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apify-mcp-server

remote (hosted) MCP server

apify-mcp-server is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡. Connect any MCP client to https://mcp.apify.com/.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http apify-mcp-server https://mcp.apify.com/ --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.apify.com/.

Cursor & other clients

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/"
    }
  }
}

Needs an API key or token in the request headers. Get one from the vendor first.

What you need

  • Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
  • Credentials: a bearer token or API key from the vendor, sent in the Authorization header.

Summary

Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡

apify-mcp-server vs similar servers

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Questions

Yes. The hosted endpoint expects a token in the Authorization header.

Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. apify-mcp-server is hosted, so there is nothing to install.

apify-mcp-server is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://mcp.apify.com/.

Run: claude mcp add --transport http apify-mcp-server https://mcp.apify.com/ --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Run: codex mcp add apify-mcp-server --url https://mcp.apify.com/ --bearer-token-env-var TOKEN

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