Official agent skill

Apify Multi-Platform Scraper

by apify in apify/agent-skills

Scrapes public data from social, maps, search and review platforms by choosing from about a hundred Apify Actors and running them through the Apify CLI.

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Install Apify Multi-Platform Scraper

skills CLI
$ npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraper -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install apify/agent-skills apify-ultimate-scraper --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/apify/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper .claude/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
apify-ultimate-scraper
GitHub stars
2.4k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
477 words
Files
17 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Scrapes public data from social, maps, search and review platforms by choosing from about a hundred Apify Actors and running them through the Apify CLI.

  • Works in 4 steps: Understand goal and select Actor → Fetch Actor schema and check gotchas → Configure and run → …
  • Collecting leads or contact details from public business listings
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Authentication, Workflow and Troubleshooting
  • Calls npm; reaches console.apify.com; needs APIFY_TOKEN

What it does

The skill drives the Apify CLI to extract data from roughly one hundred ready-made Actors across more than fifteen platforms, among them Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Trends, Reddit, Airbnb and Yelp. Every command is run with --json for stable output, a skill-specific user-agent flag for attribution, and stderr redirected so progress text does not break JSON parsing.

The agent first states the goal and platform, then looks up the matching Actor in an index file, and for multi-step jobs reads one of the workflow guides, covering lead generation, competitor intelligence, influencer vetting, brand monitoring, review analysis, SEO and content, social analytics, trend research, recruitment, real estate and hospitality, price monitoring, contact enrichment, knowledge bases for RAG, and company research. If the index has no match it searches for an Actor dynamically. A gotchas file lists common pitfalls.

It needs Apify CLI version 1.5.0 or newer and an authenticated session, through apify login, an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable or a token sourced from a .env file.

When your agent uses it

  • Collecting leads or contact details from public business listings
  • Monitoring brand mentions or reviews across several platforms
  • Pulling profile, post or engagement data from social platforms
  • Researching competitors, trends or prices from public web data

Example prompts

  • “Scrape the latest reviews for these three restaurants from Google Maps and summarize the complaints.”
  • “Find Instagram creators who post about trail running and pull their engagement stats.”
  • “Track the price of this product across the listed retailer pages and flag changes.”

Requirements

  • Apify CLI 1.5.0 or newer
  • An Apify account token (APIFY_TOKEN) or apify login

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Understand goal and select Actor
  2. Fetch Actor schema and check gotchas
  3. Configure and run
  4. Deliver results

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f5e84aa. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • console.apify.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • APIFY_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Apify Multi-Platform Scraper loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~20k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 114 tokens; SKILL.md has 477 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~114
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~20k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:26
    3. **From .env file:** `source .env` (if the file contains `APIFY_TOKEN=...`)

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 477 words (~1,354 tokens).

“AI-driven data extraction from ~100 Actors across 15+ platforms via the Apify CLI.”

— opening of SKILL.md by apify
name
apify-ultimate-scraper

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 16 other files (references) in skills/apify-ultimate-scraper of apify/agent-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/actor-index.md
  • references/gotchas.md
  • references/workflows/brand-monitoring.md
  • references/workflows/company-research.md
  • references/workflows/competitive-intel.md
  • references/workflows/contact-enrichment.md
  • references/workflows/content-and-seo.md
  • references/workflows/ecommerce-price-monitoring.md
  • references/workflows/influencer-vetting.md
  • references/workflows/job-market-and-recruitment.md
  • references/workflows/knowledge-base-and-rag.md
  • references/workflows/lead-generation.md
  • references/workflows/real-estate-and-hospitality.md
  • references/workflows/review-analysis.md
  • references/workflows/social-media-analytics.md
  • references/workflows/trend-research.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f5e84aa

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in apify/agent-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Apify Multi-Platform Scraper

What does Apify Multi-Platform Scraper do?

Scrapes public data from social, maps, search and review platforms by choosing from about a hundred Apify Actors and running them through the Apify CLI. The skill drives the Apify CLI to extract data from roughly one hundred ready-made Actors across more than fifteen platforms, among them Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Trends, Reddit, Airbnb and Yelp. Every command is run with --json for stable output, a skill-specific user-agent flag for attribution, and stderr redirected so progress text does not break JSON parsing.

When should I use Apify Multi-Platform Scraper?

Apify Multi-Platform Scraper fits situations like: collecting leads or contact details from public business listings; monitoring brand mentions or reviews across several platforms; pulling profile, post or engagement data from social platforms; researching competitors, trends or prices from public web data.

How do I install Apify Multi-Platform Scraper in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraper -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/apify-ultimate-scraper in apify/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Apify Multi-Platform Scraper in Codex?

Run `npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraper -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/apify-ultimate-scraper in apify/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Apify Multi-Platform Scraper in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraper -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper, .gemini/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper, .github/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper and .opencode/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper in your project.

What does Apify Multi-Platform Scraper need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Apify Multi-Platform Scraper needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm) and credentials named APIFY_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Apify CLI 1.5.0 or newer; An Apify account token (APIFY_TOKEN) or apify login.

Does Apify Multi-Platform Scraper access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: console.apify.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apify Multi-Platform Scraper safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Apify Multi-Platform Scraper use?

No licence was found for Apify Multi-Platform Scraper or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Apify Multi-Platform Scraper use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 19k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Apify Multi-Platform Scraper?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apify Multi-Platform Scraper: Google Maps Contact Extract (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars), Apify Google Maps Leads (apify/awesome-skills, 262 stars), Scrapecreators API (ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills, 3.3k stars) and Data Feeds (brightdata/skills, 264 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Apify Multi-Platform Scraper?

apify (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in apify/agent-skills, which has 2,408 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: apify/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.