You can access the Batch 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

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    "batch": [
12        {
13            "actorId": "useful-tools/wait-and-finish",
14            "input": {
15                "minWaitTime": 30,
16                "dataset": {
17                    "items": [
18                        {
19                            "key": "value1"
20                        }
21                    ]
22                }
23            }
24        },
25        {
26            "actorId": "useful-tools/wait-and-finish",
27            "input": {
28                "dataset": {
29                    "items": [
30                        {
31                            "key": "value1"
32                        },
33                        {
34                            "key": "value2"
35                        }
36                    ]
37                }
38            }
39        }
40    ],
41    "maxConcurrency": 25,
42    "maxMemoryMb": 32768
43};
44
45// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
46const run = await client.actor("useful-tools/batch-runner").call(input);
47
48// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
49console.log('Results from dataset');
50console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
51const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
52items.forEach((item) => {
53    console.dir(item);
54});
55
56// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Batch Runner API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Batch Runner 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:

Batch Runner API in Python

Batch Runner API through CLI

Batch Runner OpenAPI definition

Batch Runner API

Companies House Daily Updates

focused_berimbau/companies-house-advanced-search

Scrape daily updates from Companies House using the advanced search tool

Andy Hutchinson

Companies House UK Scraper

lexis-solutions/companies-house-uk-scraper

Scrape company info from UK Companies House. Extract company registration number, address, status, incorporation date, URL, and more.

Lexis Solutions

5.0

UK Companies House Scraper - Company and People

skunkattack/uk-companies-house-scraper---company-and-people

This actor scrapes publicly available company information from Companies House, providing easy access to business details, SIC codes, and details of company officers.

Matthew Skunks

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

Send EbulkSMS

doctorfox/Send-EbulkSMS

Act to send the an SMS alert whenever a certain price of forex is reached using EbulkSMS.

Doctor Fox

Zip Download of KV Store

useful-tools/downloadKvStoreZip

Creates a zip file from all items in the key-value store, zips them, and downloads them in a unique file. On input, you can specify the number of the files or keep it null to download them all. The key-value store must be under your Apify account.

Useful tools

Company House Scraper

dhrumil/company-house-scraper

Easily extract publicly available business data from UK Companies House, including company registration numbers, names, addresses, incorporation dates, statuses, SIC codes, officers, and official URLs. Perfect for due diligence, lead generation, and business research.

Dhrumil Bhankhar

UK VAT number checker

novotnyj/uk-vat-number-checker

This actor uses https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/ to check if UK VAT number is valid or not. It can check multiple VAT numbers in one run. If VAT number is valid then business name and address are fetched.

Jan Novotny

UK Government Contracts Scraper

louisdeconinck/contracts-finder-uk-government

Automatically extract UK government contract data from Contracts Finder. Perfect for market analysis, bid monitoring, and public sector procurement insights. No configuration needed, just hit start and enjoy the data.