Apify

Profile narrative

Apify is a Czech technology company headquartered in Prague that operates a cloud-based platform for web scraping, data extraction, and browser automation. The company provides developers and enterprises with infrastructure to build, deploy, and run serverless programs called Actors that can navigate websites, extract structured data, and automate workflows at scale. Its marketplace hosts thousands of pre-built Actors for common scraping tasks such as e-commerce price monitoring, lead generation, social media analytics, and search engine result aggregation, while also allowing users to publish and monetise their own custom solutions. The platform handles proxy management, headless browser orchestration, storage, and scheduling, positioning Apify as a full-stack provider in the web data acquisition sector.

The company serves a global customer base that includes startups, Fortune 500 enterprises, academic researchers, and public sector organisations seeking reliable access to public web data. According to a November 2026 disclosure, Apify had approximately 91,000 registered customers at the time of a confirmed cyberattack that compromised internal systems and exposed personal information including names, email addresses, billing details, IP addresses, password hashes, two-factor authentication codes, phone numbers, and limited payment card data. The incident prompted the firm to engage external forensic investigators, notify affected users, and coordinate with Czech data protection authorities under GDPR obligations. Apify's response included mandatory password resets, revocation of compromised API tokens, and enhanced monitoring across its infrastructure.

Founded in 2015 by Jan Čurn and a small team of engineers, Apify has grown from an early-stage accelerator participant into a recognised player in the web automation ecosystem without publicly disclosing venture funding rounds or ownership changes. The company maintains a distributed workforce while retaining its legal and operational headquarters in Czechia, where it participates in the local technology community through open-source contributions and developer education initiatives. Its platform's emphasis on composability, open standards, and developer experience distinguishes it from managed scraping services that operate as opaque data brokers.

Incidents

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