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Lindy integration

Learn how to integrate your Apify Actors with Lindy.

Lindy is an AI-powered automation platform that lets you create intelligent workflows and automate complex tasks. By integrating Apify with Lindy, you can leverage Apify's web scraping capabilities within Lindy's AI-driven automation workflows to extract data, monitor websites, and trigger actions based on scraped information.

Prerequisites​

To use the Apify integration with Lindy, you need:

  • A Lindy account with access to premium actions (required for certain integrations or higher usage limits).

How to Run an Apify Actor from Lindy​

This section demonstrates how to integrate Apify's data extraction capabilities into Lindy's AI automation.

  1. Start a new Lindy workflow by clicking the + New Lindy button.

    Lindy dashboard with new Lindy button highlighted

    Select Start from scratch to build a custom workflow.

    Lindy workflow creation options, with "Start from scratch" selected

  2. Choose a trigger that will initiate your automation. For this demonstration, we will select Chat with Lindy/Message received. This allows you to trigger the Apify Actor simply by sending a message to Lindy.

    Lindy workflow editor, showing trigger selection, with "Select Trigger" highlighted Lindy workflow editor, showing trigger selection, with "Chat with Lindy/Message received" chosen

  3. After setting the trigger, select Perform an Action.

    Lindy workflow editor, showing the option to "Perform an Action"

    In the action search box, search for "Apify" or navigate to the Scrapers category and choose Run Actor.

    Lindy action search box with "Apify" typed, showing "Run Actor" option, or "Scrapers" category with "Run Actor" highlighted.

  4. Configure the Apify "Run Actor" Module. In the Apify "Run Actor" configuration, choose the Actor you want to execute. For example, select the Instagram profile scraper.

    Apify "Run Actor" module configuration in Lindy, showing a dropdown or search for Actors, with "Instagram profile scraper" selected.

Actor Availability

You have access to thousands of Actors available on the Apify Store. Please note that Actors using the rental pricing model are not available for use with this integration. For details on Actor pricing models, refer to our Pricing Documentation.

This establishes the fundamental workflow:
Chatting with Lindy can now trigger the Apify Instagram Profile Scraper.

Extending Your Workflow​

Lindy offers different triggers (e.g., email received, Slack message received, etc.) and actions beyond running an Actor.

After the Apify Actor run is initiated, you can define what happens next, depending on your needs:

  • When Actor Run Starts:
    • You might want to send a notification.
    • Log the start time.
    • Run a pre-processing step.
  • After Results Are Available: Once the Apify Actor completes and its results are ready, you can:
    • Retrieve the Actor's output data from its dataset.
    • Pass the extracted data to Lindy's AI for summarization, analysis, content generation, or other AI-driven tasks.
    • Route the data to other services (e.g., Google Sheets, databases, email notifications) using Lindy's action modules.

Available Actions in Lindy for Apify​

While Lindy's specific module names may evolve, the core Apify functionalities typically exposed are:

  • Run Actor: Initiates a specific Apify Actor and can optionally wait for its completion.