To run the code examples, you need to have an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the code with your API token. For a more detailed explanation, please read about running Actors via the API in Apify Docs.
# Set API token
API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
# Prepare Actor input
cat > input.json <<'EOF'
{
"runMode": "PRODUCTION",
"startUrls": [
{
"url": "https://www.example.com"
}
],
"pageFunction": "// The function accepts a single argument: the \"context\" object.\n// For a complete list of its properties and functions,\n// see https://apify.com/apify/web-scraper#page-function \nasync function pageFunction(context) {\n // This statement works as a breakpoint when you're trying to debug your code. Works only with Run mode: DEVELOPMENT!\n // debugger; \n\n // jQuery is handy for finding DOM elements and extracting data from them.\n // To use it, make sure to enable the \"Inject jQuery\" option.\n const $ = context.jQuery;\n const pageTitle = $('title').first().text();\n const h1 = $('h1').first().text();\n const first_h2 = $('h2').first().text();\n const random_text_from_the_page = $('p').first().text();\n\n\n // Print some information to actor log\n context.log.info(`URL: ${context.request.url}, TITLE: ${pageTitle}`);\n\n // Manually add a new page to the queue for scraping.\n await context.enqueueRequest({ url: 'http://www.example.com' });\n\n // Return an object with the data extracted from the page.\n // It will be stored to the resulting dataset.\n return {\n url: context.request.url,\n pageTitle,\n h1,\n first_h2,\n random_text_from_the_page\n };\n}",
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
},
"proxyRotation": "UNTIL_FAILURE",
"initialCookies": [],
"waitUntil": [
"networkidle2"
],
"preNavigationHooks": "// We need to return array of (possibly async) functions here.\n// The functions accept two arguments: the \"crawlingContext\" object\n// and \"gotoOptions\".\n[\n async (crawlingContext, gotoOptions) => {\n // ...\n },\n]\n",
"postNavigationHooks": "// We need to return array of (possibly async) functions here.\n// The functions accept a single argument: the \"crawlingContext\" object.\n[\n async (crawlingContext) => {\n // ...\n },\n]",
"breakpointLocation": "NONE",
"customData": {}
}
EOF
# Run the Actor
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fdg43jkg33455~abc-web-test-deri/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
-X POST \
-d @input.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'