Eventbrite Dating Scraper

An Apify actor that scrapes dating and singles events from Eventbrite for lead generation and data aggregation.

Overview

This actor extracts real event data from Eventbrite's dating-related categories across multiple US cities. It's designed for applications needing structured event data, such as dating platforms, event directories, or marketing tools.

Key Features

• Targeted Scraping: Pulls events from over 30 specific Eventbrite URL patterns, including /dating/, /singles/, /speed-dating/, and /matchmaking/.
• Multi-City Coverage: Scrapes 10 major US cities by default (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Austin, Seattle, Boston, Denver, Atlanta), with a customizable city list.
• Comprehensive Data: Fetches up to 40 events per city (configurable from 1-100) with pagination support across 1-3 pages per category.
• Rich Event Details: Captures event thumbnails, distinguishes between free and paid events, and identifies online vs. in-person events.
• Reliability: Includes retry logic (up to 3 attempts) and automatic duplicate detection based on Eventbrite event IDs.

How to Use

On Apify Platform

1. Navigate to the actor: https://console.apify.com/organization/vK6fmobLbdfZEkiC4/actors/Sgb4KPT4gmTfh8569
2. Configure the input parameters in the UI (optional).
3. Click "Run".
4. Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

Via API

const response = await fetch('https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/payai~eventbrite-dating-scraper/runs', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    cities: ["New York", "Miami"],
    eventsPerCity: 40
  })
});

Via CLI

# Run with default settings
apify call eventbrite-dating-scraper

# Run with custom input
apify call eventbrite-dating-scraper --input '{ "cities": ["New York", "Miami"], "eventsPerCity": 30 }'

Input/Output

Input Parameters

Configure the run using this JSON schema:

{
  "cities": ["New York", "Los Angeles", "Miami"],
  "eventsPerCity": 40,
  "includeOnlineEvents": true,
  "maxRetries": 3
}

• cities: Array of city names to scrape.
• eventsPerCity: Target number of events to fetch per city (1-100).
• includeOnlineEvents: Set to false to exclude virtual events.
• maxRetries: Number of retry attempts per city on failure.

Output Format

The actor outputs an array of event objects. Each event includes:
* id: Unique Eventbrite event identifier.
* title: Event name.
* description: Event description.
* date: Formatted event date.
* city: Event city.
* venue: Venue name or "Venue TBD".
* address: Full event address (when available).
* price: Ticket price or "Free".
* eventUrl: Direct link to the Eventbrite event page.
* imageUrl: URL of the event thumbnail image.
* category: Always "Dating & Singles".
* isOnline: Boolean indicating if the event is virtual.
* source: Always "EventBrite".
* extractedAt: ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped.

Sample Output Item:

{
  "id": "7890123456",
  "title": "Speed Dating NYC - Ages 30-40",
  "description": "Meet 10-15 singles in one fun evening...",
  "date": "Sat, Dec 14, 2024",
  "city": "New York",
  "venue": "The Manhattan Lounge",
  "price": "$45",
  "eventUrl": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speed-dating-nyc-tickets-7890123456",
  "imageUrl": "https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F...",
  "category": "Dating & Singles",
  "isOnline": false,
  "source": "EventBrite",
  "extractedAt": "2025-08-21T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Performance Notes

• The run typically takes 3-5 minutes per city configured.
• It checks 30+ pages per city for maximum coverage.
• A 5-second delay is implemented between cities to manage load.