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The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools available on the Apify Store.

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The Apify MCP server connects AI assistants to thousands of ready-made web scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools from the Apify Store through the Model Context Protocol. It enables AI agents to extract data from social media platforms, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, and virtually any website by dynamically discovering and executing Apify Actors as tools. The server supports both hosted access via OAuth at mcp.apify.com and local stdio integration, with optional agentic payment methods (AGI, x402, Skyfire) that allow autonomous agents to pay for usage without requiring an Apify account.

Key Features

Access to thousands of pre-built Apify Actors for scraping Facebook, Instagram, Google Maps, Google Search, e-commerce sites, and general web content
Dynamic tool discovery allows AI agents to search for and use new Actors on-demand without pre-configuration
Hosted server at mcp.apify.com with OAuth authentication for seamless integration with Claude.ai, VS Code, and other clients
Agentic payment support via AGI (recommended), direct x402 with USDC on Base blockchain, or Skyfire PAY tokens for account-free usage
Automatic input schema loading and output schema inference for structured Actor results
Helper tools for searching Apify documentation, managing Actor runs, accessing datasets and key-value stores, and creating schedules
Configurable tool selection via URL parameters or CLI flags to load specific categories or individual Actors
Compatible with Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, ChatGPT, VS Code, Cursor, and any Model Context Protocol-compliant client

Use Cases

  • 01Extract posts, profiles, and engagement data from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn for social media analysis
  • 02Scrape business contact details, ratings, and reviews from Google Maps for lead generation or market research
  • 03Collect search engine results pages (SERPs) from Google, Bing, or other engines for SEO analysis
  • 04Harvest product information, prices, and reviews from e-commerce platforms like Amazon or eBay
  • 05Browse the web with JavaScript rendering and return content as Markdown for RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications
  • 06Automate recurring web scraping tasks by creating and scheduling Actor runs through the AI assistant

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apify-mcp-server — FAQ

What is the Apify MCP server?+

The Apify MCP server is a Model Context Protocol integration that gives AI assistants access to thousands of web scraping and automation tools (called Actors) from the Apify Store. It enables agents to extract data from websites, social media, search engines, and e-commerce platforms programmatically.

How do I connect the Apify MCP server to Claude Desktop or VS Code?+

For the hosted server, add the URL https://mcp.apify.com to your MCP client configuration with OAuth or an Authorization header containing your Apify API token. For local stdio mode, configure your client to run npx @apify/actors-mcp-server with the APIFY_TOKEN environment variable set.

Do I need an Apify API token to use this server?+

An Apify API token is recommended for full access, but autonomous agents can pay for usage without an account using AGI (prepaid token minting), direct x402 payments with USDC on Base, or Skyfire PAY tokens. Some read-only tools like search-actors and fetch-actor-details work without authentication.

Which AI clients are compatible with the Apify MCP server?+

The server works with any Model Context Protocol-compliant client, including Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, ChatGPT, VS Code (with Genie extension), Cursor, OpenCode, Kiro, and the Apify Tester MCP Client. The hosted server at mcp.apify.com supports OAuth for easy browser-based clients.

Is the Apify MCP server free to use?+

The MCP server software itself is open source and free, but running Apify Actors consumes platform credits based on usage (compute time, data transfer, proxies). Apify offers a free tier with monthly credits; beyond that, you pay for what you use or can use agentic payment methods.

Can I use custom Actors or only pre-configured ones?+

You can use any Actor from the Apify Store through dynamic discovery tools like search-actors and call-actor, or by directly specifying Actor IDs in the tools configuration. The default setup includes apify/rag-web-browser and apify/web-fetch, but you can configure any Actor as a tool.

How do I install apify-mcp-server?+

Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. apify-mcp-server is a mcp server — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.

Is apify-mcp-server free?+

apify-mcp-server is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.

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