Apify Ultimate Scraper
Universal AI-powered web scraper for any platform.
Install
npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraper -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- apify/agent-skills2.5k
- Category
- Marketing
- Updated
- 5d ago
- License
- See repository
- Context cost
- Lightabout 1,232 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Universal AI-powered web scraper for any platform. Scrape data from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Trends, Reddit, Airbnb, Yelp, and 15+ more platforms. Use for lead generation, brand monitoring, competitor analysis, influencer discovery, trend research, content analytics, audience analysis, review analysis, SEO intelligence, recruitment, or any data extraction task.
Universal web scraper
AI-driven data extraction from ~100 Actors across 15+ platforms via the Apify CLI.
Rules for every apify command:
- Pass
--jsonfor machine-readable output (stable across CLI versions). - Pass
--user-agent apify-agent-skills/apify-ultimate-scraperfor telemetry attribution. - Redirect stderr with
2>/dev/null(stderr contains progress messages that break JSON parsers).
Prerequisites
- Apify CLI v1.5.0+ (
npm install -g apify-cli) - Authenticated session (see below)
Authentication
If a CLI command fails with an auth error, authenticate using one of these methods:
- OAuth (interactive):
apify login(opens browser) - Environment variable:
export APIFY_TOKEN=your_token_here - From .env file:
source .env(if the file containsAPIFY_TOKEN=...)
Generate token: https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations
Workflow
Step 1: Understand goal and select Actor
Identify the target platform and use case. Read references/actor-index.md to find the right Actor.
If the task involves a multi-step pipeline, also read the matching workflow guide:
