You can access the Actor Test Runner 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

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "targetActorId": "ryanclinton/fred-economic-data",
10    "testCases": [{
11            "name": "Smoke test - GDP data",
12            "input": {
13                "seriesId": "GDP",
14                "maxResults": 3,
15            },
16            "assertions": {
17                "minResults": 1,
18                "requiredFields": [
19                    "seriesId",
20                    "value",
21                    "date",
22                ],
23                "maxDuration": 60,
24            },
25        }],
26}
27
28# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
29run = client.actor("ryanclinton/actor-test-runner").call(run_input=run_input)
30
31# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
32print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
33for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
34    print(item)
35
36# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Actor Test Runner API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Actor Test Runner API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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Actor Test Runner API in JavaScript

Actor Test Runner API through CLI

Actor Test Runner OpenAPI definition

Actor Test Runner API

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