apify-actor-development
Develop, debug, and deploy Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing. Use when c…
What it does
- Accept well-defined JSON input
- Perform isolated tasks (web scraping, automation, data processing)
- Produce structured JSON output to datasets and/or store data in key-value stores
- Can run from seconds to hours or even indefinitely
- Persist state and can be restarted
- JavaScript - Use apify create <actor-name> -t projectempty
- TypeScript - Use apify create <actor-name> -t tsempty
Requirements & configuration
- Security note: Avoid passing tokens as command-line arguments (e.g. apify login -t <token>).
- Use a token with the minimum required permissions (scoped token) and rotate it periodically.
- apify login # Authenticate account (token stored in ~/.apify)
Configuration: APIFY_TOKENAPIFY_API_TOKEN
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
Develop, debug, and deploy Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing. Use when creating new Actors, modifying existing ones, or troubleshooting Actor code.
Source
Repository: https://github.com/apify/agent-skills
apify-actor-development FAQ
What does the apify-actor-development skill do?
Develop, debug, and deploy Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing. Use when creating new Actors, modifying existing ones, or troubleshooting Actor code. Accept well-defined JSON input Perform isolated tasks (web scraping, automation, data processing)
What does apify-actor-development require?
Security note: Avoid passing tokens as command-line arguments (e.g. apify login -t <token>). Use a token with the minimum required permissions (scoped token) and rotate it periodically. apify login # Authenticate account (token stored in ~/.apify) Configuration keys: APIFY_TOKEN, APIFY_API_TOKEN.
How do I install apify-actor-development?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/apify/agent-skills --skill apify-actor-development --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/apify/agent-skills.
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Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/apify-agent-skills-apify-actor-development?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/apify-agent-skills-apify-actor-development The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.
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