Apify MCP Server: Setup for Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and More

• Finds scrapers and tools in the Apify Store

  Searches the Apify Store for Actors, which are ready-to-run programs.

  Try: “Find an Actor that scrapes Google Maps reviews.”

  Network · search-actors

• Shows an Actor's inputs, README and pricing

  Gets an Actor's input schema, README, pricing and, for Server Actors, its HTTP operations.

  Try: “Show me the inputs and pricing for the Google Maps scraper.”

  Network · fetch-actor-details

• Runs an Actor

  Runs an Actor and returns its run status and storage IDs. Runs can cost money.

  Try: “Run the website crawler on docs.example.com and cap it at 50 pages.”

  Write · call-actor

• Checks on a run

  Gets details about an Actor run.

  Try: “Is my last Actor run finished?”

  Network · get-actor-run

• Reads the data an Actor collected

  Reads items from a dataset with filtering and paging.

  Try: “Show the first 20 results from that run.”

  Network · get-dataset-items

• Reads a saved value from an Actor run

  Gets the value stored under a key in a key-value store.

  Try: “Get the OUTPUT record from that run.”

  Network · get-key-value-store-record

• Stops a running Actor

  Aborts a running Actor run, gracefully if you ask.

  Try: “Stop my running crawl.”

  Write · abort-actor-run

• Searches the web and returns page text

  Searches the web and returns the content of the top results, using an Apify Actor.

  Try: “Search the web for the latest Next.js release notes.”

  Network · apify--rag-web-browser

• Fetches a web page as Markdown

  Fetches a URL and returns its content as Markdown, text, HTML or other formats.

  Try: “Fetch this page as Markdown.”

  Network · apify--web-fetch

• Searches Apify and Crawlee docs

  Searches the Apify and Crawlee documentation.

  Try: “How do I set a proxy in Crawlee?”

  Network · search-apify-docs

• Reads one Apify docs page

  Fetches the full content of a documentation page by URL.

  Try: “Read this docs page for me.”

  Network · fetch-apify-docs

• Lists tools of an Actor that is an MCP server

  Lists the tools of an Actor that runs its own MCP server.

  Try: “What tools does this MCP Actor offer?”

  Network · fetch-actor-mcp-tool-list

• Calls a tool on an Actor's own MCP server

  Calls one tool on an Actor's MCP server and returns the result.

  Try: “Call the search tool on that MCP Actor.”

  Write · call-actor-mcp-tool

• Reports a problem to the Apify team

  Sends a problem report about an Apify tool or Actor to Apify.

  Try: “Report that this Actor returned empty results.”

  Network · report-problem

• Lists Actors you own

  Lists the Actors you own and those shared with you, including private ones.

  Try: “List my Actors.”

  Network · get-actor-list

• Lists past runs

  Lists Actor runs, filtered by Actor and status.

  Try: “Show my failed runs from this week.”

  Network · get-actor-run-list

• Reads a run's log

  Reads the log of an Actor run.

  Try: “Show the log of my last run.”

  Network · get-actor-run-log

• Lists your datasets

  Lists the datasets in your account.

  Try: “List my datasets.”

  Network · get-dataset-list

• Saves an Actor setup as a task

  Creates a saved task, a named and reusable Actor configuration.

  Try: “Save this crawl setup as a task.”

  Write · create-actor-task

• Schedules Actors or tasks to run

  Creates a schedule that runs Actors or tasks on a cron expression.

  Try: “Run this task every Monday at 9am.”

  Write · create-schedule

• Changes a schedule

  Updates a schedule's cron expression, time zone, enabled state or actions.

  Try: “Pause the Monday schedule.”

  Write · update-schedule

• Deletes a schedule

  Deletes a schedule.

  Try: “Delete the Monday schedule.”

  Delete · delete-schedule

• Creates a private Actor from files

  Creates a private Actor in your account from files, optionally starting a build.

  Try: “Create an Actor from these files.”

  Write · create-actor

• Builds an Actor version

  Builds an Actor version and waits a short time for it to finish.

  Try: “Build the latest version of my Actor.”

  Write · build-actor

• Permanently deletes an Actor

  Deletes an Actor from your account. Public Actors must be unpublished first.

  Try: “Delete my test Actor.”

  Delete · delete-actor

• Sends a read request to the Apify API

  Sends a GET request to any Apify API path. It refuses calls that start a paid run.

  Try: “Read my account usage from the API.”

  Network · apify-api-read

• Sends a change request to the Apify API

  Sends a POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE request with a JSON body to any Apify API path.

  Try: “Update this Actor's description through the API.”

  Delete · apify-api-write

Watch out for

• Actor runs cost real money

  Runs bill to your Apify account. The README says to pass a maximum charge or item limit in the call options.

• Optional tools can delete Actors and schedules

  Tools like delete-actor and delete-schedule are off by default. Leave them off unless you need them.

• A raw API write tool can change anything in your account

  The apify-api-write tool sends POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE calls to any Apify API path. Keep it off unless you need it.

• Anyone with your API token has your account access

  Treat the token like a password and keep it out of repositories.

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