Apify MCP Server

Apify is a web scraping and automation platform that enables developers and businesses to extract data from websites at scale. It provides cloud-based web scrapers, proxy services, and data pipelines with pre-built actors for popular sites like Amazon, Google, and social media platforms.

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Domain knowledge for Apify — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

Apify provides cloud-based web scraping and automation through reusable "Actors" — containerized scrapers for extracting data from websites at scale. The platform includes pre-built scrapers for popular sites like Amazon, Google, and social media platforms, plus infrastructure for running custom scraping workflows.

Core Capabilities

Actor Discovery & Execution: Search the Apify Store to find scrapers for specific platforms or use cases, get detailed information about available Actors including their input schemas, and execute any Actor with custom parameters.

Run Management & Results: Monitor Actor execution by checking run status, timestamps, and metadata. Retrieve output datasets from completed runs with field selection for targeted data extraction.

Documentation Access: Full-text search across Apify and Crawlee documentation to find implementation guidance, plus direct access to complete documentation pages.

Specialized Web Browsing: Dedicated RAG-enabled web browser Actor for intelligent content extraction and question-answering from web pages.

Domain Model

Actors are the core abstraction — containerized scraping tools with defined input schemas and output formats. Each execution creates a Run with associated metadata and a Dataset containing structured results. The Store serves as a marketplace of community and official Actors.

Key Workflows

Always fetch Actor details first to understand required inputs before execution. Use the search functionality to discover appropriate scrapers for your use case rather than building from scratch. Monitor run status before attempting to retrieve results.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Apify MCP server?

Apify is a web scraping and automation platform that enables developers and businesses to extract data from websites at scale. It provides cloud-based web scrapers, proxy services, and data pipelines with pre-built actors for popular sites like Amazon, Google, and social media platforms. It provides tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Apify to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/apify-mcp. Authentication is handled automatically.

What authentication does Apify require?

Apify uses One-click sign in. Apify requires credentials. Connect via MCPBundles and authentication is handled automatically.

Setup Instructions

Connect Apify to any MCP client in minutes

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/apify-mcp

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol lets AI tools call external capabilities securely through a single URL. This bundle groups tools behind an MCP endpoint that many clients can use.

Use this bundle in 3 steps

  1. Copy the MCP URL above
  2. Open your AI tool and add a new MCP/connector
  3. Paste the URL and follow any auth prompts

Claude Desktop Users

Skip the manual setup! Use the .mcpb file format for one-click installation. Check the Claude Desktop tab for setup instructions.

Pick your tool tab for exact steps

Select ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or another tab for copy-paste config.

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Apify MCP Server & Skill