request per event, capped at 250).
includeMembers	boolean	No	false	Add a public member sample to Meetup group records (one extra request per group).
enrichDetails	boolean	No	false	Fetch each Lu.ma event's detail endpoint for description, ticket tiers, and featured guests. Off by default for speed.
onlyNewSinceLastRun	boolean	No	false	Remember emitted IDs for this exact input and skip them on later runs. The first run emits everything.

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "platform": "meetup",
  "mode": "searchEvents",
  "query": "tech",
  "location": "san francisco",
  "eventType": "any",
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "freeOnly": false,
  "eventPeriod": "upcoming",
  "urls": [],
  "slugs": [],
  "eventIds": [],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "includeAttendees": false,
  "includeMembers": false,
  "enrichDetails": false,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "platform": "meetup",
    "mode": "searchEvents",
    "query": "tech",
    "location": "san francisco",
    "eventType": "any",
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "freeOnly": False,
    "eventPeriod": "upcoming",
    "urls": [],
    "slugs": [],
    "eventIds": [],
    "maxItems": 3,
    "includeAttendees": False,
    "includeMembers": False,
    "enrichDetails": False,
    "onlyNewSinceLastRun": False
}

run = client.actor("dataspryva/meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "platform": "meetup",
    "mode": "searchEvents",
    "query": "tech",
    "location": "san francisco",
    "eventType": "any",
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "freeOnly": false,
    "eventPeriod": "upcoming",
    "urls": [],
    "slugs": [],
    "eventIds": [],
    "maxItems": 3,
    "includeAttendees": false,
    "includeMembers": false,
    "enrichDetails": false,
    "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false
};

const run = await client.actor("dataspryva/meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dataspryva~meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"platform":"meetup","mode":"searchEvents","query":"tech","location":"san francisco","eventType":"any","sortBy":"relevance","freeOnly":false,"eventPeriod":"upcoming","urls":[],"slugs":[],"eventIds":[],"maxItems":3,"includeAttendees":false,"includeMembers":false,"enrichDetails":false,"onlyNewSinceLastRun":false}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=dataspryva/meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar results by Apify plan
Apify plan	Per 1,000	10,000 results	100,000 results
Free plan	$0.99	$9.90	$99
Starter plan	$0.82	$8.20	$82
Scale plan	$0.66	$6.60	$66
Business plan	$0.49	$4.90	$49

Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among Meetup routes

It ranks 1 of 1 catalogue Actors for Meetup on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

1 Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar 10 output fields, pay per event 5 of 7 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
+ 7 other Store tools, combined Reference only 5 of 7 core fields
from $0.05 / 1K
API Meetup GraphQL API Limited access fields not compared

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Official route: Meetup GraphQL API

Limited access. The Meetup GraphQL API reads and edits events, groups, members and RSVPs over OAuth2. Meetup's help center states that only members with an active Meetup Pro subscription can create new OAuth consumers, and approval is not guaranteed.

No separate API price is published; creating an OAuth consumer requires an active Meetup Pro subscription.

Official documentation

Other Store tools for Meetup

Reference only, from their public listings.

Other Store tools for Meetup
Tool	Fields	Price / 1K
Meetup Scraper	23	$1.00
Meetup Events Scraper	33	$2.00
Meetup Events Scraper	11	$0.05
Meetup Scraper	29	$4.00
Meetup Email Scraper	8	$0.05

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Questions people ask

How much does Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar return?

Its published output schema lists 10 fields: platform, recordType, name, startAt, venueName, city, country, guestCount, isFree, url. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar need?

Required: platform, mode. Optional settings include query, location, lat, lng, country, meetupCategory.

How do I run Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("dataspryva/meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("dataspryva/meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dataspryva~meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-11-02 Data synced 2026-11-12

Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/meetup-and-lu-ma-event-finder-by-city-group/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

Run Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar

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