{"passport":{"unfragile":{"@version":"1.0","version":"2026-05","artifact":{"id":"apify","slug":"apify","name":"Apify","type":"platform","url":"https://apify.com","page_url":"https://unfragile.ai/apify","categories":["data-pipelines"],"tags":[],"pricing":{"model":"free","free":true,"starting_price":null},"status":"active","verified":false},"capabilities":[{"id":"apify__cap_0","uri":"capability://data.processing.analysis.pre.built.actor.execution.for.social.media.data.extraction","name":"pre-built actor execution for social media data extraction","description":"Executes serverless microapps (Actors) optimized for extracting structured data from social platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook) by automating browser interactions, handling anti-bot detection, and parsing dynamic content. Each Actor encapsulates platform-specific logic including authentication bypass, pagination, and rate-limit evasion, deployed on Apify's infrastructure with configurable RAM (1-256 GB) and concurrent execution limits based on plan tier.","intents":["Extract TikTok videos, comments, and user profiles at scale without building custom scrapers","Monitor Instagram competitor accounts for content strategy and engagement metrics","Collect Facebook posts and comments for sentiment analysis or market research","Automate lead generation by scraping social media profiles matching specific criteria"],"best_for":["Marketing teams conducting competitive intelligence on social platforms","Data analysts building datasets for ML training without engineering resources","Startups prototyping social listening tools before building in-house infrastructure"],"limitations":["Actors are unofficial API wrappers — subject to platform ToS violations and breakage when target sites update","Rate limiting depends on proxy quality; residential proxies add $7-8/GB cost for high-volume extraction","No built-in deduplication or incremental sync — each run re-extracts all data unless custom filtering applied","Actor execution time and data volume directly impact compute unit costs ($0.13-0.2/CU); large extractions can exceed budget quickly"],"requires":["Apify account with minimum $5 prepaid balance (free tier) or paid plan subscription","API key for authentication to Apify platform","Target platform account credentials (optional, some Actors work without login)","Proxy service subscription for high-volume extraction (included IPs vary by plan)"],"input_types":["URL (profile link, hashtag, search query)","Configuration object (search terms, filter criteria, pagination depth)","Credentials (username/password for authenticated scraping)"],"output_types":["JSON (structured records with metadata)","CSV (tabular export for spreadsheet analysis)","Dataset API (Apify's native storage with read/write endpoints)"],"categories":["data-processing-analysis","web-scraping"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_1","uri":"capability://data.processing.analysis.e.commerce.product.scraping.with.structured.extraction","name":"e-commerce product scraping with structured extraction","description":"Executes specialized Actors (Amazon Scraper, Google Maps Scraper, etc.) that extract product data, pricing, reviews, and availability from e-commerce and local business platforms using browser automation and DOM parsing. Actors handle pagination, dynamic content loading, and platform-specific data structures, outputting normalized JSON/CSV with fields like ASIN, price, rating, availability status, and review text for downstream analytics or inventory sync.","intents":["Monitor competitor pricing and product availability across Amazon, eBay, Shopify stores","Build product catalogs for price comparison or marketplace aggregation tools","Extract Google Maps business data (reviews, hours, contact info) for local SEO analysis","Collect historical pricing data for demand forecasting or margin analysis"],"best_for":["E-commerce businesses tracking competitor pricing in real-time","Price comparison platforms aggregating products from multiple retailers","Market research firms building product datasets for analysis","Marketplace operators (Amazon sellers, Shopify stores) monitoring competitive landscape"],"limitations":["Amazon Scraper is marked 'Unofficial API' — violates Amazon ToS and risks account suspension if detected","Dynamic pricing and inventory updates require frequent re-scraping; no built-in change detection or delta sync","Review text extraction may be incomplete if platform uses lazy-loading or JavaScript rendering; requires sufficient RAM allocation","Structured extraction depends on DOM stability — platform redesigns break Actors until community updates them"],"requires":["Apify account with paid plan for high-volume scraping (free tier $5 prepaid insufficient for large catalogs)","Proxy service (residential proxies recommended to avoid IP bans; $7-8/GB cost)","Target platform account (optional for some Actors; required for authenticated