Apify

Apify

The web scraping and automation cloud — 4,000+ ready-made Actors plus infrastructure for your own crawlers.

Automationfreemium
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What is Apify?
Apify is a full-stack platform for web scraping and browser automation. Its marketplace offers thousands of ready-made 'Actors' — cloud programs that scrape Google Maps, Instagram, TikTok, Amazon, LinkedIn, and most other high-value targets — which you run with a form or an API call, paying per usage. For custom needs, developers build their own Actors with Apify's open-source Crawlee library (Node.js/Python), deploying them to managed infrastructure that handles proxies, browser fleets, queues, storage, and scheduling. Results export as JSON, CSV, or Excel and flow into integrations like Zapier, Make, and LangChain — Apify has leaned hard into being the web-data layer for AI agents and RAG pipelines. A free plan with monthly platform credits makes it easy to test any Actor before committing.
Key Features

4,000+ prebuilt scrapers (Actors) for popular sites

Build custom Actors with the open-source Crawlee library

Managed proxies, headless browser fleets, and scheduling

Datasets with JSON/CSV/Excel export and webhook delivery

Integrations with Zapier, Make, LangChain, and vector stores

Use Cases
  • Scraping marketplaces, social platforms, and maps at scale
  • Feeding fresh web data into AI agents and RAG pipelines
  • Running scheduled crawlers without managing infrastructure
  • Monetizing your own scrapers in the Actor marketplace
How to Use Apify
  1. 1Create a free account and pick an Actor from the store
  2. 2Configure inputs (URLs, keywords, limits) and run it
  3. 3Download results or push them via API/webhooks
  4. 4For custom jobs, build an Actor with Crawlee and deploy it
Best For
Developers who want scraping infra handled for themData teams sourcing web data for analytics and AIBusinesses that prefer renting proven scrapers to building
FAQ

Is Apify free?

The free plan includes $5 of platform credits monthly — enough to test most Actors. Paid plans start around $39/month and scale with usage.

What is an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a cloud program on Apify that performs a scraping or automation job — anything from 'scrape Google Maps reviews' to a custom crawler you build and deploy yourself.

Can I use Apify data for AI applications?

Yes. Apify integrates with LangChain, LlamaIndex, and vector databases, and is widely used to feed scraped web content into RAG pipelines and AI agents.

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CategoryAutomation
Pricingfreemium
Platformsweb
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