Member+ is a monthly subscription that allows members to customize their experience on the Meetup app. Those who subscribe to Member+ can access exciting features and benefits, some previously offered only to organizers, including:

• "First to Know" - receive event announcements sooner, along with organizers and event hosts!
• A distinct Member+ badge on your sitewide profile
• An ad-free experience of Meetup across all platforms
• Custom app icons for your phone's home screen
• Early access to new features

Meetup organizers get access to these same features, and can see which of their members has subscribed to Member+. Identifying these more active and engaged members helps organizers select new leadership teammates, craft new events, and expand their group.

Subscribing to Member+

To subscribe to Member+, go to your Account Settings in the Meetup app. A small subscription fee (starting at $3.99 USD per month) allows you to experience all of the above features through the app.

Upgrading to an organizer subscription

Member+ is separate from being a Meetup organizer. If you'd like to create and lead groups, cancel your Member+ subscription then start a group to activate an organizer subscription.

Canceling Member+

To cancel your Member+ subscription, follow these steps:

1. In the Meetup app, open your profile.
2. Tap the Settings gear in the upper-right corner.
3. Tap Member+ subscription.
4. Tap Manage your subscription.
5. Select the option to cancel your Member+ subscription.

To request a refund, click here to contact Google Play support (subject to their refund policy) or Apple support (subject to their Terms of Sale).

Changing your app icon

To select a customized Meetup app icon, follow these steps on your mobile device:

1. Tap your profile photo in the upper right.
2. Tap the gear icon (Account Settings).
3. Select App icons.
4. Choose your new Meetup app icon.

Advertising helps us to ensure that Meetup can continue to provide the best possible experience for our users, without increasing the organizers' fee.

You may see unobtrusive ads in email newsletters and other areas of our platform. We plan to work with advertisers that make sense for our community and yours.

If you'd like to remove advertisements from your Meetup experience, try upgrading to Member+ or setting up an organizer subscription.

If you believe an advertisement has violated our Terms of Service, you may report an ad.

You can find your default time zone on your account settings page.

How to change your time zone

Desktop instructions

1. Navigate to the time zone section of your settings page.
2. Select your time zone from the dropdown menu.
3. Click Save.

At this time, your time zone can only be updated with a desktop web browser.

It’s not possible to transfer information from one account to another or to merge accounts.

You can join the same groups in each account, but you won’t be able to transfer photos, messages, or attendance statistics between accounts.

We recommend deactivating any additional accounts that you’re not currently using. Make sure you’re logged into the account you wish to deactivate.

You can change your account profile photo or your group profile photos.

Your account profile photo will be used by default for your group profiles. After a group profile photo is set, changing your account profile photo will not update your group profile. You can update each of your group profile photos individually.

Profile photo requirements 

• The recommended ratio is 1:1. For example, a square 200 pixels high by 200 pixels wide photo.
• Photos must be in JPEG or PNG format and under 10MB.

Change your account profile photo

Desktop web

1. Click on your circular profile button.
2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Upload new or Choose from library.

Android & iOS Apps

1. From the Home tab, tap your circular Profile button.
2. Tap edit profile or the Pencil.
3. Select Change or the Camera beneath your current profile picture.
4. Select one of the following options:
   • Take a photo
   • Select photo from your device
   • Delete photo
5. Tap the checkmark or Save to confirm.

Change your group profile photo

Desktop web

1. Navigate to the group homepage.
2. Select Manage group or You’re a member.
3. Select Your member profile.
4. Select Change your photo.
5. Upload a new photo or pick from your existing profile photos.
6. Select Done to confirm. 

If you want to know how to change your location, you can find your default location on your settings page.

Changing your default search distance

You can change your default search distance in the interests section of your settings page.

Desktop web

1. Navigate to the interests section of your settings page.
2. In the “Add interests” section, adjust the search distance between 2 and 100 miles.

Adding a new city, ZIP Code, or postal code

If you’d like to change your city, ZIP Code, or postal code but don’t see it listed, submit a request to share the location information you'd like to be added.