data like seller inventory)"],"input_types":["Product URL or ASIN (Amazon)","Search query (product name, category)","Location/coordinates (Google Maps)","Configuration object (max results, filters, pagination depth)"],"output_types":["JSON with normalized product schema (price, rating, availability, reviews)","CSV for spreadsheet import","Dataset API for programmatic access and real-time webhooks"],"categories":["data-processing-analysis","web-scraping"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_10","uri":"capability://code.generation.editing.crawlee.web.scraping.library.for.node.js.and.python","name":"crawlee web scraping library for node.js and python","description":"Crawlee is an open-source web scraping library (Node.js and Python) that provides high-level abstractions for browser automation, HTTP scraping, and data extraction. Crawlee handles autoscaling (adjusts concurrency based on system resources), proxy rotation, session management, and error recovery; it integrates with Apify infrastructure but can run standalone on any server. Crawlee supports both Playwright/Puppeteer (browser) and HTTP-based scraping with automatic fallback.","intents":["Build custom scrapers with less boilerplate than raw Playwright/Puppeteer","Scrape websites with automatic autoscaling and resource management","Integrate proxy rotation and session management into custom scraping code","Deploy scrapers to Apify or self-hosted infrastructure without code changes"],"best_for":["Developers building custom scrapers who want higher-level abstractions than Playwright","Teams with existing Node.js/Python infrastructure who want to add scraping capabilities","Engineers building scraping frameworks that need autoscaling and resource management"],"limitations":["Crawlee is open-source with community support; no commercial SLA or guaranteed maintenance","Autoscaling is heuristic-based (CPU, memory usage); may not optimize for all workloads","Proxy rotation and anti-detection are basic; not as comprehensive as Apify's integrated services","Documentation is sparse; examples are limited to basic use cases","Performance depends on system resources; self-hosted deployments require infrastructure management"],"requires":["Node.js 18+ or Python 3.9+","Playwright or Puppeteer (for browser scraping)","Optional: Apify account for cloud deployment"],"input_types":["URLs (list or generator)","Custom scraping logic (JavaScript/TypeScript or Python functions)","Configuration (concurrency, timeout, proxy settings)"],"output_types":["Structured data (JSON, CSV)","Dataset API (if deployed to Apify)"],"categories":["code-generation-editing","data-processing-analysis"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_11","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.fingerprint.suite.for.browser.impersonation.and.anti.detection","name":"fingerprint suite for browser impersonation and anti-detection","description":"Fingerprint Suite is an open-source library (Node.js, Python, Rust) that generates and injects realistic browser fingerprints (user-agent, headers, canvas fingerprints, WebGL data) into Playwright and Puppeteer browsers. The library uses real browser data to generate fingerprints that evade bot detection; it integrates with Apify Actors and Crawlee for automatic fingerprint injection.","intents":["Evade bot detection by injecting realistic browser fingerprints","Rotate user-agents and headers across requests without manual configuration","Test anti-bot defenses by simulating different browser configurations","Reduce blocking when scraping sites with sophisticated anti-scraping measures"],"best_for":["Developers building scrapers that need to evade bot detection","Teams testing anti-bot defenses and security measures","Engineers integrating anti-detection into custom scraping frameworks"],"limitations":["Fingerprinting is browser-level only; does not handle API-level detection (request signing, token validation)","Fingerprints are static per browser session; no rotation within a single session","No guarantee of success against advanced anti-scraping (behavioral analysis, ML-based detection)","Fingerprint data may become outdated as browsers evolve; requires periodic updates","Open-source with community support; no commercial SLA or guaranteed maintenance"],"requires":["Node.js 18+, Python 3.9+, or Rust toolchain","Playwright or Puppeteer (for browser automation)","Optional: Apify account for cloud deployment"],"input_types":["Browser instance (Playwright or Puppeteer)","Fingerprint configuration (optional; defaults to random realistic fingerprint)"],"output_types":["Injected browser fingerprint (user-agent, headers, canvas data)","Execution logs (fingerprint applied)"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","safety-moderation"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_12","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.proxy.chain.node.js.proxy.server.with.upstream.chaining","name":"proxy-chain