How do I find my Apify API Key?

Log in to your [**Apify Console**](https://console.apify.com/account/integrations), and you will find your API Token under the **Integrations** tab. Copy and paste it below.

Can the agent check the results of a scrape?

Yes. Use the `get_dataset_items` tool providing the Dataset ID. Your agent will retrieve the items from the cloud storage, allowing you to audit the output instantly.

Is it possible to list actor runs via the agent?

Yes. The `list_runs` tool allows your agent to retrieve the history of executions for any specific actor, including durations and final statuses.

Apify Alternative MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Apify Alternative
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Apify Alternative through the Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails — no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Apify Alternative Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Apify Alternative. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Apify Alternative"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Apify Alternative MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire cloud automation and web scraping ecosystem with Apify, the leading platform for scaleable automation. By connecting Apify to your agent, you transform complex actor management into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list your actors, audit task execution, and retrieve dataset items without you ever touching a technical console. Whether you are running data pipelines or managing automated workflows, your agent acts as a real-time automation operator, ensuring your cloud jobs are always monitored and your data is organized.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 10 tools from Apify Alternative through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns — chain multiple agents where one queries Apify Alternative, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through the Vinkius.

What you can do

Actor Auditing — List all actors in your account and retrieve detailed metadata, including descriptions and status.
Task Oversight — Browse your configured actor tasks to maintain a clear view of your automated workflows.
Execution Intelligence — List recent runs for any actor or task to monitor performance and success rates in real-time.
Data Management — Query datasets and retrieve items instantly to audit the output of your automation jobs.
Operational Monitoring — List schedules, webhooks, and key-value stores to maintain strict organizational control.

The Apify Alternative MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Apify Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Apify Alternative MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 10 tools from Apify Alternative

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Apify Alternative MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Apify Alternative through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse` — pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Apify Alternative + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Apify Alternative MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Apify Alternative, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries Apify Alternative, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Apify Alternative tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Apify Alternative to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Apify Alternative MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Apify Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_actor

Get details for a specific actor

get_dataset_items

Get items from a specific dataset

get_user_info

Get details for the authenticated Apify user

list_actors

List Apify actors

list_datasets

List Apify datasets

list_key_value_stores

List Apify key-value stores

list_runs

List runs for an actor

list_schedules

List Apify schedules

list_tasks

List Apify actor tasks

list_webhooks

List configured webhooks

Example Prompts for Apify Alternative in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Apify Alternative immediately.

"List all my Apify actors."

"Show me the last 5 runs for actor ID xxxx."

"Get items from dataset ID yyyy."

Troubleshooting Apify Alternative MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Apify Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Apify Alternative + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Apify Alternative MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.