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Quick Start for Actor Creation

Quick Start for Actor Creation

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Contains a basic boilerplate of an Apify actor with Node.js source code and a custom Dockerfile. The purpose of this actor is to help you get started quickly to create your own actors.

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You can access the Quick Start for Actor Creation 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/quick-start").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

Quick Start for Actor Creation API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Quick Start for Actor Creation 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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  • 2 monthly users
  • 4 stars
  • 100.0% runs succeeded
  • Created in Oct 2017
  • Modified 3 months ago