# Zapier App Scraper (`creatormagic/zapier-app-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes application data from the Zapier apps directory based on category and sorting preferences.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/creatormagic/zapier-app-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Creator Magic](https://apify.com/creatormagic) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 21 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Zapier App Scraper

This Actor scrapes application data from the official Zapier apps directory. It allows you to extract detailed information about apps by specifying a category and sorting preference, and you can limit the total number of results.

### How it works

The Actor works by querying Zapier's internal API, which is used to populate their public app directory. This method is much more efficient and reliable than parsing HTML. It fetches app data in pages until it has collected the requested number of items or until it has scraped all apps in the selected category.

### Input

The Actor requires the following input:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Category** | `String` | Choose the category of apps you want to scrape from the dropdown list. Defaults to "All Apps". |
| **Sort / Filter By** | `String` | Choose how to sort or filter the list of apps. Options include "Most Popular", "Recently Launched", "Beta Apps", and "Premium Apps". Defaults to "Most Popular". |
| **Maximum items** | `Integer` | The maximum number of apps to scrape. If left empty, the Actor will scrape all available apps in the category. |

### Output Example

The results are stored in the Actor's default dataset. Each item in the dataset is a JSON object representing a Zapier app.

````json
[
  {
    "id": "aa79c95f-aecc-4c0d-b218-982d09a3fa46",
    "legacyId": 43623,
    "name": "MCP Client by Zapier",
    "description": "MCP Client by Zapier is a tool that allows you to use any remote MCP server with Zapier.",
    "slug": "mcp-client-by-zapier",
    "externalUrl": "https://zapier.com/",
    "isPremium": false,
    "logo": {
      "mainUrl": "https://zapier-images.imgix.net/storage/developer_cli/44eb533709833f2795416ed10493f23c.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=python-3.0.0&q=50"
    },
    "categories": [
      {
        "title": "AI Tools",
        "slug": "ai-tools"
      }
    ]
  }
]

# Actor input Schema

## `categorySlug` (type: `string`):

Pick a Zapier category or subcategory. The list refreshes automatically at the start of each run.
## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Choose how to sort or filter the list of apps.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

The maximum number of apps to scrape. Leave empty to scrape all apps in the category.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "categorySlug": "all",
  "sortBy": "POPULARITY",
  "maxItems": 25
}
````

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 25
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("creatormagic/zapier-app-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 25 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("creatormagic/zapier-app-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 25
}' |
apify call creatormagic/zapier-app-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,creatormagic/zapier-app-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/anJhvnBCufOqvn0BT/builds/BWOzXfQFUbVGT0dKr/openapi.json