Apify MCP Server

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Official Apify MCP server that gives AI agents access to thousands of Actors for web scraping and automation. Agents can run Actors to extract data from websites, search engines, social platforms, and maps, then retrieve structured results from the dataset, enabling rich web research and data collection.

Connect

Add this configuration to .claude/mcp.json

Transport:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools (2)

run_actor

Run an Apify Actor with the given input and wait for results.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "actor_id",
    "input"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Actor input configuration"
    },
    "actor_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Actor identifier (e.g., apify/web-scraper)"
    }
  }
}

get_dataset_items

Retrieve items from an Actor run's dataset.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "dataset_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Maximum number of items to return"
    },
    "dataset_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Dataset ID returned by an Actor run"
    }
  }
}

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Server Information

Author
Apify (@apify)
Repository
https://github.com/apify/actors-mcp-server
License
Apache-2.0
Version
0.5.0
Stars
1,100
Last Updated
June 24, 2026