# Traffic Generator (Youtube, Web, Etsy, Behance and many more!) (`tempting_finch/traffic-generator`) Actor Maximize your website's performance and visibility with our Traffic Generator. Drive targeted traffic, simulate page views, and stress-test against potential threats. With the power to generate millions of visits, it's the ultimate solution for boosting your online presence. - **URL**: https://apify.com/tempting\_finch/traffic-generator.md - **Developed by:** [Karl Goyer](https://apify.com/tempting_finch) (community) - **Categories:** AI, Automation, Videos - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.00005 / actor start This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Traffic Generator Actor Maximize your website's performance and visibility with our Traffic Generator. Drive targeted traffic, simulate page views, and stress-test against potential threats. With the power to generate millions of visits, it's the ultimate solution for boosting your online presence. ### Description A traffic-generation tool that simulates user visits and interactions to increase pageviews and view counts across web pages, video platforms, and online profiles (examples: websites, YouTube videos, Etsy shops, Behance profiles). Powered by **Playwright** (a real browser engine), each session loads pages, executes JavaScript, and simulates human-like behavior including scrolling, mouse movements, and clicks. This makes every visit indistinguishable from a real user. ### Features - **Pageview simulation** – Visit any URL with a real browser engine - **Human-like behavior** – Random scrolling, mouse movements, clicks, and delays - **YouTube auto-play** – Plays videos briefly to register view counts - **Internal link crawling** – Follows internal links for a natural browsing pattern - **Concurrent sessions** – Configurable number of simultaneous visitors - **Session duration control** – Variable session lengths (min/max) - **Run timeout** – Global limit on total run duration - **Browser fingerprinting** – Varying device/OS fingerprints, WebRTC leak mitigation - **Proxy rotation** – Configurable per-session or per-request proxy rotation - **Resource blocking** – Optionally block images, fonts, media for faster loads - **Custom viewport** – Configurable or random browser window sizes ### Use Cases - Increase organic traffic and pageviews for SEO purposes on targeted web pages - Boost YouTube video view counts - Generate visits to online stores (Etsy) and portfolio sites (Behance) - Prepare websites for high-traffic events or campaigns via load and stress testing - Test website limits and stability for developers (stress/load testing) - Enhance web analytics signals for digital marketing analysis - Scale traffic generation across many pages or runs by duplicating and running parallel sessions ### Input Configuration | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `startUrls` | `array` | **required** | Target URLs to visit | | `maxSessions` | `integer` | `10` | Number of concurrent browser sessions | | `sessionDurationMin` | `integer` | `30` | Minimum session duration (seconds) | | `sessionDurationMax` | `integer` | `120` | Maximum session duration (seconds) | | `maxPagesPerSession` | `integer` | `5` | Max pages visited per session | | `crawlInternalLinks` | `boolean` | `true` | Follow internal links on pages | | `maxRunTimeSecs` | `integer` | `3600` | Total run timeout (seconds) | | `maxResults` | `integer` | `0` (unlimited) | Max total pages visited | | `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | Apify Proxy | Proxy groups and country | | `useFingerprinting` | `boolean` | `true` | Browser fingerprinting | | `humanLikeBehavior` | `boolean` | `true` | Simulate human interaction | | `youTubeAutoPlay` | `boolean` | `true` | Auto-play YouTube for view counting | | `blockResourceTypes` | `array` | `["font"]` | Resource types to block | | `blockUrls` | `array` | `[]` | URL patterns to block | | `viewportWidth` | `integer` | `0` (random) | Browser viewport width | | `viewportHeight` | `integer` | `0` (random) | Browser viewport height | | `gotoTimeoutSecs` | `integer` | `120` | Page load timeout (seconds) | | `waitUntil` | `string` | `domcontentloaded` | When navigation is considered done: `load`, `domcontentloaded`, `networkidle`, `commit` | ### Output The actor pushes one dataset entry per visited page: ```json { "url": "https://example.com/page", "status": 200, "durationSec": 45, "session": "a1b2c3d4", "timestamp": "2026-07-14T12:00:00.000Z", "pageType": "generic" } ```` ### Technical Details - Built with **Crawlee** + **Playwright** (Chromium headless) - Uses **Apify Proxy** for IP rotation (or custom proxies) - Fingerprinting injects spoofed navigator/screen/WebGL properties per session - WebRTC leaks are mitigated by disabling `RTCPeerConnection` - Runs on Apify platform with 4096 MB default memory allocation # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Target URLs to visit. The actor will crawl these pages and follow internal links. ## `maxSessions` (type: `integer`): Number of concurrent browser sessions. Each session simulates one visitor. Higher = more traffic but more resources. ## `sessionDurationMin` (type: `integer`): Minimum duration of each session in seconds. The actor will stay on the target site for at least this long. ## `sessionDurationMax` (type: `integer`): Maximum duration of each session in seconds. The actor will stay on the target site for at most this long. ## `maxPagesPerSession` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of pages to visit per session (including internal links). ## `crawlInternalLinks` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, the actor will follow internal links on the target site to simulate natural browsing. ## `maxRunTimeSecs` (type: `integer`): Maximum total duration of the actor run in seconds. The actor will gracefully stop after this time. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum total number of pages visited across all sessions. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration. Use Apify Proxy for IP rotation, or provide custom proxy URLs. ## `proxyRotation` (type: `string`): How often to rotate proxy. ## `useFingerprinting` (type: `boolean`): Enable browser fingerprinting to vary device/OS/UA fingerprints and mitigate WebRTC leaks. Reduces detection. ## `humanLikeBehavior` (type: `boolean`): Enable human-like behavior simulation: random scrolling, mouse movements, clicks, and delays. ## `youTubeAutoPlay` (type: `boolean`): For YouTube videos: auto-play the video briefly (5-10s) to register a view count. ## `blockResourceTypes` (type: `array`): Resource types to block for faster page loads and lower compute usage. Blocking images/fonts may reduce traffic realism. ## `blockUrls` (type: `array`): Glob patterns for URLs to block (e.g. **/ads/**, **/analytics/**). Blocks unwanted resources. ## `viewportWidth` (type: `integer`): Browser viewport width in pixels. Set to 0 for a random value per session. ## `viewportHeight` (type: `integer`): Browser viewport height in pixels. Set to 0 for a random value per session. ## `gotoTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`): Maximum time to wait for a page to load. Increase for slow/heavy pages like Steam, decrease for fast pages. ## `waitUntil` (type: `string`): When to consider navigation finished. 