# Meetup Scraper

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Status** | private |
| **Method** | `GET` |
| **Endpoint** | `/v1/website/rendering` |
| **Base URL** | `https://api.browsersolver.com` |
| **Credit Cost** | 2 credits per call |
| **Documentation** | https://www.browsersolver.com/library/website-rendering-meetup-scraper |

## Access

This endpoint is **private**. Requests return HTTP 403 until access is granted. There is no self-serve request-access button. Open a support ticket from the dashboard Help desk (https://app.browsersolver.com/app?returnTo=help-desk/tickets/new) and include the endpoint path, your use case, target fields, and expected volume.

## Description

Snapshot Meetup group and event pages as hydrated HTML for RSVP counts, venues, and agenda blocks.

## Authentication

- **Key Name:** `x-api-key`
- **Location:** HTTP Header
- **Get an API key:** https://app.browsersolver.com/register

## Example Request

```bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.browsersolver.com/v1/website/rendering' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Example Response

### Meetup social HTML

```json
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.example.com/meetup"/><meta charset="utf-8"/><title>Meetup posts</title><meta name="x-bs-slug" content="meetup"/><meta name="x-bs-source" content="browsersolver-selectors"/></head><body data-page="social" data-brand="meetup" data-surface="social" data-seed="43511" data-wait-hint="[data-testid=&quot;post-card&quot;]"><main data-surface="social"><article data-testid="post-card" data-id="p74740"><header><a href="/@meetupuser">@meetupuser</a></header><div data-testid="post-text">Public post module hydrated for BrowserSolver examples.</div><div data-testid="engagement"><span>411 likes</span><span>33 comments</span></div></article><article data-testid="post-card" data-id="p74741"><div data-testid="post-text">Second public card after layout settle.</div></article></main><section class="x-bs-enrich" data-slug="meetup"><p>Meetup HTML fixtures for BrowserSolver rendering examples.</p></section></body></html>
```

## Documentation

## Meetup via BrowserSolver

**Meetup Scraper** opens Meetup URLs in BrowserSolver and returns HTML after scripts finish.

| | |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | `/v1/website/rendering` |
| Credits | 2 / successful call |
| Auth | API key |

### Try it
```
GET https://api.browsersolver.com/v1/website/rendering?query=https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=python&location=Paris
```

### Response
HTML post JavaScript.

### Common workflows
- Collect JS-heavy pages
- Feed enrichment pipelines
- Prototype extractors

#
## Workflows
- Archive public profile modules
- Capture post and engagement nodes
- Monitor public bio changes

## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | Absolute Meetup URL |
| `wait_in_seconds` | number | no | Extra pause after load (0-30) |
| `wait_for` | string | no | CSS/XPath selector that must appear |
| `block_ads` | boolean | no | Drop ad traffic during render |
| `timeout` | number | no | Max render seconds (default 30) |

## Notes
- Prefer [Website Crawler](/v1/website/crawler) if markup arrives without JS.
- Use [Website WebUnlocker](/v1/website/webunlocker) only on approved, heavily protected hosts.