Agent skill · data analytics · apify
apify-ultimate-scraper
Universal AI-powered web scraper for any platform. Scrape data from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Trends, Reddit, Airbnb, Yelp, and 15+ more platforms. Use for lead generation, brand monitoring, competitor analysis, influencer discovery, trend research, content analytics, audience analysis, review analysis, SEO intelligence, recruitment, or any data extraction task.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for extracting data from multiple platforms that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires apify-cli installed locally. Requires apify account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-04. 2,326 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Universal web scraper AI-driven data extraction from ~100 Actors across 15+ platforms via the Apify CLI. Rules for every apify command: 1. Pass --json for machine-readable output (stable across CLI versions). 2. Pass --user-agent apify-agent-skills/apify-ultimate-scraper for telemetry attribution. 3. Redirect stderr with 2>/dev/null (stderr contains progress messages that break JSON parsers). Prerequisites Apify CLI v1.5.0+ (npm install -g apify-cli) Authenticated session (see below) Authentication If a CLI command fails with an auth error, authenticate using one of these methods: 1. OAuth (interactive): apify login (opens browser) 2. Environment variable: export APIFYTOKEN=yourtokenhere 3. From .env file: source .env (if the file contains APIFYTOKEN=...) Generate token: https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations Workflow Step 1: Understand goal and select Actor Identify the target platform and use case. Read references/actor-index.md to find the right Actor. If the task involves a multi-step pipeline, also read the matching workflow guide: Task involves... Read ----------------- ------ leads, contacts, emails, B2B references/workflows/lead-generation.md competitor, ads, pricing references/workflows/competitive-intel.md influencer, creator references/workflows/influencer-vetting.md brand, mentions, sentiment references/workflows/brand-monitoring.md reviews, ratings, reputation references/workflows/review-analysis.md SEO, SERP, crawl, content, RAG references/workflows/content-and-seo.md analytics, engagement, performance references/workflows/social-media-analytics.md trends, keywords, hashtags references/workflows/trend-research.md jobs, recruiting, candidates references/workflows/job-market-and-recruitment.md real estate, listings, hotels references/workflows/real-estate-and-hospitality.md price monitoring, e-commerce, products references/workflows/ecommerce-price-monitoring.md contact enrichment, email extraction references/workflows/contact-enrichment.md know …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills apify/apify-ultimate-scraper