Apify Docs, Setup Guides, and API Help
Learn how Apify works, where to find your API token, what the console does, and how to get your first actor run working without guesswork.
Getting Started
New to Apify? Start here. Set up your account, learn the console, and run your first actor.
Basics
What is Apify? Actors, pricing, API, and use cases
Learn what Apify does, how the console works, where actors fit, and when the API or integrations make sense for your workflow.
How to use Apify: account setup, console, and first run
New to Apify? Learn account setup, Apify Console basics, how to run your first actor, and where integrations fit.
How to find your Apify API token
Find your Apify API token in the console, copy it safely, and use it with scripts, webhooks, integrations, and actor runs.
Apify Pricing Explained
Learn how Apify pricing works — from the free $5/month credit tier to pay-per-result actors and $49 monthly plans. Estimate your costs before running a single job.
Advanced
Proxy Configuration Guide
Configure proxies in Apify to avoid website blocks. Learn the difference between datacenter and residential proxies, costs, and when each type is the right choice.
Apify API guide: token auth, Python client, and actor runs
Use the Apify API with Python or JavaScript, run actors from code, and pull datasets into your integrations with practical examples.
Developer
Crawlee for Python
Build production-grade web scrapers in Python using Crawlee. Install the library, write your first crawler, handle proxies and errors, then deploy directly to Apify.
Crawlee for JavaScript
Build web scrapers in JavaScript or TypeScript using Crawlee, the most popular Apify development framework. From installation to production deployment on Apify cloud.
Scraping Dynamic Websites
How to scrape JavaScript-rendered websites using Playwright and Puppeteer. Learn browser automation, wait strategies, and handling single-page apps for dynamic scraping.
Processing Scraped Data
Clean, transform, and analyze data scraped with Apify. Learn deduplication, field normalization, JSON-to-CSV conversion, and best practices for reliable export pipelines.
Integrations
Apify + Make.com Integration
Connect Apify to Make.com (formerly Integromat) to build automated data workflows. Trigger scraper runs, process results, and send data to any app — no code required.
Apify + n8n Integration
Connect Apify to n8n for self-hosted automation workflows. Build visual pipelines that trigger scrapers, process data, and connect to any service — fully open-source.