Apify (web scraping)

What it does\n\nThis skill provides concise instructions and examples for running Apify Actors to scrape websites, run synchronous or asynchronous crawls, poll run status, and fetch dataset results. It covers starting runs, waiting for completion, retrieving dataset items, and common run/abort patterns.\n\n## When to use it\n\nUse this skill when a user asks to "scrape website", "extract data from", "run a web crawler", or requests structured scraping (examples: site titles, product lists, search results). It's designed for both quick sync tasks (<5 min) and longer async crawls.\n\n## What's included\n\n- Scripts: Examples of curl commands to start runs, run-sync endpoints, and polling loops (no local scripts directory present).\n- References: Inline guidance for run IDs, dataset IDs, pagination, and popular Actors (Google Search Scraper, Instagram scraper, Amazon crawler).\n- Instructions: Step-by-step walkthroughs for async runs, sync runs, checking status, aborting, and fetching dataset items.\n\n## Compatible agents\n\nLikely usable with agent runtimes that can run HTTP requests and shell commands (Curl-based flow). Compatible agents: generic HTTP-capable agents, Copilot-style automation that can run shell/curl, and MCP-style connectors that provide token injection and polling facilities.