You can access the Start Actor from input programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "actorToCall": "knowing_didgeridoo/sleepy-actor",
<  "actorInput": "{ \\"sleepSecs\\": 900 }"
<}' |
<apify call knowing_didgeridoo/start-actor-from-input --silent --output-dataset

Start Actor from input API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Start Actor from input locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

Start Actor from input API in Python

Start Actor from input API in JavaScript

Start Actor from input OpenAPI definition

Start Actor from input API

Browser Live View Example

matyascimbulka/browser-live-view-example

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JobsDB-HK Scraper

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🧰 What This Scraper Does This scraper extracts job listings from hk.jobsdb, pulling key information such as: - `company_name` - `job_title` - `salary` - `work_type` - `job_description` - `job_responsibilities`

Mandeep

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Pump.fun Trending Coin Scraper

harvest/pump-fun-trending-coin-scraper

There is a spot on the top of pump website reserved for trending coins.

Harvest Data

RAG Web Browser

apify/rag-web-browser

Web browser for OpenAI Assistants, RAG pipelines, or AI agents, similar to a web browser in ChatGPT. It queries Google Search, scrapes the top N pages, and returns their content as Markdown for further processing by an LLM. It can also scrape individual URLs. Supports Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Apify

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4.4

Work Scraper

trudax/work-scraper

Extract data from the top freelancing websites such as Upwork. Search by URL or search terms, filter by categories, English level, and hourly rate. Get info about freelancers and agencies without login. Download your data as an HTML table, JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

Gustavo Rudiger

724

Harrods Actor

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The Harrods Actor is a powerful tool to scrape product details from Harrods, including names, prices, descriptions, images, and codes. Perfect for catalog building or price monitoring, this Actor handles multiple URLs efficiently. Ensure proxy use for seamless data extraction. Start scraping today!

GetDataForMe

Website Changes Detector

tri_angle/website-changes-detector

Automatically track website changes (new, updated, or removed pages) using periodic re-crawling. Supports flexible crawling settings, a list of URLs or sections of websites, antiblocking, filtering by keywords, and more.

Tri⟁angle

Indeed Comprehensive Crawler

memo23/apify-indeed

Unearth every job gem on Indeed with laser precision. Our advanced scraper dives deep, extracting rich data from listings, reviews, and company profiles. Empower your recruitment strategy or market analysis with unparalleled insights, all at the speed of automation.

Muhamed Didovic

125

Flipkart Scraper

natanielsantos/flipkart-scraper

Scrape product data from Flipkart with this unofficial tool. Extract price, images, description, sizes, category, reviews, rating and more. Download your data as HTML table, JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and RSS feed.

Nataniel Santos

396

Wordpress Post Scraper - NEW

eloquent_mountain/wordpress-post-scraper---new

This actor scrapes WordPress blog posts of one or more websites, cleans the HTML content, and pushes flattened JSON data (collects all data it can find in the post). It uses Selenium to handle pages requiring JavaScript rendering.

Paco

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Webpage to Markdown

extremescrapes/webpage-to-markdown

This actor cost-effectively converts websites into structured markdown optimized for AI processing. It extracts webpage content, formats it into clean markdown, and ensures compatibility with AI models.