Connect AI agents to 8,000+ web scraping and automation tools from Apify Store. Extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce, and any website using ready-made scrapers and crawlers.
Enable your AI assistant to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, and any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools from the Apify Store.
This skill connects your AI assistant to the Apify Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, providing access to over 8,000 Apify Actors - specialized tools for web scraping, data extraction, and automation. With this skill, you can:
1. Sign up for a free account at [apify.com](https://apify.com)
2. Navigate to Settings → Integrations → API tokens
3. Copy your API token (starts with `apify_api_`)
The Apify MCP Server can be used in two ways:
#### Option A: Hosted Server (Recommended - Supports OAuth)
Use the hosted endpoint: `https://mcp.apify.com`
**For Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code:**
Add to your MCP settings with your API token as an environment variable.
**For Claude.ai web:**
Connect using OAuth through the interface (no manual token needed).
#### Option B: Local Server (stdio)
Install and run locally using npx:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@apify/actors-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "your_apify_api_token_here"
}
}
}
}
```
Once configured, verify the connection by asking your AI assistant:
"Search for Instagram scraping actors on Apify"
You should see results from the Apify Store.
1. **Discover actors** - Search for actors that match your use case
2. **View details** - Get information about an actor's capabilities and input parameters
3. **Call the actor** - Execute the actor with your parameters
4. **Retrieve results** - Access the extracted data from the actor run
#### Extract Instagram Posts
"Use the Instagram Scraper actor to get the last 20 posts from @natgeo including captions, likes, and comments"
#### Get Google Maps Business Data
"Find all restaurants in San Francisco with ratings above 4.5 using the Google Maps Extractor, and include their contact details"
#### Monitor Amazon Prices
"Track prices for iPhone 15 on Amazon using the Amazon Product Scraper and return the top 10 results with prices and reviews"
#### Scrape Search Results
"Search Google for 'best AI tools 2026' and scrape the top 10 results with their titles, URLs, and descriptions"
The MCP server provides these tool categories (enable as needed):
**Actors** (enabled by default):
**Documentation** (enabled by default):
**Storage**:
**Runs**:
By default, the server includes:
Configure which tool categories to load via the `tools` parameter:
```
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=actors,storage,runs
```
Or load specific actors:
```
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=apify/instagram-scraper,apify/google-maps-scraper
```
Load everything:
```
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=*
```
Visit [mcp.apify.com](https://mcp.apify.com) for an interactive configuration UI.
**"Actor not found"**: Search for actors first using `search-actors` to verify the exact actor ID
**"Insufficient credits"**: Check your Apify account balance at console.apify.com
**"Authentication failed"**: Verify your API token is correct and not expired
**Tools not appearing**: Restart your MCP client after configuration changes
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