Apify
Marketplace of 76K+ ready-to-run web scrapers and automation tools for AI agents
Apify — frequently asked questions
What is an Actor?
An Actor is a serverless program on Apify that performs a specific web job such as scraping a site, crawling pages, or automating a browser task, and that can be run on demand, on a schedule, or via API.
Can AI agents use Apify?
Yes. Apify provides an MCP server, CLI, and Skills so agents can discover and invoke Actors as tools, and agents can also fetch the agents.md quickstart directly.
Do I need to write code to use Apify?
No. The Apify Store lets you pick a pre-built Actor and run it. Coding is only required if you want to build and publish your own Actors using JavaScript, Python, or TypeScript templates.
Does Apify include proxies?
Yes. Apify offers rotating residential and datacenter proxies as part of its anti-blocking infrastructure so scrapers are less likely to be blocked by target sites.
Can I earn money by publishing Actors?
Yes. Apify operates a monetization program where developers are paid when their Actors are rented from the Store, with the site reporting $1.6M paid out in the last month and many developers earning over $3k.