Softr turns your data into business apps. Apify connects that data to the web. Build internal tools, portals, and dashboards backed by real-time web data, without writing a line of code. Trigger an Apify Actor from a Softr Workflow, pull structured results into a Softr Database, and build the interface with Softr's AI app builder.

What you can do

  • Run Actors from your Softr Workflows. Add an Apify step to any Workflow and run an Actor or task to fetch fresh web data on demand.
  • Trigger scraping from app events. Kick off an Actor when a user clicks a button, submits a form, or a record changes, then act on the results in the same flow.
  • Store results in a Softr Database. Map Actor output to your database fields and keep records updated automatically.
  • Schedule recurring runs. Refresh prices, listings, or leads on a schedule so your app always shows current data.
  • Build the front end with AI. Generate the interface over that data with Softr's AI app builder.

What you can build with Apify + Softr

  • Price monitoring dashboards - track competitor and multi-platform e-commerce prices.
  • Lead generation tools - collect business leads with Google Maps and search Actors, then manage them in your own CRM.
  • Job and real estate directories - feed job listings or property data into a searchable Softr portal.
  • Brand mention trackers - monitor social media and the web, and surface mentions in a team dashboard.
  • Travel data apps - pull travel platform data into a client-facing portal.
  • Internal research tools - schedule any of thousands of Apify Actors and keep a Softr Database current automatically.

How it works

  1. Open your Softr app and go to Workflows.
  2. Create a new Workflow and add an Apify action.
  3. Click Connect to Apify and paste your API token (find it in Apify Console under Settings → API tokens).
  4. Pick the Actor, task, dataset, or key-value store you want to use.
  5. Map inputs from your Softr forms, records, or previous Workflow steps to the Actor's JSON input.
  6. Save and activate your Workflow.

Available actions

  • Run Actor: start an Actor with custom JSON input, optionally waiting for it to finish
  • Run Actor and Get Dataset: run an Actor end-to-end and return the scraped items in one step
  • Get Last Actor Run: fetch the most recent run of an Actor
  • Run Task: trigger a saved Apify task using its preconfigured input
  • Run Task and Get Dataset: run a saved task and return its output items in one step
  • Fetch Dataset Items: read items from any existing dataset by ID
  • Get Key-Value Store Record: retrieve a single record

Why Softr

  • AI app builder - generate the interface, database, and logic from a plain-language prompt
  • Native Workflows - automate inside Softr, with no Zapier or Make required
  • Connects to your stack - Airtable, Notion, Google Sheets, SQL, HubSpot, and more
  • Built-in AI - add AI agents and actions with Anthropic, OpenAI, or your own API key

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