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Run and manage Apify Actors via REST API to scrape websites, crawl pages, extract data, and retrieve results from Apify datasets and key-value stores.

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Run and manage Apify Actors via REST API to scrape websites, crawl pages, extract data, and retrieve results from Apify datasets and key-value stores.

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1.0.3

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 15 sections Open source page

Apify

Run any of the 17,000+ Actors on Apify Store and retrieve structured results via the REST API. Full OpenAPI spec: openapi.json

Authentication

All requests need the APIFY_TOKEN env var. Use it as a Bearer token: -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" Base URL: https://api.apify.com

1. Find the right Actor

Search the Apify Store by keyword: curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/store?search=web+scraper&limit=5" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" | jq '.data.items[] | {name: (.username + "/" + .name), title, description}' Actors are identified by username~name (tilde) in API paths, e.g. apify~web-scraper.

2. Get Actor README and input schema

Before running an Actor, fetch its default build to get the README (usage docs) and input schema (expected JSON fields): curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~web-scraper/builds/default" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" | jq '.data | {readme, inputSchema}' inputSchema is a JSON-stringified object โ€” parse it to see required/optional fields, types, defaults, and descriptions. Use this to construct valid input for the run. You can also get the Actor's per-build OpenAPI spec (no auth required): curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~web-scraper/builds/default/openapi.json"

3. Run an Actor (async โ€” recommended for most cases)

Start the Actor and get the run object back immediately: curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~web-scraper/runs" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://example.com"}],"maxPagesPerCrawl":10}' Response includes data.id (run ID), data.defaultDatasetId, data.status. Optional query params: ?timeout=300&memory=4096&maxItems=100&waitForFinish=60 waitForFinish (0-60): seconds the API waits before returning. Useful to avoid polling for short runs.

4. Poll run status

curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/RUN_ID?waitForFinish=60" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" | jq '.data | {status, defaultDatasetId}' Terminal statuses: SUCCEEDED, FAILED, ABORTED, TIMED-OUT.

5. Get results

Dataset items (most common โ€” structured scraped data): curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?clean=true&limit=100" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" Or directly from the run (shortcut โ€” same parameters): curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/RUN_ID/dataset/items?clean=true&limit=100" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" Params: format (json|csv|jsonl|xml|xlsx|rss), fields, omit, limit, offset, clean, desc. Key-value store record (screenshots, HTML, OUTPUT): curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/STORE_ID/records/OUTPUT" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" Run log: curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/logs/RUN_ID" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"

6. Run Actor synchronously (short-running Actors only)

For Actors that finish within 300 seconds, get dataset items in one call: curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~web-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?timeout=120" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://example.com"}],"maxPagesPerCrawl":5}' Returns the dataset items array directly (not wrapped in data). Returns 408 if the run exceeds 300s. Alternative: /run-sync returns the KVS OUTPUT record instead of dataset items.

Scrape a website

curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~web-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?timeout=120" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://example.com"}],"maxPagesPerCrawl":20}'

Google search

curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~google-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?timeout=120" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"queries":"site:example.com openai","maxPagesPerQuery":1}'

Long-running Actor (async with polling)

# 1. Start RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~web-scraper/runs?waitForFinish=60" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://example.com"}],"maxPagesPerCrawl":500}') RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -r '.data.id') # 2. Poll until done while true; do STATUS=$(curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/$RUN_ID?waitForFinish=60" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" | jq -r '.data.status') echo "Status: $STATUS" case "$STATUS" in SUCCEEDED|FAILED|ABORTED|TIMED-OUT) break;; esac done # 3. Fetch results curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/$RUN_ID/dataset/items?clean=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"

Abort a run

curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/RUN_ID/abort" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"

Paid / rental Actors

Some Actors require a monthly subscription before they can be run. If the API returns a permissions or payment error for an Actor, ask the user to manually subscribe via the Apify Console: https://console.apify.com/actors/ACTOR_ID Replace ACTOR_ID with the Actor's ID (e.g. AhEsMsQyLfHyMLaxz). The user needs to click Start on that page to activate the subscription. Most rental Actors offer a free trial period set by the developer. You can get the Actor ID from the store search response (data.items[].id) or from GET /v2/acts/username~name (data.id).

Error handling

401: APIFY_TOKEN missing or invalid. 404 Actor not found: check username~name format (tilde, not slash). Browse https://apify.com/store. 400 run-failed: check GET /v2/logs/RUN_ID for details. 402/403 payment required: the Actor likely requires a subscription. See "Paid / rental Actors" above. 408 run-timeout-exceeded: sync endpoints have a 300s limit. Use async workflow instead. 429 rate-limit-exceeded: retry with exponential backoff (start at 500ms, double each time).

Additional resources

API docs (LLM-friendly): https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md OpenAPI spec: openapi.json Apify Store (browse Actors): https://apify.com/store

Category context

Code helpers, APIs, CLIs, browser automation, testing, and developer operations.

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Package contents

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1 Docs1 Config
  • SKILL.md Primary doc
  • openapi.json Config