node.js proxy server with upstream chaining","description":"proxy-chain is an open-source Node.js proxy server that supports SSL/TLS termination, authentication, and upstream proxy chaining. It enables developers to route traffic through multiple proxies, handle authentication, and inject custom headers; it integrates with Apify's proxy services and can be deployed standalone for custom proxy infrastructure.","intents":["Route scraping traffic through multiple proxies for additional anonymity","Implement custom proxy authentication or header injection","Build proxy infrastructure for teams without commercial proxy provider access","Test scraping code against different proxy configurations"],"best_for":["Teams building custom proxy infrastructure for scraping","Developers testing proxy configurations before deploying to production","Engineers integrating proxy management into custom scraping frameworks"],"limitations":["proxy-chain is open-source with community support; no commercial SLA","Performance depends on upstream proxy quality; no optimization for scraping workloads","No built-in load balancing or failover; requires external orchestration","Authentication is basic (username/password); no support for advanced auth schemes","Deployment and maintenance require infrastructure expertise"],"requires":["Node.js 18+","Upstream proxy servers (optional; can run standalone)","TLS certificates for SSL/TLS termination (optional)"],"input_types":["Proxy configuration (upstream proxies, authentication, headers)","HTTP/HTTPS requests (from client)"],"output_types":["Proxied HTTP/HTTPS responses (to client)","Execution logs (proxy routing, authentication)"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","automation-workflow"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_13","uri":"capability://data.processing.analysis.impit.http.client.with.browser.impersonation.for.node.js.and.python","name":"impit http client with browser impersonation for node.js and python","description":"impit is an open-source HTTP client (Rust-based with Node.js and Python bindings) that impersonates real browsers by injecting realistic headers, TLS fingerprints, and HTTP/2 settings. It enables developers to make HTTP requests that appear to come from real browsers without browser automation overhead; it integrates with Apify and Crawlee for lightweight scraping.","intents":["Make HTTP requests that evade bot detection without browser automation overhead","Scrape websites that don't require JavaScript rendering with realistic browser headers","Reduce latency and resource usage compared to Playwright/Puppeteer for simple scraping","Test anti-bot defenses against HTTP-level detection"],"best_for":["Developers scraping static websites that don't require JavaScript rendering","Teams optimizing scraping performance by avoiding browser automation","Engineers building lightweight scraping infrastructure with minimal resource usage"],"limitations":["impit is HTTP-only; cannot execute JavaScript or interact with dynamic content","Browser impersonation is header-level only; does not handle JavaScript-based detection","No support for cookies or session management; requires manual cookie handling","Open-source with community support; no commercial SLA or guaranteed maintenance","Rust-based implementation may have compatibility issues on some platforms"],"requires":["Node.js 18+ or Python 3.9+","Optional: Apify account for cloud deployment"],"input_types":["HTTP request configuration (URL, headers, method)","Browser impersonation settings (optional; defaults to realistic browser headers)"],"output_types":["HTTP response (body, headers, status code)","Execution logs (request/response metadata)"],"categories":["data-processing-analysis","tool-use-integration"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_14","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.apify.api.for.programmatic.actor.management.and.execution","name":"apify api for programmatic actor management and execution","description":"Apify API provides REST endpoints for creating, configuring, running, and monitoring Actors programmatically. Developers can trigger Actor runs, query execution status, retrieve dataset results, and manage schedules via HTTP requests with API key authentication. The API supports both JavaScript and Python SDKs with higher-level abstractions; responses include execution logs, CU consumption, and dataset metadata.","intents":["Trigger Actor runs from external applications or workflows without UI interaction","Monitor Actor execution status and retrieve results programmatically","Build custom dashboards or reporting tools on top of Apify data","Integrate Apify into CI/CD pipelines or data orchestration platforms"],"best_for":["Developers integrating Apify into larger applications or workflows","Teams building custom dashboards or monitoring tools on Apify data","Engineers automating data pipelines with Apify as a data