Scrape social platforms, business data, and e-commerce via Apify actors — Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps business search with contact/review extraction, Amazon products/reviews/pricing, and multi-page web crawling with custom pageFunction extraction. File-based TypeScript wrappers filter data in code before it reaches model context (95-99% token savings vs MCP); parallel multi-platform queries; Google Maps -> LinkedIn lead enrichment. USE WHEN scrape Instagram, scrape LinkedIn, scrape TikTok, scrape YouTube, scrape Facebook, Google Maps leads, Amazon reviews, business intelligence, multi-platform social listening, competitive analysis, lead generation, social monitoring, Apify actors, web crawl, extract contacts. NOT FOR X/Twitter operations (use _X), 4-tier progressive scraping with proxy escalation (use BrightData), parallel headless automation with auth profiles (use Browser), or real-Chrome bot bypass and computer use (use Interceptor).
~/.claude/LIFEOS/USER/CUSTOMIZATIONS/SKILLS/Apify/curl -s -X POST http://localhost:31337/notify \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the Apify skill to ACTION"}' \
> /dev/null 2>&1 &
Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **Apify** skill to ACTION...
| Workflow | Trigger | File |
|---|---|---|
| Update | update Apify skill, refresh actors, actor calls failing unexpectedly, monthly capability check | Workflows/Update.md |
| (inline) | all scrape/lead/crawl requests — scrape Instagram/LinkedIn/TikTok/YouTube/Facebook, Google Maps leads, Amazon reviews, web crawl | Actor wrappers under actors/ (see Actor Reference below) |
import { scrapeInstagramProfile, searchGoogleMaps } from 'actors'
// 1. Call the actor wrapper
const profile = await scrapeInstagramProfile({
username: 'target_username',
maxPosts: 50
})
// 2. Filter in code - BEFORE data reaches model!
const viral = profile.latestPosts?.filter(p => p.likesCount > 10000)
// 3. Only filtered results reach model context
console.log(viral) // ~10 posts instead of 50
import { scrapeInstagramProfile, scrapeInstagramPosts } from 'actors'
// Get profile with recent posts
const profile = await scrapeInstagramProfile({
username: 'competitor',
maxPosts: 100
})
// Filter in code - only high-performing posts from last 30 days
const thirtyDaysAgo = Date.now() - (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
const topRecent = profile.latestPosts
?.filter(p =>
new Date(p.timestamp).getTime() > thirtyDaysAgo &&
p.likesCount > 5000
)
.sort((a, b) => b.likesCount - a.likesCount)
.slice(0, 10)
// Only 10 posts reach model instead of 100!
import { searchLinkedInJobs } from 'actors'
const jobs = await searchLinkedInJobs({
keywords: 'AI engineer',
location: 'San Francisco',
remote: true,
maxResults: 200
})
// Filter in code - only senior roles at well-funded startups
const topJobs = jobs.filter(j =>
j.seniority?.includes('Senior') &&
parseInt(j.applicants || '0') > 50
)
import { scrapeTikTokHashtag } from 'actors'
const videos = await scrapeTikTokHashtag({
hashtag: 'ai',
maxResults: 500
})
// Filter in code - only viral content
const viral = videos
.filter(v => v.playCount > 1000000)
.sort((a, b) => b.playCount - a.playCount)
.slice(0, 20)
import { searchGoogleMaps } from 'actors'
// Search with contact info extraction
const places = await searchGoogleMaps({
query: 'restaurants in Austin',
maxResults: 500,
includeReviews: true,
maxReviewsPerPlace: 20,
scrapeContactInfo: true // Extracts emails from websites!
})
// Filter in code - only highly-rated with email/phone
const qualifiedLeads = places
.filter(p =>
p.rating >= 4.5 &&
p.reviewsCount >= 100 &&
(p.email || p.phone)
)
.map(p => ({
name: p.name,
rating: p.rating,
reviews: p.reviewsCount,
email: p.email,
phone: p.phone,
website: p.website,
address: p.address
}))
// Export leads - only qualified results!
