Overview

Meetup.com API lets you access event and group data from the Meetup platform using GraphQL. You can query upcoming events, group details, and member information to build event discovery apps. It requires an API key and uses the GraphQL query language instead of traditional REST endpoints.

Beginner Tip

Meetup uses GraphQL, so you send POST requests with a query string in the body rather than using different URL paths — try the interactive GraphQL explorer in their docs to build queries visually.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

Meetup.com data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Meetup.com",
    "description": "Data about Meetups from Meetup.com",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

data The root container for all GraphQL response data
data.self.id The unique identifier of the authenticated Meetup user
data.self.name Display name of the authenticated user
errors Present only when the query fails; each item contains a message field describing what went wrong

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://www.meetup.com/api/guide";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized Missing or invalid API key in Authorization header
Include your token as "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" — get it from the Meetup OAuth flow
GraphQL errors array in response Invalid query syntax or requested fields that do not exist
Use the Meetup GraphQL explorer at meetup.com/graphql/explorer to validate your query before sending it
Rate limit exceeded Too many requests in a short period
Slow down your requests; Meetup enforces per-minute rate limits on the API

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Social
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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