source"],"limitations":["API endpoint specifications and request/response schemas are not fully documented in provided material","Rate limiting and quota mechanisms are unclear; documentation references compute units but not API request limits","Error handling and retry logic are not documented; developers must implement custom error handling","Authentication is API key-based; no support for OAuth or other modern auth schemes","No built-in cost controls; API calls can trigger expensive Actor runs without budget constraints"],"requires":["Apify account with API key","JavaScript SDK (apify-client) or Python SDK (apify-client) for higher-level abstractions","Understanding of REST API concepts (HTTP methods, JSON payloads, authentication headers)"],"input_types":["Actor ID or name","Input configuration (JSON object with Actor-specific parameters)","Execution options (timeout, memory allocation, etc.)"],"output_types":["Execution metadata (run ID, status, CU consumption, start/end time)","Dataset results (JSON, CSV, or streaming API)","Execution logs (stdout, stderr, structured logs)"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","automation-workflow"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_2","uri":"capability://data.processing.analysis.website.content.crawling.for.llm.and.rag.pipelines","name":"website content crawling for llm and rag pipelines","description":"Executes the Website Content Crawler Actor to recursively traverse websites, extract text content, and normalize output for ingestion into vector databases or LLM applications. The Crawler handles JavaScript rendering, sitemap parsing, URL filtering, and content deduplication, outputting markdown-formatted text with metadata (URL, title, headings) suitable for embedding and retrieval-augmented generation workflows.","intents":["Build knowledge bases from website content for chatbot or Q&A systems","Prepare training data for fine-tuning LLMs on domain-specific documentation","Index competitor websites for semantic search or competitive intelligence","Extract structured content from documentation sites for RAG pipelines"],"best_for":["AI/ML teams building RAG systems that need fresh web data without manual curation","Startups prototyping chatbots that answer questions about specific websites or industries","Enterprise teams migrating from static documentation to dynamic, web-sourced knowledge bases","Researchers collecting training corpora from public websites at scale"],"limitations":["JavaScript rendering adds latency and compute cost; complex SPAs may timeout or render incompletely","No built-in deduplication across crawl runs — requires external logic to detect and skip previously indexed content","Content extraction is text-only; images, videos, and interactive elements are discarded","Respects robots.txt and rate limits, but may be blocked by aggressive anti-scraping measures (Cloudflare, WAF rules)","Output markdown quality depends on source HTML structure; poorly-structured sites produce noisy, hard-to-parse content"],"requires":["Apify account with sufficient prepaid balance or paid plan (crawling large sites consumes 10-100+ CUs)","Target website URL (public, crawlable)","Vector database or LLM framework to consume output (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, LangChain)","Optional: API key for embedding service (OpenAI, Cohere) if using Apify's integration"],"input_types":["Website URL (root domain or specific path)","Configuration object (max depth, URL patterns to include/exclude, max pages)","Sitemap URL (optional, for faster crawling)"],"output_types":["JSON with text content and metadata (URL, title, headings, word count)","Markdown-formatted text (suitable for LLM context windows)","Dataset API (for streaming to vector databases or LLM applications)"],"categories":["data-processing-analysis","memory-knowledge"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_3","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.compute.unit.based.autoscaling.with.concurrent.run.management","name":"compute-unit-based autoscaling with concurrent run management","description":"Apify's billing and execution model allocates compute units (CUs) based on RAM usage and execution time (1 CU = 1 GB RAM/hour), with plan-based limits on concurrent Actor runs (1 concurrent run on free tier, up to 128 on Business tier). Developers configure Actor RAM allocation (1-256 GB) and Apify automatically scales execution across available infrastructure, with additional concurrent runs available as $5 add-ons; overage costs apply when CU consumption exceeds monthly prepaid balance.","intents":["Scale web scraping jobs from single-threaded to parallel execution without managing infrastructure","Optimize cost by right-sizing Actor RAM allocation based on data volume and processing complexity","Run multiple scraping jobs simultaneously without provisioning servers or containers","Predict and control scraping costs by monitoring CU