EDMTrain Electronic Events Scraper 🎵 A powerful Apify actor that scrapes electronic music events from EDMTrain.com across major US cities. ## Features - 🏙️ 15 Major Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas, Austin, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Philadelphia, Phoenix - 🎧 Comprehensive Event Data: Event titles, dates, venues, artist lineups, prices, images - 📊 Customizable: Choose cities and number of events per city - 🔄 Smart Pagination: Automatically handles infinite scroll and pagination - 💾 Structured Output: Clean JSON/CSV export ready for databases ## What Gets Scraped - Event Title: Name of the electronic music event - Date & Time: When the event is happening - Venue: Location name and address - City & State: Geographic location - Artists/Lineup: DJs and performers - Ticket Price: Cost information - Event URL: Direct link to event details - Image: Event poster/flyer - Genre: Type of electronic music - Age Restriction: 18+, 21+, All Ages - Source: EDMTrain reference ## Input Configuration json { "eventsPerCity": 50, "cities": ["Miami", "New York", "Los Angeles", "Las Vegas", "Chicago"], "includeLineups": true, "includePrices": true, "debug": false } ### Parameters - eventsPerCity (number): Maximum events to scrape per city (1-200, default: 50) - cities (array): List of cities to scrape (default: top 10 cities) - includeLineups (boolean): Include detailed artist information (default: true) - includePrices (boolean): Include ticket pricing (default: true) - debug (boolean): Enable detailed logging (default: false) ## Output Example json { "title": "Deadmau5 at LIV Nightclub", "date": "2025-08-30", "venue": "LIV Nightclub", "city": "Miami", "state": "FL", "artists": "Deadmau5", "lineup": "Deadmau5, Special Guests", "price": "$75-150", "eventUrl": "https://edmtrain.com/fl/miami/event-12345", "imageUrl": "https://edmtrain.com/images/event-12345.jpg", "genre": "Progressive House", "ageRestriction": "21+", "category": "Electronic Music", "source": "EDMTrain", "scrapedAt": "2025-08-20T21:00:00.000Z" } ## Use Cases - 📅 Event Discovery Apps: Build apps that help users find electronic music events - 🎫 Ticket Aggregators: Compare prices across different events - 📊 Market Analysis: Analyze electronic music trends by city - 🎵 Artist Tracking: Follow specific DJs and their tour dates - 🏢 Venue Analytics: Track which venues host the most events ## Deployment ### Local Testing bash npm install npm start ### Deploy to Apify bash apify login apify push ## Integration with Databases The scraper outputs clean JSON that can be easily imported into: - Supabase: Direct upsert with event URLs as unique keys - MongoDB: Document-based storage for flexible queries - PostgreSQL: Structured relational database - Elasticsearch: Full-text search capabilities ## API Usage javascript // Run via Apify API const response = await fetch('https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~edmtrain-scraper/runs', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' }, body: JSON.stringify({ eventsPerCity: 50, cities: ["Miami", "New York", "Las Vegas"] }) }); ## Rate Limits & Costs - Free Tier: ~100-200 events per run - Paid Usage: ~$0.10-0.20 per 500 events - Recommended: Run daily for fresh event updates ## Error Handling The scraper includes: - Automatic retries on failed requests - Fallback selectors for different page layouts - Graceful handling of missing data - Detailed error logging in debug mode ## Support - Issues: Report bugs via GitHub issues - Updates: Check for actor updates regularly - API Docs: https://docs.apify.com ## License MIT License - Free to use and modify --- Built with ❤️ for the electronic music community