The Simplest Way to Automate Scraping Anything with No Code (Apify + n8n tutorial)

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Want to scrape websites, social media, or generate leads without writing a single line of code? In this video, I’ll show you the fastest and easiest way to use Apify with n8n to scrape anything, from Instagram profiles to Google Maps businesses and more.

Apify is a platform full of powerful, pre-built actors, and when you connect it to n8n, you unlock a no-code automation system that can collect and move data wherever you need it. I’ll walk you through how to set up your first Actor in under 5 minutes, how to connect it to n8n just by copying and pasting.

Whether you’re a business owner, marketer, or just exploring no-code tools, this combo is incredibly powerful for lead generation, research, and content workflows. No coding, no headaches—just plug, play, and scrape.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What is Apify?
00:48 How this works in n8n
01:41 Live Setup TikTok Scraper
05:07 Run Actor Synchronously Issue
05:49 Adding a Wait Step
07:14 Advanced Technique: Polling

Gear I Used:
Camera: Razer Kiyo Pro
Microphone: Blue Yeti USB

[nateherk]

IMPORTANT: You can also use the endpoint "Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items" if you don't want to use the two step method!

[dave.dubois]

To get your result dataset without waiting or polling, you can configure Apify to call an HTTP Webhook when the actor/task/run is complete. Then, add a Webhook Trigger in n8n to continue your workflow. This is an elegant, efficient way to handle it, especially if your datasets vary in size.

[Meros-cp]

⚡ Key Moments:
00:00:00 - Apify Marketplace Overview
00:01:03 - Google Maps Scraper Demo
00:02:25 - TikTok Scraper Setup
00:03:52 - API Endpoint Config
00:05:09 - Two-Step Method
00:06:20 - Polling Technique
00:07:33 - Wrap-Up & Discount

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[riverdaleai]

Great walkthrough, Nate! One extra tip for anyone worried about long runs: set the actor to fire a completion webhook and trigger n8n from that. It removes the need to poll and keeps flows tidy. Pair that with a simple deduplication step (e.g., compare against a key column in your database) to avoid repeated leads. This combo keeps the scrape->enrich->email loop clean and fast. 🚀

[LordNeverwinter]

Im using the 3rd option in Apify, Run and Get data. Works great, although requires polling with bigger scrapes, to not get timeout

[psanchezmolina]

The video I needed the moment i needed, i wanted to learn how to use apify tomorrow morning 😂😂 Thanks Nathan!

[edenr]

Cool stuff, would be also great if apify can send the data to a webhook when it finished so we can process it exactly once finished instead of polling. Definitely going to try it out. Thanks for sharing 👍

[AlfredNutile]

This seems way easier to use than rapidapi that I've been using. Thanks!

[Play-notplayer]

Is there a difference in doing the scraping process through n8n with an http request node, and then to an html node to extract the data without relaying in a third party tool? Thanks for sharing, great video 🙌🏽🙌🏽🤝🏽

[MrMburrough]

Question - can you confidently build an app that relies on webscrapping when webscrapping is against the policy of most website?

[גילי.לוי]

Thanks for the detailed guide! I have a quick question — I’m trying to scrape a specific category from a news website. Could you advise me on how to approach this? Thanks in advance!

[matthewsweeney]

If I wanted to have it send an email to all the leads it pulls from a site, would how would I make it repeat and change the variables for every single lead that it scraped?

[programmers-app]

Pure gold Nate, thank you!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[mukopua]

Great video as usual, Nate.
How do you ensure that it's all new data scraped and not duplicates? Am I missing something?

[fernando]

I'm a starting freelancer and this is pure gold for prospecting.
I do have one question: can we export this as an Excel?

I'm thinking in make a little bit of investigation prior to sending cold mailing
(I hate spamers as much as you)

[Genie-hub]

I saw an easy way to do it. Thanks Nate. AIS+🥰

[Jahanzaib-sqgm]

I have a question when I need to search any new word or hashtag is json auto update in n8n because this two steps works well w which trigger we need to use like how through n8n we search new word

[RaquazaM]

Doesn't GumLoop combine these both into 1 simpler tool?

Or is GumLoop only limited to website scraping / basic HTML wabpages, while this Apify + n8n workflow can scrape many more platform scenarios..?

[Onepiece_legends]

Can we use this for scraping trending videos and hashtags on YouTube in real time ? Thanks again

[bohguss]

Is there a way to manage duplicate data? For example if I use the same command in the same area for the same industry--How can I prevent finding the same results twice?