consumption in real-time"],"best_for":["Teams without DevOps expertise who need serverless scraping without container management","Startups with variable scraping workloads that benefit from pay-as-you-go pricing","Data engineers optimizing cost-per-GB-extracted across multiple concurrent jobs"],"limitations":["Concurrent run limits are hard caps per plan tier; exceeding limits requires upgrading plan or paying $5/run add-ons","CU pricing ($0.13-0.2/CU) is opaque compared to per-request pricing; large jobs with unpredictable RAM usage can exceed budget","No built-in cost alerts or spending caps — runaway jobs can consume entire monthly prepaid balance","RAM allocation is static per Actor run; no dynamic scaling within a single run based on data volume","Overage costs apply immediately after prepaid balance exhausted; no grace period or spending limits"],"requires":["Apify account with prepaid balance ($5 minimum for free tier, $29+ for paid plans)","Understanding of Actor RAM requirements (1-8 GB typical for small jobs, 32+ GB for large-scale scraping)","Monitoring/alerting setup to track CU consumption (Apify dashboard or API)"],"input_types":["Actor configuration (RAM allocation, timeout, retry policy)","Batch input (list of URLs or search queries to process in parallel)"],"output_types":["Execution logs (stdout, stderr, structured logs)","CU consumption metrics (per run, per month)","Dataset output (JSON, CSV, or API)"],"categories":["automation-workflow","data-processing-analysis"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_4","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.proxy.rotation.and.anti.detection.fingerprinting","name":"proxy rotation and anti-detection fingerprinting","description":"Apify provides integrated proxy services (datacenter, residential, SERP proxies) with automatic rotation and browser fingerprinting via the Fingerprint Suite (generates realistic user-agent, headers, canvas fingerprints). Actors automatically rotate IPs across requests, inject fingerprints into Playwright/Puppeteer browsers, and handle proxy authentication; residential proxies ($7-8/GB) bypass IP-based blocking while datacenter proxies ($0.6-1/IP) are cheaper for non-sensitive targets.","intents":["Scrape websites that block or rate-limit by IP address without getting blocked","Evade bot detection (Cloudflare, Akamai) by rotating user-agents and browser fingerprints","Extract data from geo-restricted websites using residential proxies from target regions","Reduce scraping costs by using datacenter proxies for non-sensitive targets and residential for protected sites"],"best_for":["Teams scraping high-security targets (financial sites, job boards) that require residential proxies","Developers building scrapers that need to evade sophisticated anti-bot detection","Data teams optimizing cost-per-extraction by choosing appropriate proxy tier per target"],"limitations":["Residential proxies are expensive ($7-8/GB); large-scale scraping can cost more in proxy fees than compute","Proxy rotation is automatic but not configurable per-request; no fine-grained control over IP selection or rotation frequency","Fingerprinting is browser-level only; does not handle API-level detection (request signing, token validation)","Residential proxy quality varies; some IPs may be flagged as proxies or have low reputation scores","No guarantee of success against advanced anti-scraping (behavioral analysis, ML-based detection)"],"requires":["Apify account with proxy service subscription (included IPs vary by plan; overage costs apply)","Target website that allows proxy traffic (some sites explicitly block known proxy providers)","Playwright or Puppeteer for browser automation (Fingerprint Suite integrates with both)"],"input_types":["Proxy configuration (type: datacenter/residential/SERP, rotation policy)","Browser fingerprint configuration (user-agent, headers, canvas fingerprint)"],"output_types":["Proxy rotation logs (IP, timestamp, response status)","Fingerprint injection metadata (user-agent, headers applied)"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","safety-moderation"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_5","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.scheduled.and.recurring.actor.execution.with.cron.based.automation","name":"scheduled and recurring actor execution with cron-based automation","description":"Apify Schedules feature allows developers to trigger Actor runs on a recurring basis using cron expressions or predefined intervals (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly). Schedules are configured via UI or API, with support for multiple concurrent scheduled runs, error handling (retry on failure), and webhook notifications on completion. Scheduled runs consume compute units like on-demand runs and are billed identically.","intents":["Monitor competitor pricing or social media activity daily without manual intervention","Refresh knowledge bases