What is the Apify Alternative MCP Server?

The Apify MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to Apify. Manage your cloud automation — audit actors, tasks, and datasets via AI. Powered by the Vinkius AI Gateway — no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.

Apify MCP Server: see your AI Agent in action

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Built-in capabilities (10)

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

What this connector unlocks

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.

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.

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Apify API Key
3. Start managing your cloud automation through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Data Engineers — monitor actor runs and dataset items straight from your workflow.
  • Operations Managers — verify if automated tasks are being correctly executed and scheduled.
  • Growth Leads — perform rapid audits of scraping outputs and extracted data without manual logins.
  • Business Owners — automate cloud querying to orchestrate your data-driven automation strategy smoothly.

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