console.log(`Found ${qualifiedLeads.length} qualified leads`)
import { scrapeGoogleMapsReviews } from 'actors'
const reviews = await scrapeGoogleMapsReviews({
placeUrl: 'https://maps.google.com/maps?cid=12345',
maxResults: 1000
})
// Filter in code - analyze sentiment by rating
const recentNegative = reviews
.filter(r => {
const thirtyDaysAgo = Date.now() - (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
return (
r.rating <= 2 &&
new Date(r.publishedAtDate).getTime() > thirtyDaysAgo &&
r.text.length > 50
)
})
// Identify common complaints
const complaints = recentNegative.map(r => r.text)
import { scrapeAmazonProduct } from 'actors'
const product = await scrapeAmazonProduct({
productUrl: 'https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L5VT894',
includeReviews: true,
maxReviews: 200
})
// Filter in code - only recent negative reviews
const recentNegative = product.reviews
?.filter(r => {
const weekAgo = Date.now() - (7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
return (
r.rating <= 2 &&
new Date(r.date).getTime() > weekAgo
)
})
console.log(`Price: $${product.price}`)
console.log(`Rating: ${product.rating}/5`)
console.log(`Recent issues: ${recentNegative?.length} complaints`)
import { scrapeWebsite } from 'actors'
const products = await scrapeWebsite({
startUrls: ['https://example.com/products'],
linkSelector: 'a.product-link',
maxPagesPerCrawl: 100,
pageFunction: `
async function pageFunction(context) {
const { request, $, log } = context
return {
url: request.url,
title: $('h1.product-title').text(),
price: $('span.price').text(),
inStock: $('.in-stock').length > 0,
description: $('.description').text()
}
}
`
})
// Filter in code - only available products under \$100
const affordable = products.filter(p =>
p.inStock &&
parseFloat(p.price.replace('$', '')) < 100
)
import {
scrapeInstagramHashtag,
scrapeTikTokHashtag,
searchYouTube
} from 'actors'
// Run all platforms in parallel
const [instagramPosts, tiktokVideos, youtubeVideos] = await Promise.all([
scrapeInstagramHashtag({ hashtag: 'ai', maxResults: 100 }),
scrapeTikTokHashtag({ hashtag: 'ai', maxResults: 100 }),
searchYouTube({ query: '#ai', maxResults: 100 })
])
// Combine and filter - only viral content across all platforms
const allViral = [
...instagramPosts.filter(p => p.likesCount > 10000),
...tiktokVideos.filter(v => v.playCount > 100000),
...youtubeVideos.filter(v => v.viewsCount > 50000)
]
console.log(`Found ${allViral.length} viral posts across 3 platforms`)
import { searchGoogleMaps, scrapeLinkedInProfile } from 'actors'
// 1. Find businesses on Google Maps
const restaurants = await searchGoogleMaps({
query: 'restaurants in SF',
maxResults: 100,
scrapeContactInfo: true
})
// 2. Filter for qualified leads
const qualified = restaurants.filter(r =>
r.rating >= 4.5 &&
r.email &&
r.reviewsCount >= 50
)
// 3. Enrich with LinkedIn data (if available)
const enriched = await Promise.all(
qualified.map(async (restaurant) => {
// Try to find LinkedIn company page
// ... additional enrichment logic
return restaurant
})
)
import {
scrapeInstagramProfile,
scrapeYouTubeChannel,
scrapeTikTokProfile
} from 'actors'
async function analyzeCompetitor(username: string) {
// Gather data from all platforms
const [instagram, youtube, tiktok] = await Promise.all([
scrapeInstagramProfile({ username, maxPosts: 30 }),
scrapeYouTubeChannel({ channelUrl: `https://youtube.com/@${username}`, maxVideos: 30 }),
scrapeTikTokProfile({ username, maxVideos: 30 })
])
// Calculate engagement metrics in code
return {
username,
instagram: {
followers: instagram.followersCount,
avgLikes: average(instagram.latestPosts?.map(p => p.likesCount) || []),
engagementRate: calculateEngagement(instagram)
},
youtube: {
subscribers: youtube.subscribersCount,
avgViews: average(youtube.videos?.map(v => v.viewsCount) || [])
},
tiktok: {
followers: tiktok.followersCount,
avgPlays: average(tiktok.videos?.map(v => v.playCount) || [])
}
}
}
1. search-actors → 1,000 tokens
2. call-actor → 1,000 tokens
3. get-actor-output → 50,000 tokens (100 unfiltered posts)
TOTAL: ~52,000 tokens
const profile = await scrapeInstagramProfile({
username: 'user',
maxPosts: 100
})
// Filter in code - only top 10 posts
const top = profile.latestPosts
?.sort((a, b) => b.likesCount - a.likesCount)
.slice(0, 10)
// TOTAL: ~500 tokens (only 10 filtered posts reach model)
scrapeInstagramProfile(input) - Profile + postsscrapeInstagramPosts(input) - Posts from userscrapeInstagramHashtag(input) - Posts by hashtagscrapeInstagramComments(input) - Comments on postscrapeLinkedInProfile(input) - Profile + experience + emailsearchLinkedInJobs(input) - Job listingsscrapeLinkedInPosts(input) - Posts from profile/companyscrapeTikTokProfile(input) - Profile + videosscrapeTikTokHashtag(input) - Videos by hashtagscrapeTikTokComments(input) - Comments on videoscrapeYouTubeChannel(input) - Channel + videossearchYouTube(input) - Search videosscrapeYouTubeComments(input) - Comments on videoscrapeFacebookPosts(input) - Posts from pagesscrapeFacebookGroups(input) - Group postsscrapeFacebookComments(input) - Post commentssearchGoogleMaps(input) - Search places (with contact extraction!)scrapeGoogleMapsPlace(input) - Single place detailsscrapeGoogleMapsReviews(input) - Place reviewsscrapeAmazonProduct(input) - Product details + reviewsscrapeAmazonReviews(input) - Product reviews onlyscrapeWebsite(input) - Custom multi-page crawlingscrapePage(url, pageFunction) - Single page extraction# Required - Get from https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
APIFY_TOKEN=apify_api_xxxxx...
{
memory: 2048, // MB: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192
timeout: 300, // seconds
build: 'latest' // or specific build number
}
User: "get the recent posts from this Instagram account"
→ Selects Instagram Profile actor
→ Runs with target profile URL
→ Returns structured post data (text, engagement, dates)
User: "scrape this company's LinkedIn page"
→ Selects LinkedIn Company actor
→ Returns company info, employee count, recent posts
echo '{"ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","skill":"Apify","workflow":"WORKFLOW_USED","input":"8_WORD_SUMMARY","status":"ok|error","duration_s":SECONDS}' >> ~/.claude/LIFEOS/MEMORY/SKILLS/execution.jsonl
WORKFLOW_USED with the workflow executed, 8_WORD_SUMMARY with a brief input description, and SECONDS with approximate wall-clock time. Log status: "error" if the workflow failed.