Quick answer: The Apify Store is a marketplace of 30,000+ web scraping Actors and automation tools. Browse by category, sort by popularity, and run any Actor directly from your browser, then download structured results from the run’s Storage tab.
The Apify Store: your guide to 30,000+ web scraping tools
The Apify Store is the fastest way to go from “I need this website’s data” to CSV / JSON / Excel exports without building infrastructure yourself. Each Actor packages scraping or automation logic, input validation, and hosting on Apify’s cloud.
At a glance
- 30,000+ tools covering commerce, social, maps, AI crawlers, and more
- Mix of Apify-maintained and community Actors
- Run from the Console with a form or JSON input
- Pricing combines compute (CUs) with optional per-result or per-event charges
What the Store is (and is not)
| It is | It is not |
|---|---|
| A catalog of ready-made scrapers and bots | A guarantee that every Actor fits every site revision |
| The default place to discover “official” solutions for major platforms | A single flat price for all tools; each Actor sets commercial terms |
| Accessible on the free plan with monthly credits | A substitute for compliance review on your use case |
Think app store for web data: you pick a product, read its docs, run it, and pay based on usage rules published on the listing.
How to find the right Actor
- Start broad, then narrow: search the Store or open a category (e.g., social, maps).
- Read the README: good Actors document required inputs, output fields, and rate-limit behavior.
- Validate with a micro-run: 5–20 items reveals real success rates for your URLs.
- Compare alternatives: sort by users or rating; similar Actors often differ in edge-case support.
- Check maintenance: recent commits and changelog entries signal resilience to site changes.
Shortcuts to busy categories
For editorial picks, see guides like Best social media scrapers and Most popular Apify Actors.
Actor quality indicators
| Signal | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Users | Higher use usually means battle-tested workflows (compare within the same niche). |
| Rating | Prefer 4.5+ stars with a meaningful number of reviews. |
| Success rate | 95%+ across runs is a healthy baseline for mature Actors. |
| Author | Apify-maintained (apify) and verified publishers often ship faster fixes. |
| Last update | Stale Actors break first when sites roll new HTML or API guards. |
| Input schema | Typed fields, defaults, and validation reduce misconfiguration. |
| Support channel | Issues tab responsiveness matters for production pipelines. |
Apify explains maintainer models in Apify-maintained vs community Actors.
How Actor pricing works
Most listings combine platform compute (compute units) with Actor-specific commercial rules. Always read the Pricing tab before you scale.
Actor pricing models (comparison)
| Model | You pay for… | Typical when |
|---|---|---|
| Pay per usage | RAM × runtime (CUs) | Open-source crawlers, Apify-maintained generic extractors |
| Pay per result | Each output row/item (plus CUs) | Lead lists, product data, structured records |
| Pay per event | Actions like searches or downloads (plus CUs) | Multi-step flows billed by discrete operation |
| Monthly rental | Fixed fee for unlimited access to one Actor | Heavy recurring use of a single premium scraper |
Rental Actors only work on paid plans; Free accounts get a limited trial. At high volume on a single Actor, rental can undercut pay-per-result. Always compare rental fee + expected CUs against (results × per-result rate) for your real workload.
Store discounts by plan
Paid plans can add Store discounts (Bronze → Gold) on participating Actors. Check each listing, since participation is optional.
| Plan | Discount tier |
|---|---|
| Starter | Bronze |
| Scale | Silver |
| Business | Gold |
Popular Actors (illustrative)
| Actor | Scale signal | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps Scraper | Very high user count | Local leads, store metadata |
| Instagram Scraper | Very high user count | Public profiles, hashtags |
| TikTok Scraper | Very high user count | Video and author metadata |
| Website Content Crawler | Broad adoption | Crawl sites for RAG / AI |
| YouTube Scraper | Broad adoption | Channels, videos, comments |
How to run a Store Actor
- Open apify.com/store and pick an Actor.
- Click Try for free / Use to open the run console.
- Fill the Input form or paste JSON.
- Click Start and watch the live log.
- Export Dataset items as JSON, CSV, or Excel from Storage.
Need a walkthrough? See How to use Apify.
New to Apify? Pick one Actor, run ten items, inspect the dataset schema, then scale.
The Apify Store is Apify’s marketplace of thousands of web scraping and automation Actors, prebuilt programs you run in the cloud. Each listing includes docs, inputs, pricing, and reviews so you can choose a tool for a specific site or workflow.
There are more than 30,000 Actors. The exact count grows weekly as developers publish new tools.
Many Actors charge only standard platform compute (CUs) covered by your plan credits. Others add pay-per-result or pay-per-event fees. The free tier includes monthly credits you can use for light tests. Always read the Pricing tab for the specific Actor.
Compare user counts, ratings, success rates, maintainer (Apify vs community), last update date, and README depth. Run a tiny sample on your real URLs before you commit to large schedules.
Yes. Developers build Actors with Apify SDKs, publish to the Store, and can monetize usage. Apify also offers creator programs; see Apify documentation for current benefits and requirements.
Structured results land in Apify **datasets** attached to the run. Download them from the Console or fetch them with the Apify API. Binary files may appear in **key-value** storage depending on the Actor.
Common mistakes and fixes
I cannot tell what an Actor will cost before I run it.
Open the **Pricing** tab on the Actor page. Note pay-per-usage (CUs), any per-result or per-event fees, and minimum charges. Run a 10-item test and read the run’s usage breakdown in the Console.
The Actor has great stars but fails on my URLs.
Success rates are global averages. Your targets may need proxies, cookies, or different input modes. Check issues on the Actor’s tab and try an alternative Actor in the same category.
Results look incomplete vs the live website.
Many sites hide data behind login, infinite scroll, or regional views. Compare the Actor’s input schema (limit, locale, proxy group) with what you see in an incognito browser.
