For AI agents

Live web data your agents can actually use

Models can't watch videos, see pages or read today's news on their own. Give them three reliable tools that return small, structured JSON, through MCP or ordinary tool calling.

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  • Works with any MCP client
  • Structured JSON, easy on context
  • Failed calls are free

Two ways to connect

Use Apify's hosted MCP server for zero-code setup in Claude, Cursor or VS Code, or wrap our REST endpoints as tools in your own agent.

  • MCP: tools appear as siftwright--youtube-transcript-extractor, siftwright--pageframe-screenshots, siftwright--google-news-scraper
  • MCP usage is billed pay-per-event by Apify; REST usage uses your Siftwright plan
  • A Siftwright-hosted MCP server for API keys is not available yet
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=siftwright/youtube-transcript-extractor,siftwright/pageframe-screenshots,siftwright/google-news-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

What people build with it

Research assistants

Answer questions about talks, podcasts and tutorials by reading the transcript first.

News-aware agents

Check the latest coverage before summarising a company, market or event.

Visual QA agents

Capture a page so a multimodal model can check layout, copy or a competitor's pricing.

Content agents

Turn a video into a blog draft, or a set of articles into a briefing.

Coding agents

Screenshot a deployed page after a change to verify it renders.

Scheduled agents

Run daily jobs that watch channels or topics and report what's new.

Pricing

Through our REST API, agent calls use your plan like any other request. Through Apify's MCP server, Apify bills your Apify account per result at the Actor prices ($1.50 to $3 per 1,000).

See all plans and the calculator →

OptionPrice
Starter plan$29/mo for 10,000 results ($2.90/1k)
Pro plan$99/mo for 50,000 results ($1.98/1k)
Business plan$299/mo for 250,000 results ($1.20/1k)
Enterprise plan$999/mo for 1,500,000 results ($0.67/1k)

Frequently asked questions

Which MCP clients work?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers over HTTP, including Claude (desktop and Code), Cursor and VS Code. Apify also supports OAuth sign-in instead of a token header.

Do I need an Apify account for MCP?

Yes. The hosted MCP server runs the tools in your Apify account, and Apify bills the usage. For REST tool calls you only need a Siftwright API key.

How do I keep tool output small?

Request only what you need (outputFormats: ["text"], a low maxItems) and trim fields in your tool handler before returning them to the model.

Can agents run up a big bill?

On a Siftwright plan, no: when the plan's results are used up, calls return HTTP 429 and nothing more is charged. On Apify, set a usage limit in your Apify account.

Is a Siftwright MCP server planned?

It's on our list. Join the newsletter or watch the changelog to hear when it ships.

Give your agents eyes, ears and a newspaper

Plans from $29/month with 10,000 successful results. Failed requests never count. Cancel anytime from the billing portal.

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