Use Cases - Apify

Tunneling arbitrary protocols over HTTP proxy with static IP address in Node.js

How to connect from a Node.js application running on a server with a random IP address to an external service protected by a firewall. Learn how to connect from a Node.js application running on a server with a random IP address to an external service protected by a firewall that only allows access

5 min read May 2, 2021

Covid 19

How Apify created custom APIs to track COVID-19 worldwide

David Barton

Apify aggregates data from official coronavirus stats in 50 countries. Find out how we created an automated, open-source scraping solution.

11 min read Dec 1, 2020

Real Estate

How web scraping is revolutionizing the real estate business

Administrator

Web scraping is driving four big revolutions in the real estate industry: business intelligence, investment, marketing, and PropTech.

5 min read Nov 10, 2020

Web Scraping

How the media can use web scraping and automation

David Barton

13 ways the media can use scraping, data, and RPA to track new trends, automate grunt work, make better content, and even fight fake news.

7 min read Oct 22, 2020

Amazon

How to price check products on Amazon automatically

Administrator

Guide to web scraping with Apify's free Amazon Scraper to track prices, descriptions, reviews, and images, and other data to stay ahead of the competition.

5 min read Oct 21, 2020

Ecommerce

What are the top 8 advantages of web scraping for e-commerce?

David Barton

How to keep ahead of the competition by using web scraping to monitor prices, track product performance, and keep your listings up to date.

5 min read Oct 13, 2020

Web Scraping

Bypassing web scraping protection: get the most out of your proxies with shared IP address emulation

Petr Pátek

Learn about modern web scraping protection techniques and how to bypass them. Scrape up to three times more pages by combining IP address…

3 min read Aug 13, 2020

Lost Dog

Apify loves puppies

Sapiens Malti

At Apify, we have taken up the ambitious task of making the web more open. Sometimes, that mission leads to heart-warming stories of lost…

3 min read Jul 30, 2020

Web Scraping

5 Ways Web Scraping Can Improve Your Business

Administrator

Web scraping allows businesses to get the data they need to not only move their companies forward, but to excel over their competitors.

3 min read May 25, 2020

RPA

Save time by automating monthly invoice downloads with web RPA

Kateřina Hroníková

Learn how Apify can help you automate monthly downloading of invoices from a website of SaaS tools such as Toggl.com.

4 min read Mar 6, 2020

Python

Running Scrapy spiders written in Python on Apify

Administrator

You can now run your Scrapy spiders written in Python on the Apify cloud platform using the new Scrapy Executor actor. You can now run your Scrapy spiders written in Python on the Apify cloud platform using the new Scrapy Executor actor. Let your Scrapy scripts enjoy all the advantages of the Apify

3 min read Sep 4, 2019

Web Scraping

Using a man-in-the-middle proxy to scrape data from a mobile app API

Petr Pátek

Learn how to efficiently scrape data from a mobile app API using mitmproxy tool and a self-signed root certificate installed on a phone. Learn how to set up a man-in-the-middle proxy and install a self-signed certificate on your mobile phone in order to intercept HTTPS communication between any mob

6 min read Jul 25, 2019