Resident Advisor Events Scraper

Resident Advisor Events Scraper

Scrape electronic music events from Resident Advisor by city, artist, or venue, up to a million per run. Every event comes with its lineup, venue, date, and ticket link. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Resident Advisor's official API is restricted and requires partnership approval. This Actor reads the public event listings directly, filtered by city ID or keyword search, and returns each match in one fixed schema. It is built for promoters, agents, and researchers who need structured RA data without manual copying.

Who uses it	What they scrape Resident Advisor for
Talent buyers	Discovering which DJs are touring specific cities this month.
Event promoters	Monitoring competitor lineups and ticket availability in their region.
Music journalists	Tracking genre trends and emerging artists across global club scenes.
Artist managers	Finding venues that book similar acts for tour routing.

What it does

This Actor collects Resident Advisor events by city area ID or keyword query and returns each one as a flat row.

• 📍 City area ID: Target a specific city using its RA area code, like 13 for London or 34 for New York.
• 🔍 Keyword search: Filter events by artist name, venue, or event title to narrow the feed.
• 📊 Structured output: Every event returns as a flat row with lineup, venue, date, and ticket link, ready for analysis.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Resident Advisor data

🎧 Build a tour routing list.

A talent buyer scrapes all events in Berlin this weekend to see which venues have open dates and which DJs are already booked.

📈 Track genre popularity.

A music data analyst collects a month of events across five cities and counts genre tags to report on rising sounds.

📍 Monitor competitor promoters.

A nightclub owner scrapes events in their city weekly to track rival party series, lineups, and ticket links.

📰 Feed a local event calendar.

A city guide website scrapes RA events daily and republishes the lineup, venue, and date on their own listings page.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key needed	Reads public RA listings without registration or approval.
Fixed schema	Every event arrives in the same flat structure for easy database import.
Scalable runs	Collect up to a million events in a single run.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on fast, schema-consistent event collection by city and keyword, while other RA scrapers may offer additional promoter enrichment or different filtering approaches.

Feature	ParseForge	Resident Advisor Events Scraper	Resident Advisor Scraper - Electronic Music Events	Resident Advisor Scraper - Events & Lineups
Scrape by city area ID	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Keyword search by artist or venue	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Event lineup data	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Promoter social handles and follower count	Not listed	Not listed	Yes	Not listed
Ticket link extraction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not listed
Genre tags	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a city area ID and an optional keyword query, and the maxItems limit controls how many events reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "maxItems": 200
}

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Resident Advisor Events Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Resident Advisor through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/residentadvisor-events-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that your area ID is correct. Try a well-known ID like 13 for London. Also, ensure your keyword query is not too restrictive. A typo in an artist name will return zero matches.

The run is taking a long time.

Lower the maxItems value. Collecting thousands of events requires fetching many pages, which takes time. Start with a small number to test your input.

Some events are missing the lineup.

Not every RA event listing includes a full lineup. The Actor returns whatever is publicly displayed on the event page.

I get an error about the area ID.

The area ID must be an integer. Do not include letters or the city name. Use the numeric code from the RA city page URL.

The output has duplicate events.

RA listings can sometimes show the same event across multiple queries. Use a deduplication tool or filter by event ID in your post-processing step.

FAQ

Question	Answer
What is a Resident Advisor area ID?	It is the numeric code RA uses for each city. For example, 13 is London and 34 is New York. You can find other IDs by browsing ra.co and looking at the URL for the city page.
Can I scrape multiple cities in one run?	The Actor accepts one area ID per run. To collect events from several cities, run the Actor multiple times with different area IDs, or use a keyword query that spans locations.
Does this scraper need a Resident Advisor login?	No. It reads the public event pages that anyone can view without an account.
What data fields does each event row include?	Each row includes the event title, date, venue name, lineup artists, ticket link, and genre tags. The exact field list is visible in a sample output on the Actor's page.
Can I filter by date range?	The Actor collects events from the default listing order on RA. It does not have a built-in date-range filter, but you can set a maxItems limit and sort the results afterward.
How do I search for a specific artist?	Enter the artist name in the keyword query field. The Actor will return events where that name appears in the title or lineup.
Is this an official Resident Advisor API?	No, this is an unofficial scraper that reads the public website. It is not affiliated with Resident Advisor Ltd.
Can I get the promoter or organizer contact info?	The Actor returns the data visible on the public event page. Promoter contact details are not always present and are not a guaranteed field.
What export formats are supported?	You can export your dataset in CSV, JSON, Excel, XML, and several other formats from the Apify platform.
How many events can I scrape?	You set the maximum with the maxItems field, up to one million events per run.

🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Resident Advisor Ltd. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.