Apify Store Actor & MCP Tool Monitor

Monitor the Apify Store for new and trending actors and MCP tools. This actor queries the public Apify Store REST API and returns structured metadata for every matching actor — including usage statistics, ratings, categories, pricing info, and a computed trending score — so you can track new releases, trending tools, and competitor launches without manually browsing the Store.

When should an AI agent use this?

• "Find the newest AI agent tools on the Apify Store"
• "Show me trending Apify actors with more than 100 users in the last 30 days"
• "List all MCP-related actors on the Apify Store"
• "Which Apify actors have the highest ratings?"
• "Find actors created in the last 7 days"
• "Show me the most popular actors in the AGENTS category"

What this Actor does

• Queries the Apify Store REST API (api.apify.com/v2/store) with pagination
• Filters by category, search term, provider, minimum users, minimum rating, creation date, and MCP relevance
• Sorts by newest, most users, highest rating, or most runs
• Computes a trending score combining user growth, rating, and recent activity
• Returns structured JSON per actor: ID, title, provider, categories, usage stats, ratings, pricing, picture URL, and trending score
• Supports up to 500 results per run
• Lightweight — no browser, no scraping, official API only

Input

Field	Type	Description
category	string	Filter by category (e.g. AGENTS, SOCIAL_MEDIA, DEVELOPER_TOOLS). Empty = all categories.
search	string	Free-text search in actor title and description. Empty = skip.
provider	string	Filter by exact provider username (e.g. apify). Empty = all providers.
minUsers30Days	integer	Minimum users in the last 30 days. 0 = no filter. Default 0.
minRating	number	Minimum rating (0-5). Empty = no filter.
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of actors to return. Default 50, max 500.
newOnlyDays	integer	Only return actors created within the last N days. Empty = no filter.
mcpOnly	boolean	Only return actors related to MCP (Model Context Protocol). Default false.
sortBy	string	Sort order: newest, mostUsers, highestRating, mostRuns. Default newest.

Output

Flat JSON array — one object per actor:

{
  "id": "instagram-scraper",
  "title": "Instagram Scraper",
  "description": "Extract Instagram posts, reels, profiles, places, hashtags, carousels, and comments...",
  "provider": "apify",
  "categories": ["SOCIAL_MEDIA"],
  "totalRuns": 201262636,
  "totalUsers": 407681,
  "totalUsers30Days": 44496,
  "totalBuilds": 3661,
  "actorReviewRating": 4.7,
  "actorReviewCount": 599,
  "url": "https://apify.com/apify/instagram-scraper",
  "pictureUrl": "https://images.apifyusercontent.com/...",
  "pricingModel": "PAY_PER_EVENT",
  "minimalMaxTotalChargeUsd": 0.0027,
  "createdAt": "2026-02-20T12:24:59.754Z",
  "lastRunStartedAt": "2026-09-27T10:23:49.113Z",
  "trendingScore": 15.3
}

Use cases

• Market research: Track new and trending actors in a specific category
• Competitive intelligence: Monitor competitor launches and usage growth
• MCP ecosystem tracking: Find new MCP-compatible agents and tools
• Investment scouting: Identify high-growth actors before they become mainstream
• Content generation: Feed actor lists into newsletters, dashboards, or reports
• Quality filtering: Find only highly-rated actors (4.0+) with proven usage

Pricing

This Actor uses Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing model.

• Actor Start: $0.00005 (Apify default)
• actor-result: $0.002 per result

Legal

Data source: Apify Store REST API — public, official, no authentication required. All data is public actor metadata already visible on the Apify Store website. No personal data, no scraping, no ToS circumvention. Actor metadata (titles, descriptions, stats) is factual/statistical data.

FAQ

Q: How often can I run this actor? A: As often as needed. The Apify Store API has no strict rate limit for public reads, but the actor includes a 300ms delay between pages to be respectful.

Q: Does this actor return private or unlisted actors? A: No. Only public, listed actors are returned — the same ones visible on the Apify Store website.

Q: What is the trending score? A: A computed score (0-100+) combining 30-day user count, rating, and recent activity. Higher = more trending.

Q: Can I filter by pricing model? A: Not directly via the Store API. Use the search and category filters, then check the pricing info on the actor's Store page.

Q: Is the data real-time? A: Yes — the Store API returns live data on every run.

Related Actors

• Container CVE Matcher — pairs well for security-focused actor discovery workflows.
• LLM Output Validator — useful for AI agent output validation pipelines.

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Keywords: apify, store, monitor, actors, mcp, tools, ai, agents, trending, new, discovery, registry, metadata

Keywords

apify, store, actor monitor, MCP tools, AI agents, trending actors, actor discovery, registry, metadata, competitive intelligence, market research

Changelog

0.1.0

• Initial release.