# Apify

> Full-stack web scraping and automation platform with 6,000+ ready-made Actors, cloud deployment, and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Apify is a comprehensive web scraping and automation platform that provides developers with everything needed to extract data from websites at scale. The platform centers around 'Actors' - reusable web scraping and automation tools that can be deployed to the cloud with just a few clicks.

With over 6,000 ready-made Actors in the Apify Store, users can instantly access scrapers for popular platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Google Maps, Amazon, and more. For custom needs, Apify provides extensive SDKs for JavaScript and Python, supporting popular libraries like Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Scrapy, and their own Crawlee framework.

The platform includes enterprise-grade features like smart proxy rotation, automatic scaling, data storage and export, scheduling, monitoring, and integrations with tools like Zapier, GitHub, Google Sheets, and AI platforms. Apify handles all infrastructure concerns including compute resources, storage, proxies, and authentication, allowing developers to focus on building effective scrapers.

Founded in 2015 by Jan Čurn and Jakub Balada through Y Combinator, Apify is based in Prague and serves over 13,000 customers worldwide, processing 4+ billion web pages monthly. The platform is SOC2 and GDPR compliant with 99.95% uptime, making it suitable for enterprise use.

## Features
- 6,000+ ready-made web scraping Actors
- JavaScript and Python SDK support
- Cloud deployment and scaling
- Smart proxy rotation (datacenter and residential)
- Data storage and export to multiple formats
- Scheduling and monitoring tools
- Actor marketplace with monetization
- Integration with 50+ platforms
- API and webhook support
- Team collaboration and organizations
- Enterprise security and compliance
- Custom Actor development
- Browser automation with Playwright/Puppeteer
- Anti-scraping protection bypassing

## Integrations
Zapier, GitHub, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Slack, Pinecone, Airbyte, MCP clients, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Scrapy, Crawlee, LangChain, LlamaIndex

## Platforms
WEB, API

## Pricing
Open Source, Free tier available

## Links
- Website: https://apify.com
- Documentation: https://docs.apify.com/
- Repository: https://github.com/apify
- EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/apify