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Actor versions - Introduction

The API endpoints in this section allow you to manage your Apify Actors versions.

  • The version object contains the source code of a specific version of an Actor.
  • The sourceType property indicates where the source code is hosted, and based on its value the Version object has the following additional property:
ValueDescription
"SOURCE_FILES"Source code is comprised of multiple files specified in the sourceFiles array. Each item of the array is an object with the following fields:
- name: File path and name
- format: Format of the content, can be either "TEXT" or "BASE64"
- content: File content

Source files can be shown and edited in the Apify Console's Web IDE.
"GIT_REPO"Source code is cloned from a Git repository, whose URL is specified in the gitRepoUrl field.
"TARBALL"Source code is downloaded using a tarball or Zip file from a URL specified in the tarballUrl field.
"GITHUB_GIST"Source code is taken from a GitHub Gist, whose URL is specified in the gitHubGistUrl field.

For more information about source code and Actor versions, check out Source code in Actors documentation.