Snelstart
Deze handleiding behandelt alle functies van Apify:
- Aan de slag — Account aanmaken en basisinstellingen
- Hoe gebruik je een AI-webscraper? — Pull structured data from any page with plain English prompts
- Hoe gebruik je de Apify Store? — Find ready-made Actors for thousands of scraping tasks
- Hoe gebruik je acteurs? — Run small cloud programs that automate data collection
- Hoe integraties te gebruiken — Send scraped data straight to the tools you already use
- How to Use AI agents — Feed live web data to LLMs through the Apify API
- Hoe gebruik je anti-blokkering? — Keep runs alive past captchas and IP bans
- Hoe gebruik je een proxy? — Serve each request from rotating IP addresses
- Hoe Crawlee te gebruiken — Build custom crawlers with a free open-source library
- How to Use Code templates — Start new Actors from Python and JavaScript boilerplate
Benodigde tijd: 5 minuten per film
Ook in deze handleiding: Professionele tips | Veelgemaakte fouten | Probleemoplossing | Prijzen | Alternatieven
Waarom zou je deze gids vertrouwen?
I’ve used Apify for eight months and tested every feature covered here.
This step by step tutorial comes from real hands-on runs — not marketing fluff or vendor screenshots.
Apify is een van de krachtigste web scraping- en automatisering hulpmiddelen die vandaag beschikbaar zijn.
Maar de meeste gebruikers benutten slechts een fractie van de mogelijkheden.
Deze handleiding laat u zien hoe u alle belangrijke functies kunt gebruiken.
Stap voor stap, met screenshots en professionele tips.
Apify-handleiding
This complete How to Use Apify tutorial walks you through every feature, from first login to advanced tips.
By the end, you’ll understand how each piece fits together.
Apify
Transformeer elke website in een gestructureerde website. gegevens. Apify gives you thousands of ready-made Actors, plus the tools to build and even sell your own. Start free — no credit card required.
Aan de slag met Apify
Voordat u een functie kunt gebruiken, moet u deze eenmalige installatie voltooien.
Het duurt ongeveer 3 minuten.
Watch this quick video overview first:
Laten we nu elke stap eens doornemen.
Stap 1: Maak uw account aan
Go to apify.com and click Sign up for free.
Enter your email and a password, or continue with Google or GitHub.
Every Apify account starts on the Free plan by default.
✓ Controlepunt: Controleer uw inbox voor een bevestigingsmail.
Step 2: Open the Apify Console
Apify runs fully in your browser, which keeps setup easy — nothing to download.
Log in and you land in the Apify Console.
This dashboard is where you manage Actors, runs, and datasets.
Zo ziet het dashboard eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: Je zou het hoofddashboard moeten zien.
Stap 3: Voltooi de eerste installatie
Follow the short onboarding prompts and tell Apify what you want to build.
No worries if you skip something — every setting can change later.
✅ Klaar: Je bent klaar om een van de onderstaande functies te gebruiken.
Hoe gebruik je Apify AI Web Scraper?
AI-webscraper lets you pull structured data from any page using plain English prompts.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je het gebruikt.
Step 1: Open AI Web Scraper
Find AI Web Scraper in the Apify Store and click Try for free.
Step 2: Describe the data you need
Paste the website URL, then type what you want in plain English.
For example, ask for product names, prices, and review scores.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: The preview shows extracted fields matching your prompt.
Step 3: Save and start
Click Save & Start, then watch the run collect your data.
✅ Resultaat: Structured data from any page — no selectors, no code.
💡 Pro-tip: Specific prompts beat vague ones — name the exact fields you want extracted.
Hoe gebruik je de Apify Store?
De Apify Store lets you find ready-made Actors instead of coding from scratch.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je het gebruikt.
Stap 1: Bekijk de winkel
Open apify.com/store or click Store in the console.
Search for the website you want to scrape — Google Maps, for example.
Stap 2: Kies een acteur
Compare ratings, user numbers, and pricing on each listing.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: You see the Actor detail page with docs and input examples.
Step 3: Try it free
Click Try for free and the Actor gets added to your Apify account.
✅ Resultaat: You have a working scraper without writing a line of code.
💡 Pro-tip: The Store is a good place to check first — with thousands of Actors, someone probably built it.
