MCP server · Apify
Apify MCP Server
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- Type
- MCP server
- Tasks
- Web fetching & scrapingLibrary docs & research
- Compatible agents
- Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, ChatGPT, VS Code, Cursor, OpenCode, Kiro, Claude Code (source: tested clients in the official README (apify/apify-mcp-server) and clients named in docs.apify.com/mcp)
- Verdict
- Pick it when the agent needs ready-made scrapers for sites like Google Maps, Instagram or e-commerce; limit the loaded tools with `tools=` and watch Actor run costs.
- Permissions
- Searches Apify Store and runs Actors (scrapers, crawlers, automations) on your account, reads datasets, key-value stores and run results, and searches Apify docs; extra tools (e.g. delete-actor) only when selected with `tools=`. Full-permission Actors are excluded. Actor runs consume Apify usage credits.
- Credentials
- Apify account via OAuth on the hosted server (or an Apify API token as Bearer header / APIFY_TOKEN for local stdio); agentic payments (x402, Skyfire) are an alternative for some Actors.
- Maintenance
- Official repo apify/apify-mcp-server; release v0.19.3 on 2026-10-21 (npm @apify/actors-mcp-server 0.19.3); hosted at https://mcp.apify.com
- License
- MIT
- Install
- Connect to https://mcp.apify.com (Streamable HTTP, OAuth). Generate a client-specific config at https://mcp.apify.com or run `apify mcp install cursor` with the Apify CLI. Local: `npx -y @apify/actors-mcp-server` with APIFY_TOKEN. Coding agents can use the Apify plugin (server + Agent Skills). Official install docs ↗
- Source
- https://github.com/apify/apify-mcp-server
- Verified on
- 2026-10-24
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