Agents for change
Following a year of record growth, we're looking forward to a bright 2025. In this edition, we share our plans for an AI agent marketplace, introduce new LLM tools and scraping improvements, and invite you to help shape our roadmap. Plus, learn about earning commissions with Apify's Affiliate Program. Read on to see what's new at Apify.
?? Help shape Apify’s 2025 roadmap
Shape Apify's 2025 direction with your feedback. What features should we build next? What needs improvement? Share your ideas during our upcoming webinar. Apify's CEO will see every request and suggestion!
The webinar will be on February 4 at 10 am EST where we'll recap 2024, address your suggestions, and review the technical roadmap. This direct feedback helps us build the tools developers actually need.
?? Engineering highlights: 2024 in review
Speaking of growth in 2024, we recently shared our engineering highlights. The year brought major platform upgrades: handling 40M monthly Actor runs, launching Crawlee for Python, completing Console migration, and expanding Python support.
We look forward to continuing this conversation with you at the webinar.
??? Apify’s vision for an AI agent marketplace
Apify Store has grown into a trusted marketplace for developers to share and monetize their web automation tools. As AI agents continue to grow, Store will welcome the talented creators building these intelligent solutions.
Our vision brings together developers and businesses seeking AI agents. Creators earn from their expertise, while companies get the agents they need without starting from scratch.
?? LLM Dataset Processor: Direct AI integration for your data
Connect any Actor output or stored dataset to custom LLM prompts for data enrichment, content summarization, and structured information extraction.
Now, you can integrate LLMs directly into your Actor workflows, saving you an extra step.
?? MCP Server: Bridge Apify Actors with AI assistants
Apify Actors now integrate directly through Anthropic's MCP protocol. Connect Facebook scrapers, Google Maps extractors, and other tools to your AI without middleware.
Your assistants get instant access to web data while you maintain full control over the extraction process.
?? Recommendations = rewards: The Affiliate Program
Love using Apify's tools? Join our Affiliate Program and earn while you share. Start with 20% commission for three months, then move up to 30% going forward.
You'll get partner perks like free credits, co-marketing opportunities, and exclusive discounts for your audience. Plus, we'll help amplify your success through case studies and joint content.
???? Google Search Results Scraper meets new JavaScript requirements
This month, Google required users to turn on JavaScript for Google Search, and without it, the quality of the search results became significantly degraded.
We've made changes to ensure that Google Search Results Scraper continuously provides you with the performance you expect, with high-quality results and success rates.
?? Pay-Per-Event is in alpha mode
Looking to evolve your Actor's pricing model? PPE is now in alpha, letting you charge for specific events like API calls, dataset items, or custom processing tasks.
Unlike Pay-Per-Result, PPE gives you granular control over how you monetize your Actor's capabilities. Full beta launch coming soon.
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