apify-mcp-server

Overview

The Apify MCP server provides a comprehensive solution for data extraction from websites, social media platforms, search engines, and e-commerce sites. It connects AI agents to thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools available on the Apify Store. The server supports both HTTPS endpoint and stdio transport methods, with OAuth authentication for seamless integration with clients like Claude.ai and VS Code.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• call-actor

  Execute an Apify Actor with specified input parameters

  Try:Use the Facebook Posts Scraper to extract data from multiple pagesTry:Run Google Search Results Scraper for the query 'latest AI news'
• search-actors

  Search for available Actors in the Apify Store

  Try:Find Actors for scraping Instagram dataTry:Search for e-commerce scrapers
• fetch-actor-details

  Get detailed information about a specific Actor

  Try:Get details about the Google Maps Email ExtractorTry:Show me the input schema for the RAG Web Browser Actor
• get-actor-runs

  Retrieve a list of your Actor runs

  Try:Show me my recent Actor runsTry:List all completed scraper runs from today
• get-run-details

  Get details about a specific Actor run

  Try:Show me details for run 12345Try:Get results from the latest Facebook scraper run
• get-run-logs

  Retrieve logs for a specific Actor run

  Try:Show me the logs for run 12345Try:Why did my scraper fail? Check the logs
• add-actor

  Dynamically add a new Actor as a tool for the current session

  Try:Add the Instagram Scraper to my available toolsTry:Make the Google Maps Email Extractor available for this conversation
• search-apify-docs

  Search the Apify documentation for specific topics

  Try:How do I use input schemas in Actors?Try:Find documentation about proxy rotation
• fetch-apify-docs

  Fetch a specific documentation page from Apify

  Try:Get the Actor documentation for the web scraperTry:Show me the guide on storing data to Apify dataset
• create-pay-token

  Create a PAY token for Skyfire payments

  Try:Create a $10 PAY token for Skyfire paymentsTry:Generate a payment token for Actor runs
• apify/rag-web-browser

  Pre-configured Actor for web searching and content extraction

  Try:Search the web for 'latest AI news' and return top 3 resultsTry:Extract content from https://example.com
• apify/facebook-posts-scraper

  Pre-configured Actor for extracting data from Facebook posts

  Try:Scrape recent posts from Facebook pages about AITry:Extract comments from Facebook post XYZ

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Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com"
    }
  }
}

npm install -g @apify/actors-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@apify/actors-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Does this server require an Apify account?

Yes, you need an Apify account and API token to use most functionality, though agentic payments via x402 or Skyfire can be used without an API token.

How many scrapers are available through this server?

The server provides access to thousands of pre-built scrapers and automation tools available on the Apify Store, covering social media, search engines, e-commerce, and many other data sources.

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