You can access the Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets programmatically from your own 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

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    "preDedupTransformFunction": async (items, { Apify }) => {
12        return items;
13    },
14    "postDedupTransformFunction": async (items, { Apify }) => {
15        return items;
16    },
17    "customInputData": {}
18};
19
20// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
21const run = await client.actor("lukaskrivka/dedup-datasets").call(input);
22
23// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
24console.log('Results from dataset');
25console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
26const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
27items.forEach((item) => {
28    console.dir(item);
29});
30
31// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets API in Python

Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets API through CLI

Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets OpenAPI definition

Merge, Dedup & Transform Datasets API

Dataset Deduplicator

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Merge and deduplicate Apify datasets by any field combination. Remove duplicates, keep first or last occurrence. Case-insensitive matching, whitespace trimming. Pay per 1K items processed.

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Google Maps Scraper

automly/google-maps-scraper

Extract business data from Google Maps search results — names, addresses, phones, websites, ratings, reviews, opening hours, and 20+ fields. Covers any location or category. Grid search mode finds thousands of places per city.

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Universal MCP Connector

lukaskrivka/universal-mcp-connector

Universal MCP Connector allows you to run arbitrary workflows on the Apify platform and then publish the results on other platforms that support MCP protocol (most popular platforms do)

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🔥 Linkedin Profile Scraper [Cheapst+ Fastest]

scraper-engine/linkedin-profile-scraper-cheapst-fastest

LinkedIn Profile Scraper extracts public profile data at scale, including names, headlines, experiences, skills, education, and connections. Perfect for lead generation, recruitment, and market research. Get structured, reliable LinkedIn data quickly with customizable scraping options.

Scraper Engine

261

3.2

Yell Business Search Scraper

ecomscrape/yell-business-search-scraper

Professional Yell.com Business Search Scraper extracts comprehensive UK business data from Yell directory. Automatically collects company profiles, ratings, reviews, contact info & categories in structured JSON format. Perfect for market research, lead generation & competitive analysis.

ecomscrape

105

Google Maps Scraper — Places, Leads & Contact Data

buff_pineapple/google-maps-scraper

Scrape Google Maps places by search query. Returns name, full address, latitude/longitude, phone, website, rating, review count, category, price level, neighborhood, timezone, place ID and CID. HTTP-only — no browser, fast and cheap.

yossef Nagy

Thomson Local Scraper

dominic-quaiser/thomson-local-scraper

Extract UK business listings, contact details, and opening hours from Thomson Local (www.thomsonlocal.com) via console or API. One of the UK's largest business directories with over 2.6 million listings.

Dominic M. Quaiser

5.0

Checkatrade Scraper

vulnv/checkatrade

Scrape Checkatrade business listings with this Apify actor. Extract data like company names, reviews, ratings, contact details, and more—ideal for lead generation, market research, or competitor analysis.

VulnV

215

Yell Scraper

mcdowell/yell-scraper

A scraper that extracts data from from Yell.com base on Keywords and Locality. Scrape and download business information data as HTML table, JSON, CSV, Excel, XML.

Victor McDowell

223

Checkatrade Scraper — UK Tradespeople, Reviews & Leads

trev0n/checkatrade-scraper

Scrape Checkatrade.com — the UK's leading directory of vetted tradespeople. Extract trader profiles, ratings, full review history, areas served, services, contacts and website. Search by trade + location or feed direct URLs. Pay only for results.