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Container Edit

POST /ew/container/:id
  • json
  • xml
Host: api.meetup.com
  • basic
api version 2

Request Parameters

All parameters are optional, will update the container when provided. You must be authenticated as the founder, and this method requires an HTTP POST.

description
description of the event
facebook_urlname
path name without slashes
fields
Request that additional fields (separated by commas) be included in the output.
link
must be a URL
link_name
name of link
name
renames the container if the requested name is available
twitter_urlname
account name, no slash or @
udf_{varname}
modify or add user defined values

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response. The content body is the same as that returned by Container Get.

Container Get

GET /ew/container/:id
  • json
  • xml
Host: api.meetup.com
  • basic
api version 2

Try it in the console

Request Parameters

Normal authorization parameters are required. The output may be adjusted as normal with format, as well as a fields specifier

fields
Request that additional fields (separated by commas) be included in the output

Response

countries
List of two-letter country codes where meetups have been scheduled in this container. Only included if requested in the fields parameter.
created
Container created time, in milliseconds since the epoch
description
Container description
facebook_urlname
Facebook page associated with this container
founder
Founder for this container
member_city
if requested through the fields parameter
member_country
if requested through the fields parameter
member_id
id of member
member_state
if requested through the fields parameter
name
name of member
id
The ID of the container
link
URL associated with this container, usually off-site
link_name
Name of the resource at link
meetup_count
Count of upcoming and pending meetups in this container. Only included if requested in the fields parameter.
meetup_url
User-facing URL for this container on Meetup
member_count
Count of unique members who have rsvp'd to a meetup in this container. Only included if requested in the fields parameter.
name
The name of the container
past_meetup_count
Count of past meetups in this container. Only included if requested in the fields parameter.
theme
Custom appearance for this container, if any
banner_height
Banner height in pixels. All banners are 960 pixels wide.
banner_link
URL of the page banner, if any
boxback_color
color used for boxback
button_color
color used for buttons
link_color
color used for links
pageback_color
HTML hex color code
twitter_urlname
Twitter account name associated with this container
udf_{varname}
Any User defined fields specified in the fields parameter
updated
Container updated time, in milliseconds since the epoch
urlname
URL path to the container, as in http://www.meetup.com/ (no slashes)

Container Create

POST /ew/container
  • json
  • xml
Host: api.meetup.com
  • basic
api version 2

Request Parameters

The required name parameter must be supplied with the request. This method requires an HTTP POST.

description
Description of this container
facebook_urlname
path name without slashes
fields
Request that additional fields (separated by commas) be included in the output.
link
must be a URL
link_name
Name of link
name
Name of this container
twitter_urlname
account name, no slash or @
udf_{varname}
user defined values

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response. The content body is the same as that returned by Container Get.

Alerts Get

GET /ew/container/:id/alerts
  • json
  • xml
Host: api.meetup.com
  • basic
api version 2

Try it in the console

Request Parameters

No parameters are required or considered other than for authorization and format.

comments
Alert for each comment, "true" or "false"
rsvps
Alert for each rsvp, "true" or "false"
updates
Alert for updates to events, "true" or "false"

Response

Response item includes properties for the authenticated user's alerts by category. These are enabled at the container level, but sent only for events the user has rsvpd to. If the authenticated user has not subscribed to alerts for the container, a 404 response is returned.

Alerts Edit

POST /ew/container/:id/alerts
  • json
  • xml
Host: api.meetup.com
  • public
api version 1

Request Parameters

All parameters are optional, updates alerts for the authenticated user. This method requires an HTTP POST.

comments
Alert for each comment, "true" or "false"
rsvps
Alert for each rsvp, "true" or "false"
updates
Alert for updates to events, "true" or "false"

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response. The content body is the same as that returned by Alerts Get. If a 404 response is returned, the user has not subscribed to any alerts for this container and should rsvp to an event first.

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