or vector databases with fresh web content on a schedule","Collect time-series data (stock prices, product availability) for trend analysis","Automate lead generation by scraping job boards or business directories weekly"],"best_for":["Teams building automated data pipelines that require periodic updates","Startups monitoring competitors or market trends without dedicated data engineering","Researchers collecting longitudinal datasets from websites"],"limitations":["Cron expressions are limited to standard Unix cron syntax; no complex scheduling logic (e.g., 'run if previous run succeeded')","No built-in deduplication or change detection; scheduled runs always re-extract all data unless custom filtering applied","Scheduled runs are subject to same rate limits and blocking as on-demand runs; no priority queue or guaranteed execution time","Webhook notifications are fire-and-forget; no retry logic if webhook endpoint is down","No cost controls or spending caps; runaway scheduled jobs can consume entire monthly budget"],"requires":["Apify account with paid plan (free tier supports scheduled runs but limited by $5 prepaid balance)","Cron expression or interval configuration (e.g., '0 9 * * MON' for 9 AM Mondays)","Optional: webhook URL for completion notifications"],"input_types":["Cron expression or interval (e.g., 'daily', '0 */6 * * *' for every 6 hours)","Actor configuration (same as on-demand runs)","Webhook URL (optional, for notifications)"],"output_types":["Scheduled run logs (execution timestamp, status, CU consumption)","Webhook payload (run ID, status, dataset URL)","Dataset output (same as on-demand runs)"],"categories":["automation-workflow"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_6","uri":"capability://data.processing.analysis.dataset.storage.and.querying.with.timed.expiration","name":"dataset storage and querying with timed expiration","description":"Apify Datasets are cloud-hosted JSON/CSV stores for Actor output, with timed expiration (data deleted after retention period), read/write APIs, and integration with vector databases or data warehouses. Datasets support pagination, filtering, and export to CSV/JSON; storage is billed separately from compute ($0.80-1.00 per 1,000 GB-hours, $0.00032-0.0004 per 1,000 reads, $0.0045-0.005 per 1,000 writes depending on plan).","intents":["Store scraping results without managing external databases or S3 buckets","Query and export Actor output for downstream analysis or visualization","Stream dataset results to vector databases for RAG pipelines","Archive scraping results with automatic cleanup after retention period"],"best_for":["Teams without database infrastructure who need quick data storage for scraping results","Developers building RAG pipelines that need to stream data to vector databases","Researchers collecting datasets with automatic cleanup to reduce storage costs"],"limitations":["Timed expiration is mandatory; no option for permanent storage (data is deleted after retention period)","Read/write pricing adds overhead for large-scale data pipelines; frequent queries can exceed compute costs","No built-in indexing or full-text search; filtering is done client-side after fetching data","Dataset size limits are not documented; very large datasets may have performance issues","No ACID guarantees or transactions; concurrent writes may cause data loss or corruption"],"requires":["Apify account with API key for dataset access","Understanding of dataset retention policies (varies by plan)","Optional: integration with vector database or data warehouse"],"input_types":["JSON objects (Actor output)","CSV rows (exported from Actors)"],"output_types":["JSON (paginated API responses)","CSV (export for spreadsheet analysis)","Streaming API (for real-time ingestion into vector databases)"],"categories":["data-processing-analysis","memory-knowledge"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_7","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.apify.mcp.server.for.ai.agent.integration","name":"apify mcp server for ai agent integration","description":"Apify provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes Actors as tools for AI agents and LLMs, enabling agents to discover, configure, and execute Actors directly from LLM prompts. The MCP server implements the MCP protocol, allowing Claude, other LLMs, and AI frameworks (LangChain, AutoGPT) to call Actors with natural language instructions; the mcpc CLI tool provides local exploration and testing of the MCP server.","intents":["Enable AI agents to scrape websites or extract data without explicit API calls","Build chatbots that can fetch real-time data (prices, social media posts) in response to user queries","Automate data collection workflows by having LLMs decide which Actors to run based on task requirements","Integrate web scraping into agentic AI systems without custom tool definitions"],"best_for":["AI/LLM teams building agents that need real-time web data