'load' waits for all resources (slower, more realistic). 'domcontentloaded' is faster (good for stress testing). ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://example.com" } ], "maxSessions": 10, "sessionDurationMin": 30, "sessionDurationMax": 120, "maxPagesPerSession": 5, "crawlInternalLinks": true, "maxRunTimeSecs": 3600, "maxResults": 0, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [], "apifyProxyCountry": "" }, "proxyRotation": "PER_SESSION", "useFingerprinting": true, "humanLikeBehavior": true, "youTubeAutoPlay": true, "blockResourceTypes": [ "font" ], "viewportWidth": 0, "viewportHeight": 0, "gotoTimeoutSecs": 120, "waitUntil": "domcontentloaded" } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://example.com" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("tempting_finch/traffic-generator").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://example.com" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("tempting_finch/traffic-generator").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://example.com" } ] }' | apify call tempting_finch/traffic-generator --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=tempting_finch/traffic-generator", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Traffic Generator (Youtube, Web, Etsy, Behance and many more!)", "description": "Maximize your website's performance and visibility with our Traffic Generator. Drive targeted traffic, simulate page views, and stress-test against potential threats. With the power to generate millions of visits, it's the ultimate solution for boosting your online presence.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "RTR9mZP57ftZSvqSD" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/tempting_finch~traffic-generator/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-tempting_finch-traffic-generator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/tempting_finch~traffic-generator/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-tempting_finch-traffic-generator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/tempting_finch~traffic-generator/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-tempting_finch-traffic-generator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Target URLs to visit. The actor will crawl these pages and follow internal links.", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "url": { "title": "URL", "type": "string", "description": "A target URL to visit" }, "method": { "title": "Method", "type": "string", "description": "HTTP method (GET or POST)" } }, "required": [ "url" ] } }, "maxSessions": { "title": "Max concurrent sessions", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of concurrent browser sessions. Each session simulates one visitor. Higher = more traffic but more resources.", "default": 10 }, "sessionDurationMin": { "title": "Min session duration (seconds)", "minimum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum duration of each session in seconds. The actor will stay on the target site for at least this long.", "default": 30 }, "sessionDurationMax": { "title": "Max session duration (seconds)", "minimum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum duration of each session in seconds. The actor will stay on the target site for at most this long.", "default": 120 }, "maxPagesPerSession": { "title": "Max pages per session", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of pages to visit per session (including internal links).", "default": 5 }, "crawlInternalLinks": { "title": "Crawl internal links", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, the actor will follow internal links on the target site to simulate natural browsing.", "default": true }, "maxRunTimeSecs": { "title": "Run timeout (seconds)", "minimum": 60, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total duration of the actor run in seconds. The actor will gracefully stop after this time.", "default": 3600 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max pages visited", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total number of pages visited across all sessions. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 0 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration. Use Apify Proxy for IP rotation, or provide custom proxy URLs.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [], "apifyProxyCountry": "" } }, "proxyRotation": { "title": "Proxy rotation", "enum": [ "PER_REQUEST", "PER_SESSION", "NONE" ], "type": "string", "description": "How often to rotate proxy.", "default": "PER_SESSION" }, "useFingerprinting": { "title": "Use fingerprinting", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable browser fingerprinting to vary device/OS/UA fingerprints and mitigate WebRTC leaks. Reduces detection.", "default": true }, "humanLikeBehavior": { "title": "Human-like behavior", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable human-like behavior simulation: random scrolling, mouse movements, clicks, and delays.", "default": true }, "youTubeAutoPlay": { "title": "YouTube auto-play", "type": "boolean", "description": "For YouTube videos: auto-play the video briefly (5-10s) to register a view count.", "default": true }, "blockResourceTypes": { "title": "Block resource types", "type": "array", "description": "Resource types to block for faster page loads and lower compute usage. Blocking images/fonts may reduce traffic realism.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "font" ] }, "blockUrls": { "title": "Block URL patterns", "type": "array", "description": "Glob patterns for URLs to block (e.g. **/ads/**, **/analytics/**). Blocks unwanted resources.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "viewportWidth": { "title": "Viewport width (0 = random)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Browser viewport width in pixels. Set to 0 for a random value per session.", "default": 0 }, "viewportHeight": { "title": "Viewport height (0 = random)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Browser viewport height in pixels. Set to 0 for a random value per session.", "default": 0 }, "gotoTimeoutSecs": { "title": "Navigation timeout (seconds)", "minimum": 10, "maximum": 300, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum time to wait for a page to load. Increase for slow/heavy pages like Steam, decrease for fast pages.", "default": 120 }, "waitUntil": { "title": "Wait until", "enum": [ "load", "domcontentloaded", "networkidle", "commit" ], "type": "string", "description": "When to consider navigation finished. 'load' waits for all resources (slower, more realistic). 'domcontentloaded' is faster (good for stress testing).", "default": "domcontentloaded" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```