Apify Platform API
Web Scraping
Cloud web scraping, browser automation, and AI web data extraction platform with 100,000+ ready-to-run Actors
Apify Platform API Highlights
Apify Platform API is best for AI engineers, growth hackers, data scientists, and developers needing automated web data extraction
API Key (Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>)
Free tier: $5 monthly compute credits; high concurrency queues on paid tiers
Nigeria
Ghana
KenyaApify is the world's leading cloud web scraping, data extraction, and robotic browser automation platform. It features an open store of over 100,000 pre-built serverless micro-programs ('Actors') capable of extracting structured data from social networks (TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn), e-commerce marketplaces (Amazon, Jumia), Google Search SERPs, and Google Maps.
In Nigeria, AI developers, data engineers, and startup founders use Apify to train Large Language Models on fresh web data, automate competitive market intelligence, and run cloud Puppeteer/Playwright scripts without maintaining complex server infrastructure.
Apify Platform API Core Features & Capabilities
| Feature | Status | Description & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| 100k+ Pre-Built Scraping Actors | ✓ Supported | Provides native 100k+ Pre-Built Scraping Actors capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Cloud Headless Browser (Puppeteer/Playwright) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Cloud Headless Browser (Puppeteer/Playwright) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Rotating Datacenter & Residential Proxies | ✓ Supported | Provides native Rotating Datacenter & Residential Proxies capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Scheduled Runs & Webhook Triggers | ✓ Supported | Receive instant HTTP event notifications on transaction updates and system activities. |
| Dataset Storage in JSON / CSV / Excel | ✓ Supported | Provides native Dataset Storage in JSON / CSV / Excel capabilities integrated within the API. |
| LLM Web Crawler for Vector Embeddings | ✓ Supported | Provides native LLM Web Crawler for Vector Embeddings capabilities integrated within the API. |
- Free plan includes $5 of platform usage credits every month forever, 100 Actor compute units, and 1 GB shared proxy traffic
- Paid personal and team plans start from $49/month for higher compute and dedicated residential proxies
Apify Platform API Supported Webhook Events
| Event Name | Trigger & Description |
|---|---|
order.completed | Order processing completed and fulfilled. |
status.changed | Real-time notification when system or resource status changes. |
Required Access Documents for Apify Platform API
- Apify AccountRequiredRegister at apify.com to receive your API token and $5 free monthly credits
Different Apify Platform API use cases
- E-Commerce Competitor Price Intelligence:Extract competitor prices and stock levels daily across retail e-commerce stores.
- Feeding Real-Time Web Data to AI Agents:Use the Website Content Crawler Actor to feed up-to-date documentation into RAG knowledge bases.
- Local Business Lead Generation:Scrape thousands of verified business phone numbers and addresses from Google Maps listings.