Actor development FAQs
Crossroad of short developer FAQs. For full details and tutorials, see our documentation.
By Alina and 1 other2 authors13 articles
- Setting up continuous integration for Apify Actors on BitbucketHow to set up continuous integration for Apify Actors using Bitbucket Pipelines
- Scraping data from websites using schema.org MicrodataJavaScript code to automatically extract data using schema.org tags
- How to resolve 403 response status errors403 Forbidden is the most common blocking status. Learn how to overcome it.
- How to estimate compute unit usage for your projectNeed to estimate the long-term costs of a project? Read this article to understand what affects performance.
- How to bypass CloudflareApify's default scrapers are a great choice for Cloudflare protected sites
- How to set up the Output tab in just 5 minutesLearn how to add an Output tab with an overview of results to your Actor on the Apify Platform.
- How to write a great README for your ActorsLearn how to write an effective README for your Actor and get started using our template.
- Several tips on how to bypass website anti-scraping protectionsLearn how to scrape data from websites that employ IP rate limiting, browser fingerprinting and other modern bot detection techniques
- Optimizing scrapers - IntroductionWe all want our scrapers to run as fast as possible and cost as little money as possible. Learn how to think about performance.
- How to analyze and fix errors in your ActorsYour scrapers randomly crash? They worked for a few months and then stopped? Understand how to analyze and fix problems.
- Versioning of public ActorsHow to continuously update your Actor and not break user integration
- How to change the format of the extracted data in an Actor's datasetTroubleshooting data format conversion for the output of Apify Actor runs.
- Resolving Actor compensationsHave users of your Actor requested compensation for specific runs? Have you realized your Actor worked incorrectly and want to compensate your users proactively?