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Best Assorted APIs & Utilities on Apify (2026)

· 4 min read
Yassine El Haddad
Software Developer & Automation Specialist

I build production AI agents, web scrapers, and automation pipelines. Most of what I publish here comes from the actual problems they run into: proxies that get banned, anti-bot stacks that fingerprint your client, RAG that drifts when the underlying data moves. Stack: Python, TypeScript, Go, FastAPI, LangChain, Crawlee, Playwright, deployed on AWS, GCP, and Cloudflare.

The Other category collects highly specific, versatile web scraping actors for specialized searches and niche extractions.

While many scrapers focus on e-commerce or social media, the Apify Store also hosts many custom tools for niche data sources. Here are notable actors that sit outside standard categories.

Top Actors in This Category

1. Google Ads Scraper10K users · 4.3 ⭐ · $2/1,000 ads

A utility for SEM research. Scrape Google Ads for any keyword. Returns ad headline, description text, display URL, and landing page URL to analyze competitor bidding strategies. Try Google Ads Scraper on Apify →

2. G2 Product Reviews Scraper8K users · 4.5 ⭐ · $2/1,000 reviews

Aggregate B2B software feedback. Extract G2.com product reviews with star ratings, pros/cons text, reviewer job title, company size, and submission date. Try G2 Product Reviews Scraper on Apify →

3. 💬 Instagram Comments Scraper (No Login)15K users · 4.6 ⭐ · $1.50/1,000 comments

A lightweight social utility (4.6 ⭐, 15K users). Extract Instagram comment text, author handles, and metadata without requiring an authenticated Instagram session or cookies. Try 💬 Instagram Comments Scraper on Apify →

4. Similarweb Scraper

A competitive intelligence actor. Extract website traffic estimates, global/country rankings, and top traffic sources (direct, search, social) natively from Similarweb's public interface. Try Similarweb Scraper on Apify →

5. DexScreener Scraper

A Web3 and crypto intelligence tool. Scrape real-time decentralized exchange (DEX) analytics, including token pairing prices, 24-hour volume, liquidity, and token transaction histories. Try DexScreener Scraper on Apify →

6. LinkedIn Ads Scraper

A B2B marketing utility. Scrape the LinkedIn Ad Library to uncover the specific ad creatives, video assets, and promotional copy your competitors are running right now. Try LinkedIn Ads Scraper on Apify →

7. BizBuySell Scraper

An M&A resource tool. Scrape business-for-sale listings on BizBuySell. Extract asking price, gross revenue, cash flow, locations, and business descriptions for targeted acquisition outreach. Try BizBuySell Scraper on Apify →

8. Linkedin Open Profile Status

A vital sales development utility. Check in bulk if target LinkedIn decision-makers have "Open Profiles," meaning you can send them direct InMails without consuming premium credits. Try Linkedin Open Profile Status on Apify →

9. Wer Liefert Was B2B Marketplace Scraper

A specialized European B2B lead generation actor. Scrape supplier listings from wlw (Wer Liefert Was) to build targeted contact lists of manufacturers and distributors. Try Wer Liefert Was B2B Marketplace Scraper on Apify →

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Why These Tools Stand Out

These niche actors handle tasks that generic web crawlers struggle with. By targeting specific platforms (like DexScreener or G2), they provide pre-structured JSON data schemas tailored to the exact platform they are scraping.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Using them is simple: navigate to their page on the Apify Store, input your target URLs or search keywords into the visual JSON schema, and click 'Run'. The actors handle the proxy and scraping logic.

Yes, every tool on Apify can be scheduled (e.g., 'run every morning at 9am') and results can be automatically pushed to Google Sheets, webhooks, or the Apify API.

Absolutely. The Apify Store contains thousands of actors contributed by developer partners covering almost every major public directory and web application.