You can access the Web Scraper Task 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

$echo '{
<  "runMode": "DEVELOPMENT",
<  "startUrls": [
<    {
<      "url": "https://crawlee.dev"
<    }
<  ],
<  "linkSelector": "a[href]",
<  "globs": [
<    {
<      "glob": "https://crawlee.dev/*/*"
<    }
<  ],
<  "pseudoUrls": [],
<  "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
<  },
<  "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": {}
<}' |
<apify call undrtkr984/web-scraper-task --silent --output-dataset

Web Scraper Task API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Web Scraper Task locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using NPM:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

Web Scraper Task API in Python

Web Scraper Task API in JavaScript

Web Scraper Task OpenAPI definition

Web Scraper Task API

Task Memory Orchestrator

tri_angle/task-memory-orchestrator

Tri⟁angle

Forward Dataset to Actor or Task

valek.josef/forward-dataset-to-actor-or-task

Forwards contents of specified dataset to a specified field on the input of another Actor or task.

Josef Válek

FarmTech Task Inventory

funguystudios-owner/farmtech-task-inventory

Our task inventory improves the performance of the company. It requires an intial data of your company. It then directs further tasks without intervention. Complete the form enter your data and lead your company with FarmTech Task Inventory.

Solomon Ubani

OpenCode Agent

vigilant_officer/opencode-actor

Complete any task, return output as files.

Richard Mladek

Apify Task Usage Reporter

vittuhy/apify-task-usage-reporter

This actor scans your Apify account and provides a detailed summary of your platform usage and costs, broken down by task. It helps you understand which tasks consume the most resources over a specific period.

Vít Tuhý

Best Actor Finder

pranavpatel/best-actor-finder

Finds and tests the best actors for a specific task.

Pranav Patel

5.0

Web Text Extractor

rl1987/web-text-extractor

R.L.

Web Scraper Pro

autonova/web-scraper-pro

AutoNova

AI Micro-Task Earner

witty_welcome/getting-started-python-playwright

“Stop tab-hopping. This Actor fires up a headless browser, hits MTurk, Clickworker, UserFeel and Google Opinion Rewards, counts every ‘available’ task/HIT, and returns a clean JSON with an instant USD estimate. Run it daily, grab the gigs, get paid.”