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Step-by-step guides for common data tasks. Each includes recommended actors, cost estimates, and integration templates.

Lead Generation with Apify

Use Apify actors to extract business contacts from Google Maps, company websites, LinkedIn, and directories. Get emails, phone numbers, and company data in minutes instead of hours.

4 steps|A typical run of 500 leads costs $2-5 in PPE charges, depending on the actor and enrichment depth.

Price Monitoring with Apify

Track product prices across e-commerce sites, marketplaces, and competitor websites. Get alerts when prices change, and export historical pricing data for analysis.

4 steps|Monitoring 500 products daily typically costs $1-3/day in PPE charges.

SEO Data Collection with Apify

Extract search rankings, backlinks, meta tags, technical SEO issues, and competitor content data using Apify actors. Build custom SEO datasets without enterprise tool subscriptions.

4 steps|Scraping 1,000 search results costs $0.

Competitor Research with Apify

Monitor competitor websites, product listings, pricing, reviews, and social presence using Apify actors. Get structured data instead of manual screenshots and spreadsheets.

4 steps|Monitoring 20 competitors across pricing, reviews, and social costs approximately $5-15/month in PPE charges.

Recruitment Data with Apify

Extract job listings, company information, and candidate data from job boards, company websites, and professional networks using Apify actors.

4 steps|Extracting 1,000 job listings costs $1-3 in PPE charges.

Managing an Apify Actor Portfolio

Use ApifyForge to monitor, test, and optimise a portfolio of Apify actors. Track health, revenue, quality, and competitors from a single dashboard instead of checking the Apify Console one actor at a time.

4 steps|The dashboard and quality scores are free.

Web Scraping Compliance with Apify

Use ApifyForge's Compliance Scanner and compliance-aware actors to assess legal risk before scraping. Covers GDPR, CCPA, CFAA, robots.txt, and Terms of Service analysis.

4 steps|The Compliance Scanner is free to use — no signup required.

Data Enrichment with Apify

Use Apify actors to enrich partial business data with missing emails, phone numbers, company details, and social profiles. Turn a list of company names into a complete prospect database.

4 steps|Enriching 1,000 contacts with waterfall enrichment costs $5-15 in PPE charges.

Workflow Automation with Apify

Use ApifyForge integration templates and Apify webhooks to connect actor results to CRMs, spreadsheets, Slack, and automation platforms like n8n and Make.com.

4 steps|Integration templates are free.

Real Estate Data Collection with Apify

Extract property listings, pricing history, agent contacts, and market trends from real estate portals using Apify actors. Build datasets for investment analysis, market reports, and lead generation.

4 steps|Scraping 1,000 property listings costs $5-15 in PPE charges.

Brand Reputation Monitoring with Apify

Track reviews, mentions, ratings, and sentiment across Trustpilot, Google, BBB, social media, and news sites. Get alerts when your reputation changes.

4 steps|Monitoring 5 platforms daily costs $3-8/month in PPE charges.

Financial Market Research with Apify

Pull SEC filings, insider trades, Congressional stock activity, economic indicators, and bank data from government databases. Build custom financial intelligence datasets.

4 steps|Extracting 1,000 SEC filings costs $5-10 in PPE charges.

Academic Research Data with Apify

Extract publications from PubMed, OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar. Find researchers via ORCID. Track NIH grants. Build literature review datasets without manual searching.

4 steps|Searching 50 queries across 3 databases costs $2-5 in PPE charges.

Compliance & Due Diligence Screening with Apify

Run KYC, AML, and sanctions checks across OFAC, OpenSanctions, Interpol, and 40+ global watchlists using Apify actors. Automate compliance workflows.

4 steps|Screening 100 entities across 3 watchlists costs $5-15 in PPE charges.

Security Reconnaissance with Apify

Discover subdomains, check DNS records, search for CVEs, and monitor certificate transparency logs using Apify actors. Build an external attack surface inventory.

4 steps|Scanning 50 domains across 4 security databases costs $5-10 in PPE charges.

Government Contract Intelligence with Apify

Monitor SAM.gov for contract opportunities, search grants.gov for funding, track Federal Register for regulatory changes, and analyse campaign finance data.

4 steps|Daily monitoring of SAM.

Ecommerce Intelligence for Online Sellers

Monitor competitor Shopify stores, track product prices across marketplaces, and detect technology trends. Build data-driven pricing and product strategies.

4 steps|Monitoring 20 competitor stores daily costs $5-15/month.

Building AI Agents with Apify MCP Servers

Connect AI agents to 80+ MCP servers that expose web scraping, data extraction, and compliance tools. Build agents that can research companies, check sanctions, and generate leads.

4 steps|MCP tool calls cost $0.

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