Apify
Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
Primitives
- Provider type
- commercial
- Core dataset
- Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
Why GTM teams care
Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
Tasks you can run with Apify on Deepline
Apify is wired into Deepline. 10 actions are available out of the box, runnable from the CLI or as a column step in an enrichment spreadsheet.
Quick start
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_check_credits:{}' --jsonAvailable actions
Apify Check Credits
Check Apify account usage limits and remaining credits
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_check_credits:{}' --jsonGet Actor Input Schema
Fetching the actor input-schema page content in markdown form
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_get_actor_input_schema:{"actorId":"{{actorId}}"}' --jsonGet Actor Run
Checking status and metadata for a specific Apify run
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_get_actor_run:{"runId":"{{runId}}"}' --jsonGet Actor
Fetching full metadata for a specific Apify actor
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_get_actor:{"actorId":"{{actorId}}"}' --jsonGet Dataset Items
Reading records from an Apify dataset output
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_get_dataset_items:{"datasetId":"{{datasetId}}"}' --jsonGet Kv Record
Fetching a saved record from Apify key-value storage
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_get_kv_record:{"storeId":"{{storeId}}","recordKey":"{{recordKey}}"}' --jsonGet Log
Retrieving raw Apify run logs for debugging
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_get_log:{"buildOrRunId":"{{buildOrRunId}}"}' --jsonList Store Actors
Finding public actors in Apify Store by search/filter criteria
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_list_store_actors:{}' --jsonRun Actor Sync
Preferred default: running an Apify Actor and waiting for completion in one call. Best for source-specific scraping when you already know the page, profile, or platform and want structured output.
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_run_actor_sync:{"actorId":"{{actorId}}"}' --jsonRun Actor
Running an Apify Actor asynchronously when you need non-blocking execution and can check later
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=apify_run_actor:{"actorId":"{{actorId}}"}' --jsonWhat people are saying about Apify
Real quotes from 4 cited sources across review sites, blogs, Reddit, HN, X, and community forums.
“Apify holds a 4.7/5 rating across 415 reviews on G2. The Store offers 1500+ ready-to-use Actors covering Google Maps, Instagram, LinkedIn, Amazon, and virtually every major platform. Apify reduced manual work dramatically and improved the reliability of data pipelines.”
“Across 415 G2 reviews, 'Pricing Issues' appears 88 times as a tagged negative — one of the most-cited complaints on the platform. The credit-based pricing model can be confusing and lead to unexpected costs when scaling.”
“Users report using Apify for client projects requiring 100K+ data points monthly. Chat support responded in 4 hours when they had a proxy issue on the Starter plan.”
“Apify isn't reliable if you're trying to build an actual business at scale. The primary drawback is the steep learning curve for non-developers and the credit-based pricing model, which can be confusing and lead to unexpected costs.”
Frequently asked
What is Apify?
Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
What is Apify best for?
Apify is tracked for Web scraping and automation platform with marketplace of pre-built scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, etc.
What do public references say about Apify?
The cited source set is mixed, with balanced positive and critical references across 4 cited items. Deepline tracks 3 cited sources for this provider entry.
What should teams check before choosing Apify?
Check coverage fit, integration surface area, data freshness, contract terms, and whether the provider matches the team's target accounts and regions.
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- Category
- Scraping & Lists
- Community mentions
- 4
- Sentiment score
- Neutral (0.00)
- Website
- apify.com
Questions mentioning Apify
8 questions reference this provider.
What are good use cases for Claude Code in marketing?
“...product review sentiment across platforms ### Integration Tools - **Apify + n8n + Claude**: Scrape, process, report - **PhantomBuster**: Social media monitoring with AI analysis - **S...”
What are good use cases for Claude Code in sales?
“...uces manual research from 15 min/lead to 30 seconds **Tools:** Clay, Apify, Make.com, Bardeen --- ## 2. Personalized Outbound Email Generation at Scale **Workflow:** - Pull prospect...”
How can I fix inaccurate job titles returned by people search when compared to actual LinkedIn profiles?
“...70% accurate for recent titles. Enrich Person bumps it to 90%+. Skip Apify unless you're scraping 10k+ profiles - overkill for most use cases. Best practice: Enrich Person → AI standa...”
How can I reliably match Open Mart/Google Maps companies with HubSpot records when domains and company names frequently change for SMB clients?
“...for SMBs and chains. For more advanced matching, consider building an Apify actor that pulls HubSpot data via API and runs fuzzy matching using multiple signals like domain normalizatio...”
How can I automatically fetch and build a list of LinkedIn company page followers?
“...rs List You can accomplish this by combining two tools: 1. Use the [Apify LinkedIn Company Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/data_link_miner/linkedin-company-followers-scraper) to...”
How do I find the audience of a LinkedIn post not from my company?
“• Use the **Apify LinkedIn Post Comment Scraper** to identify users engaging with a competitor's post - This tool returns the...”
How do I scrape hiring data from Wellfound and WeWork?
“...craping Hiring Data from Wellfound and WeWork ## Wellfound - Use **[Apify](https://apify.com)** actors to pull companies with active hiring posts ## WeWork - Scrape company pages an...”
For http://Apollo.io Experts, Is it possible to get technographic data like software using by the company using Exportapollo or other scrapers?
“you can always use webhooks, if you apify they already have an integration”
Community signals
Community discussions and reviews from the last 30 days.
Apify reference from G2 reviewers (aggregated)
Apify holds a 4.7/5 rating across 415 reviews on G2. The Store offers 1500+ ready-to-use Actors covering Google Maps, Instagram, LinkedIn, Amazon, and virtually every major platform. Apify reduced manual work dramatically and improved the reliability of data pipelines.
Apify reference from FahimAI editorial
Users report using Apify for client projects requiring 100K+ data points monthly. Chat support responded in 4 hours when they had a proxy issue on the Starter plan.
Apify reference from Gumloop editorial (citing Reddit users)
Apify isn't reliable if you're trying to build an actual business at scale. The primary drawback is the steep learning curve for non-developers and the credit-based pricing model, which can be confusing and lead to unexpected costs.
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