# Apify Actor Web Crawler

> Deploys custom Apify Actors via the Apify API v2 for large-scale web crawling using CrawleeJS. Leverages Apify dataset storage, RequestQueue, and proxy configuration for distributed scraping at scale.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/apify-actor-web-crawler` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/apify-actor-web-crawler`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/apify-actor-web-crawler/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/apify-actor-web-crawler

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# Apify Actor Web Crawler

Deploys custom Apify Actors via the Apify API v2 for large-scale web crawling using CrawleeJS. Leverages Apify dataset storage, RequestQueue, and proxy configuration for distributed scraping at scale.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install apify

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Apify SDK requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) 16 or later. Add Apify SDK to any Node.js project by running:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- This short tutorial will set you up to start using Apify SDK in a minute or two.
- If you want to learn more, proceed to the [Apify Platform](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js/docs/concepts/actor-lifecycle)
- guide that will take you step by step through running your Actor on Apify's platform.

- Source: https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-js
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apify/apify-sdk-js/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/apify-actor-web-crawler/)