Apify MCP Server

The Apify MCP Server connects AI agents to the Apify Store’s thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers and automation tools through the Model Context Protocol, so assistants can pull live data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites and almost any other website. The open-source server has earned more than 12,300 stars on GitHub under the MIT license and was actively developed in 2026.

Overview

Agents are only as useful as the data they can reach, and most websites are not agent-friendly. With this MCP server, a client such as Claude, Cursor or any MCP-compatible agent can discover relevant Apify Actors, configure them, run them and read the results as structured data — all in natural conversation. A hosted endpoint at mcp.apify.com makes setup nearly instant, while the open-source package can be run locally over stdio for tighter control. Because it fronts the whole Apify platform, one connection unlocks extraction for everything from Google Maps and Instagram to Amazon and news sites.

Key Features

• Instant MCP access to thousands of Apify scrapers and automation Actors
• Agents can search for, configure and run Actors and retrieve structured results
• Hosted endpoint for zero-install setup, plus a local stdio mode
• Works with Claude, Cursor and other MCP-compatible clients
• Covers social media, search, maps, e-commerce, real estate and more
• Dynamic tool discovery keeps the agent’s tool list relevant to the task
• Open source under the MIT license, maintained by Apify

💳 Pricing

The MCP server itself is free and open source. Usage runs on the Apify platform, which offers a free tier with monthly credits; heavier scraping is billed on Apify’s pay-as-you-go pricing.

Who Is It For

The Apify MCP Server is for agent builders, analysts and automation enthusiasts who want their AI assistants to gather real web data on demand — leads, prices, listings, posts and research — without writing or maintaining scraper code.