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Apify

Apify

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Apify Skill

Run Apify actors (web scrapers) via their REST API.

Setup

  1. •Get API token from https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
  2. •Set environment variable: export APIFY_TOKEN=your_token

Usage

Run an Actor

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ACTOR_ID/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": {...}}'

Get Run Results

bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/RUN_ID/dataset/items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN"

Popular LinkedIn Actors

  • •curious_coder/linkedin-post-search-scraper - Search LinkedIn posts
  • •anchor/linkedin-people-search - Search LinkedIn people
  • •bebity/linkedin-profile-scraper - Scrape profiles

Example: LinkedIn Post Search

bash
# Start the scraper
RUN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/curious_coder~linkedin-post-search-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms": ["Epic EHR contract"], "maxResults": 20}' | jq -r '.data.id')

# Wait for completion (poll status)
sleep 30

# Get results
curl -s "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/$RUN_ID/dataset/items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN"

Notes

  • •Actors are billed per compute unit
  • •LinkedIn scrapers may require cookies/session for best results
  • •Check actor docs for specific input schemas