Hoe Apify Actors te gebruiken
Apify Acteurs are small cloud programs that perform specific tasks, like scraping one website.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je ze gebruikt.
Step 1: Create a new task
Pick an Actor and click the Create a new task button.
Step 2: Configure the input options
Set start URLs plus any input values and options the run needs.
The Link selector and Pseudo URLs control which links get added to the queue.
Advanced Actors run a pageFunction — JavaScript that executes on every page visited.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: The input form validates with no red warnings.
Step 3: Run and monitor
Click Start and follow progress in the run details.
Apify lets you run Actors in the cloud without keeping your computer on.
✅ Resultaat: Your data waits in a dataset, ready to export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.
💡 Pro-tip: One Actor can power many tasks — create a separate task for each website you scrape.
Hoe Apify-integraties te gebruiken
Integraties let you send scraped data straight to the apps you already use.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je ze gebruikt.
Step 1: Open the Integrations tab
Inside any task, click Integrations.
Step 2: Choose an integration
Pick Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, or a plain webhook.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: The integration shows as connected on your task.
Step 3: Set the trigger
Webhooks can ping you when a task starts, finishes, or fails.
✅ Resultaat: Fresh data lands in your other tools automatically.
💡 Pro-tip: Set a webhook on failed runs so silent errors never slip past you.
Hoe Apify AI-agenten te gebruiken
AI-agenten let you feed live web data to LLMs and agent frameworks.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je ze gebruikt.
Step 1: Get your API token
Open Settings in the Apify Console and copy your personal API token.
Step 2: Connect your framework
Install the Apify client for Python or JavaScript.
Point LangChain, LlamaIndex, or your own agent at the Apify API.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: Your agent can call any Actor programmatically.
Step 3: Let the agent pull live data
Have the agent run an Actor, then read results from the dataset.
✅ Resultaat: Your LLM answers with fresh web data instead of stale training data.
💡 Pro-tip: Pair your agent with the RAG Web Browser Actor to give any LLM live search.
How to Use Apify Anti-Blocker
Antiblokkeermiddel lets you scrape at scale without captchas killing your runs.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je het gebruikt.
Step 1: Turn on browser fingerprinting
Open your Actor input and enable the anti-blocking options.
No matter which website you target, defaults handle most blocks.
Step 2: Tune concurrency and retries
Lower max concurrency so your traffic looks human.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: Requests succeed without captcha pages in the log.
Step 3: Test on a small batch
Run 20 pages and watch the success rate before scaling up.
✅ Resultaat: Runs finish cleanly instead of dying behind captcha walls.
💡 Pro-tip: If blocks continue, switch the proxy group before you throw more retries at it.
Hoe gebruik je Apify Proxy?
Apify-proxy lets you route requests through rotating IP addresses.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je het gebruikt.
Step 1: Open proxy settings
In your task input, scroll to the Proxy section.
Step 2: Pick a proxy type
Datacenter proxies are cheap and fast.
Residential proxies serve requests through real-user IPs for stubborn sites.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: The proxy field shows your selected group.
Step 3: Set country and sessions
Choose a country if the site shows location-based content.
✅ Resultaat: Requests rotate through fresh IPs, so you look like many real users.
💡 Pro-tip: Start with datacenter proxies — upgrade to residential only when sites still block you.
Hoe Apify Crawlee te gebruiken
Crawlee lets you build custom crawlers in JavaScript or Python.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je het gebruikt.
Stap 1: Installeer het pakket
Run npx crawlee create my-crawler, or pip install crawlee for Python.
Step 2: Write your crawler logic
Define a request handler that extracts data and enqueues new links.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: Your crawler runs locally and prints scraped data.
Step 3: Deploy to Apify
Run apify push to turn your crawler into a cloud Actor.
✅ Resultaat: A custom crawler you fully control, hosted on the platform.
💡 Pro-tip: The same Crawlee code runs on your computer and in the cloud, unchanged.
Hoe Apify-codesjablonen te gebruiken
Codesjablonen let you start new Actors from working boilerplate.
Hieronder leggen we stap voor stap uit hoe je ze gebruikt.
Step 1: Open the templates page
Click Develop new in the console and pick View templates.
Step 2: Choose a template
Options cover Playwright, Puppeteer, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, and more.
