apify
Apify is a platform and marketplace of ready-to-run web automation tools (Actors) and developer libraries for web scraping, crawling, and data extraction, designed to feed AI agents, apps, and production workflows.
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apify
Apify is a web automation and data extraction platform centered on a marketplace of ready-to-run tools called Actors. The platform provides thousands of prebuilt Actors for scraping websites, extracting data from social media and maps, crawling site content, and preparing web data for AI/LLM workflows. Apify targets developers, data teams, and enterprises by offering SDKs, templates, an API, open-source libraries (including Crawlee), hosting and scaling infrastructure, integrations, and professional services. The platform also supports publishing and monetizing Actors, handles billing and payouts for creators, and advertises enterprise-grade reliability and compliance.
Apify is a full-stack platform for web scraping, data extraction, and automation.
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Marketplace of Actors
A large store of ready-to-run Actors (marketplace listing 52,176 Actors) covering scraping tasks like TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, e-commerce, Facebook, and website content crawling.
Run via API & Scheduling
Actors can be run via API, scheduled, monitored, and integrated with other tools and workflows.
Build & Deploy Actors
Tools and templates for building Actors in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, and deployment on Apify's infrastructure.
Open-source library — Crawlee
Crawlee is Apify's web scraping and crawling library with examples for Puppeteer-based crawlers and compatibility with popular frameworks.
Integrations & MCP connectors
MCP connectors link Actors to Notion, Slack, GitHub and others to read/write/trigger workflows mid-run without sharing credentials.
Anti-blocking & Proxy support
Anti-blocking and proxy tools to rotate IP addresses and reduce blocking while scraping.
Monetization & Payouts
Publish Actors on Apify Store, get users from day one, and receive payouts; 'Many developers earn over $3k' and platform paid out $1.4M last month.
Enterprise-grade reliability & compliance
Claims of 99.95% uptime and compliance with SOC2, GDPR, and CCPA.
Learning resources & templates
Web Scraping Academy courses, code templates, SDKs, and documentation to help developers get started.
Pricing
Publishing an Actor is free of charge for creators; new creators receive $500 in free platform credits. Customers pay for computing resources when running Actors.
Use Cases
Feed AI and LLMs
Extract and prepare web content and documents to feed generative AI models, RAG pipelines, and vector databases.
Lead generation
Collect business and contact data at scale to generate leads for sales and marketing teams.
Market research & competitive intelligence
Track prices, product listings, and competitors across the web for analysis and monitoring.
Social media monitoring
Scrape posts, engagement metrics, and media from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for analytics.
Custom scraping & automation
Build custom Actors or hire professional services to extract bespoke datasets and integrate with internal workflows.
Integrations
Notion, Slack, GitHub (MCP connectors)
Secure connectors that let Actors read, write, and trigger workflows mid-run without sharing credentials.
Zapier, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Slack
Integrations to connect Actor outputs to common productivity apps and automation platforms.
LangChain, LlamaIndex
Mentioned integration compatibility to facilitate feeding scraped content into LLM toolkits and RAG pipelines.
Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, Cheerio
Compatibility with popular scraping and browser automation libraries and frameworks.
Benefits
Limitations
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Getting Started
- 1 Visit the Apify Store and browse or search for an Actor that matches your scraping or automation need.
- 2 Run the selected Actor via the web interface or call it programmatically using the Apify API; schedule or monitor runs as needed.
- 3 Use provided code templates, SDKs (JavaScript/TypeScript/Python), or Crawlee examples to customize or build your own Actor.
- 4 Publish your Actor on the Apify Store to reach users or contact Apify Professional Services for custom development.
Support
Documentation
Full reference docs, API reference, and developer guides available on Apify's documentation site.
Community / Discord
Developer community on Discord with more than 15,000 members for help and discussion.
Professional services / Consulting
Apify Professional Services and Apify Partners available to build and maintain custom Actors.
Sales / Contact
Contact sales and support channels linked from the Apify site for enterprise enquiries and demos.
API
API reference and developer documentation available via Apify's documentation and developer pages.
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