Apify MCP server
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/"
}
}
}file .mcp.json (in your project root)file claude_desktop_config.jsonfile ~/.cursor/mcp.jsonfile .vscode/mcp.jsonfile ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonversion 0.16.0
What it does
This MCP server integrates Apify Actors into AI agents, providing access to thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools for extracting data from websites. It is designed for developers building AI agents that need to scrape social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, and other web sources.
- Extract structured data from social media platforms, search engines, or e-commerce sites using pre-built Actors from Apify Store.
- Automate web scraping tasks through AI agents by invoking specific Actors like Facebook Posts Scraper, Google Maps Email Extractor, or Instagram Scraper.
- Fetch and process web content by using Actors like Web Fetch or RAG Web Browser to retrieve URLs as Markdown, text, HTML, or links with JavaScript rendering.
Tools this server exposes
| Tool | Does |
|---|---|
| run_actor | Execute any Apify Actor from the Apify Store with specified input parameters. |
| list_actors | Discover and browse available Actors in the Apify Store. |
| get_actor_details | Retrieve information about a specific Actor including its input schema and output format. |
Before you enable it
An MCP server runs with whatever access you give it. Start with a development account rather than production, and check which tools the server exposes before you let an agent call them unattended.