Apify

Apify is a full-stack web scraping and data extraction platform designed to help users collect, process, and utilize web data at scale. It provides a cloud-based environment where individuals and organizations can run automated tasks called "Actors" — pre-built or custom serverless programs that scrape websites, interact with APIs, automate browser actions, and manage data pipelines. The platform offers a public store containing over 35,000 ready-made Actors for popular websites such as Amazon, Google Maps, LinkedIn, Twitter, and e-commerce sites, allowing non-technical users to start extracting structured data with minimal setup. For developers and engineers, Apify provides code templates, an open-source web scraping and crawling library called Crawlee, and full API access to build, deploy, and schedule custom scraping jobs. A core feature of Apify is its anti-blocking system, which helps bypass common scraping obstacles like IP bans, CAPTCHAs, and rate limits. It includes a proxy rotation service that automatically changes IP addresses during scraping sessions, mimicking human browsing patterns to reduce detection risk. This makes it suitable for large-scale data collection where reliability and uptime are critical. The platform also supports browser automation through headless browsers (e.g., Puppeteer, Playwright), enabling users to interact with JavaScript-heavy pages, submit forms, and capture dynamic content. Apify integrates with various external services and tools through pre-built connectors, such as Google Sheets, Amazon S3, BigQuery, Slack, Zapier, and Make. Users can export scraped data to these destinations in real-time or on a schedule. For AI and machine learning workflows, Apify offers MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration, allowing AI agent