access","Developers creating chatbots or assistants that answer questions about current events or competitor data","Enterprises integrating web scraping into agentic AI workflows"],"limitations":["MCP server schema and capabilities are not fully documented; integration details are unclear","LLM agents may misuse Actors (e.g., scraping sites that violate ToS); no built-in guardrails or approval workflows","Agent decision-making for Actor selection is non-deterministic; same query may trigger different Actors on different runs","No cost controls at the agent level; agents can trigger expensive Actors without budget constraints","MCP server availability and SLA are not documented; no guaranteed uptime for agent-based workflows"],"requires":["Apify account with API key","LLM or AI framework that supports MCP (Claude, LangChain, AutoGPT, etc.)","mcpc CLI tool for local testing (optional)","Understanding of MCP protocol and tool definitions"],"input_types":["Natural language instructions (from LLM prompt)","Actor configuration (passed by agent)"],"output_types":["Actor execution results (JSON, CSV, or dataset API)","MCP tool responses (structured data for agent processing)"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","planning-reasoning"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_8","uri":"capability://code.generation.editing.actor.development.and.deployment.via.apify.cli","name":"actor development and deployment via apify cli","description":"Apify CLI provides command-line tools for creating, testing, and deploying custom Actors (serverless microapps) to Apify infrastructure. Developers scaffold new Actors with templates (Node.js, Python), run Actors locally with apify run, and deploy to Apify cloud with apify push; the CLI handles authentication, dependency management, and version control integration.","intents":["Build custom scrapers for websites not covered by pre-built Actors","Develop data transformation logic that runs on Apify infrastructure without managing servers","Test Actors locally before deploying to production","Version control and CI/CD integration for Actor code"],"best_for":["Developers building custom scrapers for niche websites or proprietary data sources","Teams with existing Node.js/Python codebases who want to deploy to Apify","Engineers integrating Actor development into CI/CD pipelines"],"limitations":["Actor development requires Node.js or Python; no support for other languages","Local testing (apify run) may not accurately simulate cloud environment (proxy rotation, RAM limits)","Debugging deployed Actors is limited to logs; no interactive debugging or breakpoints","Actor versioning is implicit (based on git commits); no explicit version management or rollback","Documentation for custom Actor development is sparse; most examples are pre-built Actors"],"requires":["Node.js 18+ or Python 3.9+","Apify CLI (npm install -g apify or pip install apify-client)","Apify account with API key","Git for version control (optional but recommended)"],"input_types":["Actor template (Node.js or Python)","Custom code (JavaScript/TypeScript or Python)","Actor configuration (input schema, RAM, timeout)"],"output_types":["Deployed Actor (available in Apify Store or private)","Execution logs (from apify run or cloud runs)","Dataset output (JSON, CSV, or API)"],"categories":["code-generation-editing","automation-workflow"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"apify__cap_9","uri":"capability://search.retrieval.apify.store.and.actor.marketplace.discovery","name":"apify store and actor marketplace discovery","description":"Apify Store is a marketplace of 2,000+ pre-built Actors with community ratings, usage metrics, and pricing information. Developers browse Actors by category (social media, e-commerce, search engines), view ratings (e.g., TikTok Scraper: 4.7★, 169K uses), and run Actors directly from the Store UI or API. Store Actors are maintained by Apify and community contributors; pricing varies (some free, some paid via Apify Store credits).","intents":["Discover pre-built scrapers for common websites without building custom code","Evaluate Actor quality based on community ratings and usage metrics","Run Actors directly from the Store UI without CLI or API knowledge","Find Actors for new data sources by browsing categories or searching"],"best_for":["Non-technical users who want to scrape websites without coding","Teams evaluating whether a pre-built Actor exists before building custom scrapers","Developers discovering Actors for integration into larger pipelines"],"limitations":["Actor quality varies; community-maintained Actors may have bugs or be abandoned when target sites change","Ratings and usage metrics can be gamed or misleading; high usage doesn't guarantee reliability","Store Actors are often unofficial API wrappers; no guarantee of legal compliance or ToS adherence","No SLA or support for Store Actors; 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