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Example using GitHub Gist

Example using GitHub Gist

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Example of an Apify actor with source code hosted in a GitHub Gist. For example, this is useful if you want to have public code examples accompanied by a working API that anyone can try straight away.

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You can access the Example using GitHub Gist programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {};
11
12// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
13const run = await client.actor("apify/example-github-gist").call(input);
14
15// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
16console.log('Results from dataset');
17console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
18const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
19items.forEach((item) => {
20    console.dir(item);
21});
22
23// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Example using GitHub Gist API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Example using GitHub Gist API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

npm install apify-client

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  • 3 stars
  • 100.0% runs succeeded
  • Created in Jan 2018
  • Modified 3 months ago