Apify Reference Architecture

Overview

Production-ready architecture patterns for applications built on Apify. Three patterns scale from a single scraper to a full-stack integration:

1. Standalone Actor — one scraper deployed to the Apify platform.
2. Multi-Actor Pipeline — a discover → scrape → transform chain of Actors.
3. Full-Stack Integration — an application using Apify as a data source behind a service layer.

This skill helps you choose the right pattern, lay out the directory structure, and wire the skeleton code. Full directory trees, diagrams, and code for every pattern live in references/architecture-patterns.md; the service layer, configuration loader, and health check live in references/implementation.md.

Prerequisites