Apify
Platform and marketplace for ready-to-run Actors that automate web data collection and processing for AI use cases.
What is Apify?
Try ApifyApify is a marketplace and platform for ready-to-run “Actors” that automate web data collection and processing for AI use cases. It includes tools to scrape and crawl sites, generate and export structured datasets, and integrate runs into your own apps and agents. You can also connect via MCP, CLI, or Skills and use support for common crawling/browser automation libraries.
What does Apify do?
Apify helps you run ready-to-use web automation and scraping tools (“Actors”) to collect real-time web data, track competitors, generate leads, monitor social media, and feed downstream AI workflows. Many Actors let you scrape from sources like TikTok, Google Maps, Instagram, Facebook, and websites, then export structured results and run on demand or on a schedule via API.
How can I connect Apify to my AI agents or app?
You can connect your agent or application to Apify using MCP (via an MCP server URL), or through Apify’s CLI or Skills. The directory also supports connecting scraped or processed data into AI tooling ecosystems, including integrations mentioned for LangChain and LlamaIndex.
Is Apify no-code friendly, or do I need to code?
Apify is designed for both technical and non-technical workflows: you can use ready-to-run Actors from the marketplace, and also access code templates if you want to build your own. The platform supports common developer stacks like Python and JavaScript and works with browser automation libraries, but you can start by running existing Actors without building from scratch.
Can I crawl and clean website content for LLMs and RAG?
Yes. The “Website Content Crawler” is built to crawl websites and extract text content for feeding AI models, LLM applications, vector databases, or RAG pipelines. It supports rich formatting with Markdown, cleans HTML, downloads files, and is described as integrating well with the LLM ecosystem.
What kinds of workflows can I automate with scheduled API runs?
Many Actors support running via API, scheduling runs, monitoring runs, and integrating with other tools or AI workflows. For example, scrapers like the TikTok, Instagram, Facebook Posts, and Google Maps Scraper are described as exportable and suitable for scheduled monitoring and downstream processing.
What security and reliability does Apify provide?
Apify describes its enterprise-grade solution as providing accurate and secure web data at scale, with 99.95% uptime and compliance with SOC2, GDPR, and CCPA. It also states that systems are operational.