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ellativity

8/28/2025

**Migrating MCP servers**

Migrating MCP servers Following the Smithery announcement that they are discontinuing STDIO support from 7 September, it seems like a good time to remind everyone that Apify provides full STDIO support with no deprecation plans. 🥳 :perfecto: :apifylogo: Apify’s flexible architecture allows you to deploy existing servers without rewriting, making it easy for you to migrate your existing STDIO-based MCP servers without modifying transport layers. ...

correct-apricot

8/25/2025

~~**Docker image updates for All Python images and base Node image** :docker: :python: :typescript:

Docker image updates for All Python images and base Node image :docker: :python: :typescript: ~~Heyo! We've just released an update to the following images that change the default user to be a privilege-less user:~~ - ~~apify/actor-node~~ - ~~apify/actor-python~~...

ellativity

8/20/2025

**Docs update incoming** :thedocs: 🚀

Docs update incoming :thedocs: 🚀 Our technical writers have been hard at work updating and adding to the Apify docs to ensure that you have all the info you need at your fingertips! Some of our latest updates include: - A costs estimate calculator to help identify your storage costs: https://docs.apify.com/platform/storage/usage#estimate-your-costs :blueblobcatmoney: (remember: it's just an estimate!)...

ellativity

8/18/2025

**We have released a new major version of the Apify Python Client! ** :python:

We have released a new major version of the Apify Python Client! :python: Introducing Apify Python Client v2.0: https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/ 🎉 - removes several long-time deprecated arguments and methods...

ellativity

8/13/2025

**Many of you have already been experimenting with tiered pricing, but ICYMI tiered pricing is out o

Many of you have already been experimenting with tiered pricing, but ICYMI tiered pricing is out of beta and ready for everyone to use! There are now 4 tiers you can define different pricing for: - FREE...

ellativity

8/8/2025

Thanks for the welcome @Saurav Jain ! Hello everyone, I'm happy to be here to support and uplift the

Thanks for the welcome @Saurav Jain ! Hello everyone, I'm happy to be here to support and uplift the community. Looking forward to getting to know all y'all better (and get your help with my own Actors 😉)! Our tag is @Apify Developer Community Manager, for when you want to get both mine and Saurav's attention 😊...

Saurav Jain

8/8/2025

Hey everyone, meet Ella( @ellativity ), who will be joining me here as a Community Manager. @everyon

Hey everyone, meet Ella( @ellativity ), who will be joining me here as a Community Manager. @everyone 🎉 Ella uses she/her pronouns. She was formerly a community manager at dev.to, Forem, and The Ops Community. ...

Saurav Jain

8/1/2025

It is fixed now 🙂

Saurav Jain

8/1/2025

We want to inform you that country codes for datacenter proxies are currently not working as expecte

We want to inform you that country codes for datacenter proxies are currently not working as expected. @here For now, please use datacenter proxies without specifying country codes to ensure uninterrupted service. We're actively working on resolving this issue and will update you as soon as it's fixed. Thank you for your understanding and patience!...

Saurav Jain

7/28/2025

Big updates on reviews for our @Public actor developer and users @everyone 📢

Big updates on reviews for our @Public actor developer and users @everyone 📢 With the launch of reviews, we got a very detailed feedback from the developer community around how we can make it even better. I am happy to announce, we have already started implementing changes, starting from:...

Saurav Jain

7/9/2025

Calls with rental Actor creators @everyone 🚔

Calls with rental Actor creators @everyone 🚔 I see many of our creators are developing a lot of rental Actors. We are conducting a study on pricing on the Apify platform with our creators, especially those offering rental Actors. To make an informed decision, we want to learn about your reasons for choosing rentals and why they work better for you than other options. Please DM me your Apify username, and I will schedule a call with you, our product manager lead, Filip, and me for a short chat about rentals and pricing on the Apify platform. (You are eligible if part of your earnings come from rentals.) 💯 ...

Saurav Jain

7/3/2025

We are starting the webinar about "How to build and monetize MCP servers on Apify" in ~50 minutes@ev

We are starting the webinar about "How to build and monetize MCP servers on Apify" in ~50 minutes@everyone: https://discord.gg/EwDZnqDR?event=1386615843609116732

Saurav Jain

6/23/2025

Hey @everyone 👋🏾

Hey @everyone 👋🏾 The Model Context Protocol (MCP) revolutionizes how AI applications connect with external tools and data sources. I want to invite you to our live webinar on how to build and monetize MCP servers using Apify's templates. As part of our progress in the MCP category, we are planning soon to launch large incentive schemes for our developer community later this year who will create MCP servers on Apify platforms. We will also heavily market and advertise these on our channels....

afraid-scarlet

6/4/2025

**Announcing - file upload within an actor:**

Announcing - file upload within an actor: @everyone (Saurav said I could!) Apify users can now upload PDF, CSV, JSON, and more files directly into their Actor input. The uploaded files are stored in a new or existing key-value store, as specified by the user. This new capability significantly expands the possibilities for users and creators, enabling more flexible and powerful workflows....

Saurav Jain

5/30/2025

**Apify Store discounts (tiered pricing) beta launch @everyone 🎉**

Apify Store discounts (tiered pricing) beta launch @everyone 🎉 We’re launching the next step in improving monetization models for developers and users. Many developers already work with large or enterprise customers who require better pricing and direct negotiations with both Apify and the developer. This often creates friction and delays closing deals....

Saurav Jain

5/28/2025

Actor reviews update @everyone 🎉

Actor reviews update @everyone 🎉 - Removed and disabled users will be removed and no longer counted to calculate the star score. 💯 - Reviews from free users have only 50% value compared to paying ones. 🔥 ...

Saurav Jain

5/27/2025

Congratulations to @Rood Judeley for becoming 11000th member of Apify Discord community. 🎉

Congratulations to @Rood Judeley for becoming 11000th member of Apify Discord community. 🎉 DM me for some swag!!...

Saurav Jain

5/15/2025

**Gain better sales data using Apify and Google Maps webinar** @everyone

Gain better sales data using Apify and Google Maps webinar @everyone If you’re still manually searching for leads or struggling to track competitors, join our live webinar on May 29 at 10 AM EDT. We’ll show you how to use Google Maps Scraper to generate sales leads and gain insights into your competition....

Saurav Jain

4/22/2025

Hi @everyone we are doing a free joint webinar with Make on MCP, where we are showing customers how

Hi @everyone we are doing a free joint webinar with Make on MCP, where we are showing customers how to build Agents using Apify MCP with different Actors and giving away blueprints and prompts etc. Join us on April 30, 2025, at 11AM EST for "Jump start your AI agents with MCP."
This is super important right now because MCP is rapidly becoming the standard for AI agent interoperability. ...

Saurav Jain

4/17/2025

Hey @Public actor developers, recently we finished a migration to a new source of Actor costs data.

Hey @Public actor developers, recently we finished a migration to a new source of Actor costs data. This is a prerequisite for the Tiered pricing and Standby+PPE projects. If everything goes smoothly, their next payout should see slightly lower costs 🔽 + same revenue 💰 = slightly higher profits :stonks:...

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