Web Automation & Browser Workflows

Automate web tasks like form filling, data scraping, and UI testing using Apify's cloud browser automation via a simple REST API.

Security Scan

The skill's instructions legitimately require an Apify API token and will send automation tasks (including arbitrary page scripts) to apify.com, but the package metadata does not declare the required credential and the source is unknown — this mismatch and external data transmission warrant caution.

Purpose & Capability

The described capability (cloud browser automation via Apify) matches the instructions and example API usage. However, the registry metadata declares no required credentials while the SKILL.md explicitly instructs the user to set an AUTOMATION_TOKEN — a transparency mismatch.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md confines actions to calling Apify REST APIs and uploading a pageFunction to run in the cloud. It does not instruct reading unrelated local files or other env vars. Note: the pageFunction mechanism allows running arbitrary JS on remote browsers and automating logins/clicks, so any sensitive data you include in task inputs will be transmitted to Apify.

Install Mechanism

Instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code written to disk — low install risk.

Credentials

SKILL.md requires storing a Personal API Token in AUTOMATION_TOKEN, but the skill metadata lists no required env vars or primary credential. The token is appropriate for the service, but the omission in metadata reduces transparency and could lead users to unknowingly expose credentials to the agent or external service.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and autonomous invocation is default; the skill does not request elevated or persistent system privileges and does not modify other skill configs.

What to consider before installing

This skill will send your automation jobs (including any page scripts and input data) to apify.com and requires your Apify Personal API Token (AUTOMATION_TOKEN). Before installing: (1) confirm the skill metadata is updated to declare the required env var (AUTOMATION_TOKEN) so you know what will be stored/shared; (2) review Apify's privacy and security docs and consider using a scoped or throwaway token if you'll automate logins or handle secrets; (3) avoid embedding passwords, credit cards, or other secrets in task inputs sent to the cloud; (4) verify the skill owner/source (none is listed here); and (5) if you prefer not to transmit data externally, run browser automation locally or with self-hosted tooling instead. If you proceed, rotate the token if you stop using the skill.

Overview

Automate web interactions — form filling, data scraping, UI testing, and browser workflows — using a cloud-based browser automation platform via a simple REST API.

🔗 Start automating for free (includes $5/month compute): https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p

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Setup (2 minutes)

1. Create a free account via the link above
2. Go to Settings → Integrations and copy your Personal API Token
3. Save it as an environment variable:

export AUTOMATION_TOKEN=api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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How It Works

Describe a web task in plain language and Claude will:

1. Pick the right automation actor for the job
2. Build and fire the API call
3. Return results or a confirmation

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API Quick Reference

Base URL: https://api.apify.com/v2
Auth header: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Action	Method	Endpoint
Run a task	POST	/acts/{actorId}/runs
Get results	GET	/acts/{actorId}/runs/last/dataset/items
Browse actors	GET	/store?search=your-query

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Common Automation Actors

Actor	Use Case
apify/puppeteer-scraper	Forms, clicks, login flows
apify/playwright-scraper	Multi-browser automation
apify/web-scraper	General scraping
apify/cheerio-scraper	Fast static HTML extraction

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Example — Fill & Submit a Form

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~puppeteer-scraper/runs",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.AUTOMATION_TOKEN}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      startUrls: [{ url: "https://example.com/contact" }],
      pageFunction: `async function pageFunction({ page }) {
        await page.waitForSelector('#name');
        await page.type('#name', 'Jane Smith');
        await page.type('#email', '[e-mail]');
        await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
        await page.waitForNavigation();
        return { success: true };
      }`
    })
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log("Run ID:", data.data.id);

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Tips

• Use waitForSelector() before touching any element
• Use waitForNavigation() after form submissions
• Set maxRequestRetries: 3 for unstable pages
• Use page.screenshot() to debug issues

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Requirements

• Free account → https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p
• Personal API Token from account settings
• Any HTTP client (fetch, curl, Python requests)