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Scrape leads and data with Apify in Claude

Set up the Apify MCP and use it for leads, maps, social and SERP data.

From the reel: MCP · Updated Oct 2026

Related: Find content ideas with Claude (uses Apify too).

Install the Apify MCP in Claude Desktop

  1. Create a free account at apify.com.
  2. In the Apify Console, go to API & Integrations and copy your API token.
  3. In Claude Desktop, go to Customize → Connectors → Browse connectors.
  4. Search for Apify MCP server and install it.
  5. Paste your API token and set the enabled tools to: actors,docs,apify/rag-web-browser
  6. Enable and update the connector if prompted.
  7. In a chat, click "+", hover over Connectors and toggle on Apify.

Alternative: Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector, enter https://mcp.apify.com and authorize with OAuth.

What you can use it for

  1. Web search and summaries. The RAG Web Browser searches, scrapes the top results and returns the content. Try: Find the latest news about autonomous AI agents and summarize the key developments.
  2. Local business and maps data. Pull contact details from Google Maps. Try: Scrape the top 10 restaurants in Prague from Google Maps with their contact details.
  3. Social media data. Scrape Facebook posts, or Instagram posts, profiles, places and comments.
  4. Price monitoring. Track product prices, stock and competitor listings.
  5. SEO and SERP analysis. Try: Search for 'sustainable fashion brands' and extract the top 50 results with titles, descriptions, and URLs.
  6. Lead generation and market research. Create and run scraping jobs, then pull the results for analysis.
  7. Scheduled automation. Set up recurring scraping tasks.
  8. Brand monitoring. Feed in data from forums, review sites and social media for sentiment and feedback.