Zo ziet het eruit:
✓ Controlepunt: A ready project opens with sample scraping code inside.
Step 3: Build and deploy
Edit the boilerplate, design your input schema, and run apify push.
✅ Resultaat: A published Actor built in minutes, not days.
💡 Pro-tip: Interested in earning from your code? Share your Actor in the Store — more people are buying schrapers there every month.
Apify Pro-tips en sneltoetsen
After testing Apify for eight months, here are my best tips.
Command Line Shortcuts
| Actie | Snelkoppeling |
|---|---|
| Log in from the terminal | apify login |
| Start an Actor from a template | apify create |
| Run an Actor locally | apify run |
| Push an Actor to the cloud | apify push |
Verborgen functies die de meeste mensen over het hoofd zien
- Schedules: Open any task and add a schedule — runs repeat automatically and keep datasets up to date.
- Storage tab: Every dataset, key-value store, and request queue lives here with its own API endpoint.
- Actor monetization: Publish your scraper and get paid — the platform serves more than 25k customers, and the web scraping market is expected to grow at 14.20% CAGR through 2030.
Veelvoorkomende fouten bij Apify die je moet vermijden
Mistake #1: Coding everything from scratch
❌ Fout: Spending days writing a custom scraper before checking what exists.
✅ Rechts: Search the Apify Store first — thousands of Actors already handle common websites.
Mistake #2: Launching huge runs untested
❌ Fout: Pointing an Actor at 50,000 URLs on the very first run.
✅ Rechts: Test with 10 to 20 pages, check the output, then scale up.
Mistake #3: Ignoring usage limits
❌ Fout: Letting one heavy run burn through your monthly platform credits.
✅ Rechts: Watch your usage numbers in the console and cap memory per run.
Apify-probleemoplossing
Problem: Your Actor run fails right away
Oorzaak: Broken input — usually a malformed start URL or invalid JSON.
Repareren: Open the run log and view the line where it throws an error. Fix that input value and restart.
Problem: The dataset comes back empty
Oorzaak: The page loads content with JavaScript, or your selectors miss the target.
Repareren: Switch to a browser-based Actor. Then check your Link selector and pageFunction logic.
Problem: The website blocks your requests
Oorzaak: Too many requests from one IP address in a short window.
Repareren: Enable Apify Proxy, lower concurrency, and add small delays between requests.
📌 Opmerking: Still stuck? Post in the Apify community forum — developers usually reply fast — or contact Apify support.
Wat is Apify?
Apify is a web scraping and automation platform that turns websites into structured data.
Think of it like an app store for scrapers — pick a tool, run it, download the results.
Apify handles the heavy lifting of web scraping, so you can focus on the data.
Bekijk dit korte overzicht:
Het omvat de volgende belangrijke kenmerken:
- AI-webscraper: Pull structured data from any page with plain English prompts
- Apify Store: Find ready-made Actors for thousands of scraping tasks
- Acteurs: Run small cloud programs that automate data collection
- Integraties: Send scraped data straight to the tools you already use
- AI-agenten: Feed live web data to LLMs through the Apify API
- Antiblokkeerfunctie: Keep runs alive past captchas and IP bans
- Volmacht: Serve each request from rotating IP addresses
- Crawlee: Build custom crawlers with a free open-source library
- Code templates: Start new Actors from Python and JavaScript boilerplate
Voor een volledige recensie, zie onze Apify-recensie.
Apify-prijzen
Wondering what Apify costs in 2026? Here’s the full breakdown:
| Plan | Prijs | Het beste voor |
|---|---|---|
| Vrij | $0 | Testing Actors and small personal projects |
| Starter | $35 | Freelancers en solo-ontwikkelaars |
| Schaal | $179 | Groeiende teams met regelmatige behoeften op het gebied van webscraping. |
| Bedrijf | $899 | Large-scale data operations |
Gratis proefperiode: Yes — the $0 Free plan includes monthly platform credits, so you can test real runs.
Geld-terug-garantie: Not advertised. You can cancel anytime, and the Free plan lets you test first.
💰 Beste prijs-kwaliteitverhouding: Starter — $35 buys enough platform credits for most solo scraping projects.
