apify/actors-mcp-server

Overview

Apify Actors MCP Server provides a Model Context Protocol interface for AI agents to access thousands of pre-built scrapers and automation tools from the Apify Store. Agents use the server to trigger data extraction from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, and other web sources via standardized tool calls.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI agents that need structured web data extraction from many sources

Use cases

• Extract data from social media platforms for analysis
• Monitor search engine results or e-commerce pricing
• Scrape structured content from any website via ready-made actors

How to use

Install

npx @apify/actors-mcp-server --tools actors,docs,apify/rag-web-browser

Tools exposed

• search-actors
• fetch-actor-details
• call-actor
• get-actor-run
• get-dataset-items
• get-key-value-store-record
• abort-actor-run
• search-apify-docs
• fetch-apify-docs
• get-actor-run-list
• get-actor-log
• get-dataset
• get-dataset-schema
• get-key-value-store
• get-key-value-store-keys
• get-dataset-list
• get-key-value-store-list
• add-actor

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Continue, VS Code, ChatGPT

Notes

Apify Actors MCP Server provides a Model Context Protocol interface for AI agents to access thousands of pre-built scrapers and automation tools from the Apify Store. Agents use the server to trigger data extraction from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, and other web sources via standardized tool calls.

1,295 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Extract data from social media platforms for analysis
• Monitor search engine results or e-commerce pricing
• Scrape structured content from any website via ready-made actors

Pros

• Massive library of ready-to-use scrapers and automators
• Open-source TypeScript implementation with MCP integration
• Leverages proven Apify infrastructure for reliable extraction

Cons

• Requires an Apify account and credits for most actors
• Rate limits and costs depend on Apify’s pricing tiers
• Limited to actors available in the Apify Store

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