Please include a Google Maps URL with your location including:

1. Country
2. City name
3. ZIP Code or postal code (if applicable)

Deactivating an account is a permanent action and cannot be undone. If you decide to join Meetup in the future, you’ll need to create a new account.

Deactivate an account created on Facebook or Google

If you created your Meetup account through Facebook, Google, or Apple, you will need to create a Meetup password before you can deactivate your account. Once you’ve created a Meetup password, follow the instructions above.

Create a Meetup password

1. Navigate to the password reset page.
2. Enter the email address you use for Facebook, Google, or Apple.
3. Click Submit and you will receive an email with instructions to create a Meetup password.

Deactivate an account created with an Apple ID

If you created your Meetup account with your Apple ID, you will need to create a Meetup password before you can deactivate your account. Once you’ve created a Meetup password, follow the instructions above.

Create a Meetup password

1. Copy the automatically generated email address listed in your Profile.
2. Navigate to the password reset page.
3. Enter the email address from your Profile.
4. Click Submit and you will receive an email with instructions to create a Meetup password.

Data protection rights

For more information about data protection rights, please review our Privacy Policy.

Note: If you change the language on your account from desktop or mobile web, it will not change the settings on your Meetup app.

We want Meetup to speak your language. Literally.

Meetup is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Thai, Turkish, and Russian.

To change the language on your account:

Desktop & Mobile Web

1. Log into your account and click your profile icon in the top righthand corner.
2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
3. Select the Account Management tab from the lefthand menu.
4. Select your language preference from the dropdown menu.
5. Click Save Changes.

Note: If you’re not logged in, you will still see different language options available in the drop-down menu. But changing the language from that view, without logging in, will not update your account settings.

Android & iOS App

The language of your Meetup app is determined by the default language set on your mobile device. If your device is set to a language that is not currently supported by Meetup, English will be used as your account language.

To learn more about changing the language of your mobile device, visit Apple support and Google support.

Note: It’s currently only possible to add or edit your interests from your desktop and mobile web browser.

Adding interests to your profile helps us recommend Meetup groups we think you’ll love. We never want to limit you in pursuing your passions or trying new things (quite the opposite, in fact), so we allow you to add as many interests as you’d like.

By default, your interests are displayed on your Meetup profile and on your individual Meetup group profiles. You can hide your interests from your Meetup profile if you don’t want them to be visible to others. 

To edit your interests on desktop:

1. Log into your account and click the profile icon in the top righthand corner.
2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
3. Select the Interests tab from the lefthand menu.
4. Select a suggested interest, or search for an interest by typing it into the search box to add it to your profile.

To edit your interests on mobile web:

1. Tap the menu icon in the top lefthand corner.
2. Select View profile.
3. Tap Edit profile.
4. Open the Interests tab (the "star" icon).
5. Select a suggested interest, or search for an interest by typing it into the search box to add it to your profile.

To remove an interest on Desktop & Mobile Web, tap on the X icon next to the interest.

You can change your account name by going to your Settings page and then selecting edit next to your current name. Your Meetup account has one default account name for all groups you're a member of.

To change your account name on desktop:

1. Click on your profile icon and select Settings from the drop-down menu.
2. In the Edit profile tab, enter your preferred name.
3. Click Save changes.

To change your account name on the Android app:

1. From the Home tab, tap your circular Profile icon in the upper right-hand corner.
2. Tap Edit profile.
3. Tap on your current name to edit.
4. Tap the Checkmark icon to confirm.

To change your account name on the iOS app:

1. From the Home tab, tap your circular Profile icon in the upper right-hand corner.
2. Tap on the pencil icon.
3. Tap on your current name to edit.
4. Tap Save to confirm.

To update your email address, log in to Meetup on a desktop computer. Learn more about changing your email address if you can’t log in or can't access your email address.

Accounts registered through Facebook, Google, or Apple

If you registered your account through Facebook, Google, or Apple, you’ll need to create a Meetup password before changing your email address.

To create a Meetup password

Desktop and mobile web instructions

1. Navigate to the Account Management tab in your settings.
2. Enter the email address you use for Facebook, Google, or Apple.
3. Click Submit and you will receive an email with instructions to create a Meetup password.

Once you create a password, you can update your email address following the instructions above.