Apify versus alternatieven
Hoe verhoudt Apify zich tot de concurrentie? Dit is het concurrentielandschap:
| Hulpmiddel | Het beste voor | Prijs | Beoordeling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apify | Volledig geïntegreerd scrapingplatform | $35/maand | ⭐ 4,5 |
| Scrapy | Ontwikkelaars die coderen | $0 | ⭐ 4.4 |
| Bright Data | Scraping op bedrijfsniveau | $499/maand | ⭐ 4.6 |
| Octoparse | No-code beginners | $99/maand | ⭐ 4.3 |
| Schraperbij | Eenvoudige API-scraping | $49/maand | ⭐ 4,5 |
| ScrapeGraphAI | AI-first extraction | $20/maand | ⭐ 4.2 |
Snelle keuzes:
- Beste overall: Apify — cloud runs, a huge Store, and code options in one platform
- Beste budget: Scrapy — completely free if you host it yourself
- Het meest geschikt voor beginners: Octoparse — visual point-and-click scraping
- Best for AI extraction: ScrapeGraphAI — prompt-based scraping built around LLMs
🎯 Alternatieven voor Apify
Op zoek naar alternatieven voor Apify? Dit zijn de beste opties:
- 🔧 Scrapy: Free, open-source Python framework for developers who want full control. No cloud costs, but you host and maintain everything yourself.
- 🏢 Heldere gegevens: Enterprise proxy networks and ready datasets for scraping at serious scale. Powerful, but pricing suits big budgets.
- 👶 Octoparse: No-code visual scraper for beginners. Point, click, and extract without touching code — though complex sites can push its limits.
- ⚡ ScrapingBee: Simple scraping API that hides headless browsers and proxies behind one endpoint. Great when you just want clean HTML back fast.
- 🧠 ScrapeGraphAI: AI-powered extraction that turns natural language prompts into structured data. Young platform, but the LLM-first approach feels ahead of the curve.
Voor de volledige lijst, zie onze Apify-alternatieven gids.
⚔️ Apify vergeleken
Hieronder een vergelijking van Apify met de concurrenten:
- Apify versus Scrapy: Scrapy wins on price — it’s free. Apify wins on everything hosted: scheduling, proxies, storage, and a marketplace of ready Actors.
- Apify versus Bright Data: Bright Data leads for massive proxy pools and compliance tooling. Apify offers a friendlier console, lower entry price, and an Actor marketplace.
- Apify versus Octoparse: Octoparse is simpler for pure no-code users. Apify scales further with code options, cloud scheduling, and thousands of pre-built Actors.
- Apify versus ScrapingBee: ScrapingBee is leaner for one-off API calls. Apify adds storage, scheduling, monetization, and a Store full of finished scrapers.
- Apify versus ScrapeGraphAI: ScrapeGraphAI focuses purely on AI extraction. Apify covers AI scraping plus proxies and automation — the broader platform wins for most users.
Begin nu met het gebruik van Apify.
Je hebt geleerd hoe je alle belangrijke functies van Apify kunt gebruiken:
- ✅ AI-webscraper
- ✅ Apify Store
- ✅ Acteurs
- ✅ Integraties
- ✅ AI-agenten
- ✅ Antiblokkeerfunctie
- ✅ Proxy
- ✅ Crawlee
- ✅ Code templates
Volgende stap: Kies één functie en probeer die nu uit.
De meeste mensen beginnen met de AI-webscraper.
Het duurt minder dan 5 minuten.
Veelgestelde vragen
Waarvoor wordt Apify gebruikt?
Apify is used for web scraping, automation, and data extraction. You run Actors — small cloud programs — that pull structured data from websites, then export it as JSON, CSV, or Excel.
Is Apify gratis te gebruiken?
Yes. The Free plan costs $0 and includes monthly platform credits. Paid plans start at $35 for Starter when you need more capacity.
How do I use Apify for web scraping?
Create a free Apify account, pick an Actor from the Store, configure the input options with your target URL, run the task, then download your data.
Is web scraping with Apify legal?
Scraping publicly available data is generally legal. Respect each website’s terms, avoid personal data, and follow privacy laws like GDPR. When in doubt, ask a lawyer first.
Kan Apify gegevens van Instagram schrapen?
Yes. The Apify Store has Instagram scrapers that collect public profiles, posts, comments, and hashtags. They handle blocking for you, so no workarounds are needed.
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