Changelog

We’re introducing Actor Quality, an automated scoring system that helps you discover reliable Actors faster and will encourage creators to build better Actors on Apify. This new system brings transparency to Apify Store through quality scores, badges, and will also give creators suggestions on how to improve their score.

What is Actor Quality?

Actor Quality evaluates every public Actor using multiple criteria, including reliability, documentation quality, user satisfaction, pricing strategy, and maintenance. The system helps users find the best Actors and provides creators with clear guidance on how to further develop what they’ve built.

How Actor Quality helps

With Actor Quality, users will be able to spot promising new Actors through the Rising Star badge, which highlights quality Actors with strong potential, and our search results will prioritize Actors with higher scores.

Creators, meanwhile, will get improvement suggestions based on their Actor’s strengths and weaknesses, while awards will boost their rankings. We also plan in the future to unlock Apify marketing support for quality Actors.

Learn more about Actor Quality in our documentation and join our Discord community to share your experience with other creators.

We experienced a service outage affecting multiple services, including Apify Console and the Apify Status page. The issue was related to a broader AWS outage that impacted many platforms globally.

There was no data loss, but Actor runs during this window did not start as expected, or they may have timed out or failed. Actor schedules resumed operation at 10:00 UTC.

You can learn more on the Apify Status page.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

MCP Configurator simplifies custom MCP server setup, making it easier than ever to create configure your MCP server on Apify. Visit mcp.apify.com to select specific Actors and tools to build multi-step automations that fit your exact needs.

Why it matters:

• Automation workflows: choose only the Actors relevant to your use case, reducing complexity and improving performance by excluding unnecessary tools.
• Quick integration: set up configurations that work directly with popular MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cline, and other AI assistants.

See more details at mcp.apify.com.

Apify now supports SSO through the OIDC protocol, enabling organizations to integrate Apify into their existing authentication infrastructure. Enterprise teams can use Apify's platform while maintaining security and compliance requirements.

Why it matters:

• Security: centralize authentication through your organization's identity provider, reducing password fatigue and security risks associated with multiple credentials.
• Compliance: meet strict enterprise security requirements and regulatory standards by maintaining consistent access controls across your tech stack.
• Simplified access management: IT administrators can manage Apify access alongside other corporate tools.

How it works:

• SSO is available through the OIDC protocol, compatible with major identity providers like Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, and others.
• Available for Enterprise plans; contact our sales team to enable SSO for your organization.

We’ve introduced store discounts for selected Actors in Apify Store, where your subscription plan determines your unit (event or result) pricing. Higher plans unlock better rates, making large-scale data collection more affordable.

Why it matters:

• Scalable pricing - The price per event or result decreases as you move from Apify’s free plan to higher plans. Creators now set their own pricing tiers and discount levels, ensuring competitive rates for all volume needs.
• Predictable costs - Each Actor with Store discounts enabled has detailed information on a dedicated pricing page, showing exact rates for each subscription plan.
• Enterprise-ready - High-volume data collection becomes more affordable. Your investment in a higher-tier subscription pays off through better unit pricing.
• Flexible monetization for developers - Creators can now set different prices for each subscription tier, attracting more users with competitive pricing for high-volume usage. This lets developers tap into enterprise markets and increase their revenue through broader adoption.

How it works:

• Store discounts are available for pay-per-event and pay-per-result pricing models.
• Actors with Store discounts display rates per subscription plan on their pricing page.
• Upgrade your subscription to automatically unlock better pricing across all participating Actors.
• For volumes beyond Apify’s standard plans, contact our sales team for custom enterprise pricing.

We’re beginning this rollout with Apify’s most popular Actors, with more being added regularly. Look for Store discounts on Actor pages to see which ones offer these scalable rates.