Meetup: scrapers and the official API, compared

Events, groups, venues, dates and attendee counts from Meetup.

Short answer

For most Meetup jobs, start with Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar: it covers 5 of 7 core fields (name, venue, city, country and 1 more) at $0.99 per 1,000 results on Apify's Free plan. The top published score for Meetup goes to Meetup Scraper by filip_cicvarek (83 of 100), a Store tool from another publisher, listed for reference.

From published Store listings, output schemas and the official documentation. Checked 2026-11-02. How the ranking works.

Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar: inputs, code and cost Open in Apify Store

1 catalogue Actor 8 other Store tools Official API: Limited access Lowest rate $0.05 per 1K

Route map

Each line is one way to get Meetup data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.

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.

Catalogue Actors for Meetup

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…

5/7 core fields 10 output fields $0.99 per 1K Open in Apify Store

Field matrix: who returns what

Every tool with a published output schema, against the 7 fields most Meetup jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.

Which tools return each core Meetup field, from published output schemas
Tool	name	start	venue	city	country	guest	url	Fields
Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar	●	–	●	●	●	–	●	5/7
Meetup ScraperReference only, by filip_cicvarek	●	–	–	●	●	–	●	4/7
Meetup Events ScraperReference only, by deriverge	●	–	●	●	●	–	●	5/7
Meetup Events ScraperReference only, by scrapestorm	●	–	●	–	–	–	●	3/7
Meetup ScraperReference only, by haketa	●	–	●	●	●	–	●	5/7
Meetup Email ScraperReference only, by contactminerlabs	●	–	–	–	–	–	●	2/7
Meetup ScraperReference only, by hoholabs	–	–	●	–	–	–	●	2/7
Meetup Events ScraperReference only, by automation-lab	●	–	●	●	●	–	●	5/7
Tools returning it	7	0	6	5	5	0	8

Field dictionary: the exact keys

The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every Meetup Actor by field.

Output keys for each core Meetup field in the top catalogue Actors
Core field	Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder…
name	name, venueName
start	–
venue	venueName
city	city
country	country
guest	–
url	url

All 9 tools, scored

Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.

Catalogue Actors for Meetup, ranked by the published method
		Sample fields
76	Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar Catalogue Actor, pay per event	name, venueName, city	10	$0.99	10 runs, too few to rate	Nov 2026

Other Store tools, for reference

Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.

Other Store tools for Meetup, for reference
		Sample fields
83	Meetup Scraper Reference only, by filip_cicvarek	group.organizerName, group.city, group.country	23	$1.00	100% of 3,675 runs	Aug 2026
80	Meetup Events Scraper Reference only, by deriverge	title, venueName, city	33	$2.00	100% of 464 runs	Oct 2026
78	Meetup Events Scraper Reference only, by scrapestorm	title, venue, eventUrl	11	$0.05	93% of 618 runs	Jun 2026
75	Meetup Scraper Reference only, by haketa	title, venue, city	29	$4.00	99% of 139 runs	Nov 2026
74	Meetup Email Scraper Reference only, by contactminerlabs	title, url, email	8	$0.05	97% of 29 runs	Oct 2026
71	Meetup Scraper Reference only, by hoholabs	venue, eventUrl, queryType	9	$1.00	100% of 29 runs	Oct 2026
67	Meetup Events Scraper Reference only, by automation-lab	title, venueName, city	24	$5.75	100% of 116 runs	Sep 2026
55	Meetup Events Scraper Reference only, by easyapi	No published schema	–	$4.99	100% of 220 runs	Jan 2026

Official API route

Meetup GraphQL API

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.

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

Limits. The API allows 500 query points every 60 seconds. Meetup may deny or revoke access that does not follow its API License Terms.

Official documentation

Terms and personal data

Meetup's terms bar commercial data extraction by automated means not permitted by the terms; public event data only. This is general information, not legal advice.

Read Meetup's terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.

How to start

Open Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar and start from its default input; its Actor page has the full example input and code.
Set the Meetup search, profile, listing or URL you need and a result limit; the required inputs are platform, mode.
Run it and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from the Apify API.

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

The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own Meetup query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.

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.

Questions people ask

What is the cheapest catalogue Actor for Meetup data?

Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar lists $0.99 per 1,000 results (pay per event), with 10 fields in its published output schema. Start events and platform usage are billed separately. Checked 2026-11-02.

Which Meetup scraper returns the most core fields?

Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar covers 5 of the 7 core Meetup fields this page tracks (name, start, venue, city, country, guest, url), based on its published output schema.

Does Meetup have an official 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.

Is it legal to scrape Meetup?

It depends on what you collect and how. Meetup's terms bar commercial data extraction by automated means not permitted by the terms; public event data only. Read Meetup's terms (https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027447252-Terms-of-Service) before you collect, and check whether personal data is involved. This is general information, not legal advice.

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Sources

Data checked 2026-11-02

Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "How to get Meetup data." https://scraperfinder.com/sites/meetup/ (data checked 2026-11-02).

Highest-scoring catalogue Actor

Meetup & Lu.ma Event Finder by City, Group & Calendar: 5 of 7 core fields, $0.99 per 1,000 results, score 76. The highest score overall is 83 (Meetup Scraper, a Store tool from another publisher); both are in the table above.

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