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apify-mcp-server

Active·★ 1.3k·MIT·Updated 2026-05-29
★ Browser Automation★ Data Processing

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.

The Apify Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables AI agents to extract data from various websites using thousands of ready-made scrapers and automation tools from the Apify Store. It also supports OAuth for easy connection from clients like Claude.ai or Visual Studio Code using just a URL.

#AI Agents#Data Extraction#Web Scraping#Automation#Model Context Protocol#Apify#OAuth
$ Install
$ npx @apify/actors-mcp-server
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Integrate any Apify Actor as an AI agent tool.
02Support for OAuth and API token authentication.
03Enable agentic payments via Skyfire integration.
04Dynamic discovery of Apify Actors and helper tools.
05Offers both a hosted HTTPS endpoint and local standard I/O server options.
02

Compatibility

Claude.ai (web)
Client
Verified via docs
Claude Desktop
Client
Verified via docs
VS Code (Genie)
Client
Verified via docs
Cursor
Client
Verified via docs
Apify Tester MCP Client
Client
Verified via docs
OpenCode
Client
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ npx @apify/actors-mcp-server
04

Use cases

↳Extracting data from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
↳Scraping contact details from Google Maps listings.
↳Collecting results from Google Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs).
↳Performing web searches and extracting content from top URLs for RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
↳Automating data collection from e-commerce sites and other websites.
05

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  • C
    Cameron WhiteMay 1, 2026

    Thousands of ready-made scrapers and crawlers accessible via MCP makes web extraction trivial for agents.

  • S
    Sterling KimApr 25, 2026

    Used for feeding external web data into agent workflows. The scraper quality is production-grade.

  • C
    Casey WhiteApr 14, 2026

    Social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce — the breadth of data sources covered is comprehensive.

  • S
    Skyler ChenMar 8, 2026

    No need to build custom scrapers — Apify's existing actor ecosystem handles most web extraction needs.

  • S
    Scout WhiteMar 2, 2026

    Official Apify MCP server means the integration is maintained and reliable, not a community hack.

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