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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Langflow integration |
| 3 | +sidebar_label: Langflow |
| 4 | +description: Learn how to integrate Apify with Langflow low-code tool to build powerful AI agents and workflows that can use any API, model, or database. |
| 5 | +sidebar_position: 1 |
| 6 | +slug: /integrations/langflow |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +**Learn how to integrate Apify with Langflow to run complex AI agent workflows.** |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +--- |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## What is Langflow |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +[Langflow](https://langflow.org/) is a low-code, visual tool that enables developers to build powerful AI agents and workflows that can use any API, models, or databases. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +:::note Explore Langflow |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +For more information on Langflow, visit its [documentation](https://docs.langflow.org/). |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +::: |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +## How to use Apify with Langflow |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +This guide will demonstrate two different ways to use Apify Actors with Langflow: |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +- **Calling Apify Actors in Langflow**: We will use the [RAG Web Browser](https://apify.com/apify/rag-web-browser) Actor to search Google for a query and extract the search results. |
| 28 | +- **Building a flow to search for a company's social media profiles**: We will use the [Google Search Results Scraper](https://apify.com/apify/google-search-scraper) Actor to search the web for social media profiles of a given company. Then, we will use the [TikTok Data Extractor](https://apify.com/clockworks/free-tiktok-scraper) Actor to extract data from the TikTok profiles. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Prerequisites |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- **Apify API token**: To use Apify Actors in Langflow, you need an Apify API token. If you don't have one, you can learn how to obtain it in the [Apify documentation](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/api). |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +- **OpenAI API key**: In order to work with agents in Langflow, you need an OpenAI API key. If you don't have one, you can get it from the [OpenAI platform](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys). |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +#### Langflow |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +:::note Cloud vs local setup |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +Langflow can either be installed locally or used in the cloud. The cloud version is available on the [Langflow](http://langflow.org/) website. If you are using the cloud version, you can skip the installation step, and go straight to [Creating a new flow](#creating-a-new-flow) |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +::: |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +First, we need to install the Langflow platform using python package and project manager [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/): |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +```bash |
| 47 | +uv pip install langflow |
| 48 | +``` |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +After successfully installing Langflow, we can start the platform: |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +```bash |
| 53 | +uv run langflow run |
| 54 | +``` |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +When the platform is started, open the [Langflow UI](http://127.0.0.1:7860) in your browser. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +> Other installation methods can be found in the [Langflow documentation](https://docs.langflow.org/get-started-installation). |
| 59 | +
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| 60 | +### Creating a new flow |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +On the Langflow welcome screen, click the **New Flow** button and then create **Blank Flow**: |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +Now, we can start building our flow. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +### Calling Apify Actors in Langflow |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +To call Apify Actors in Langflow, we need to add the **Apify Actors** component to the flow. |
| 70 | +From the bundle menu, add **Apify Actors** component: |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Next, we need to configure the Apify Actors components. First, input your API token (learn how to get it [here](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/api)). Then, set the Actor ID of the component to `apify/rag-web-browser` to use the [RAG Web Browser](https://apify.com/apify/rag-web-browser). Set the **Run input** field to pass arguments to the Actor run, allowing it to search Google with the query `"what is monero?"` (full Actor input schema can be found [here](https://apify.com/apify/rag-web-browser/input-schema)): |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +```json |
| 76 | +{"query": "what is monero?", "maxResults": 3} |
| 77 | +``` |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +Now, we can run the component by clicking the **Run** button. |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +Once the run is finished, we can view the output by clicking the **Output** button. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +The output should look similar to this: |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +To filter only the `metadata` and `markdown` fields, set **Output fields** to `metadata,markdown`. Additionally, enable **Flatten output** by setting it to `true`. This will output only the metadata and text content from the search results. |
| 89 | +> Flattening is necessary when you need to access nested dictionary fields in the output data object; they cannot be accessed directly otherwise in the Data object. |
| 90 | +
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| 91 | + |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +When you run the component again, the output contains only the `markdown` and flattened `metadata` fields: |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +Now that we understand how to call Apify Actors, let's build a practical example where we search for a company's social media profiles and extract data from them. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Building a flow to search for a company's social media profiles |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +Create a new flow and add two **Apify Actors** components from the menu. |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +Input your API token (learn how to get it [here](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/api)) and set the Actor ID of the first component to `apify/google-search-scraper` and the second one to `clockworks/free-tiktok-scraper`: |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +Add the **Agent** component from the menu and set your OpenAI API key (get it [here](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys)): |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +:::tip Optimize Agent results |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +For better results, switch the model to `gpt-4o` instead of `gpt-4o-mini` in the Agent configuration |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +::: |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +To be able to interact with the agent, add **Chat Input** and **Chat Output** components from the menu and connect them to the Agent component **Input** and **Response**. |
| 117 | +Then connect both Apify Actor components **Tool** outputs to the Agent component **Tools** input so that the agent can call the Apify Actors. The final flow that can search the web for a company's social media profiles and extract data from them should look like this: |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +Click the **Playground** button and chat with the agent to test the flow: |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +Here is an example agent output for the following query: |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +```text |
| 126 | +find tiktok profile of company openai using google search and then show me the profile bio and their latest video |
| 127 | +``` |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | + |
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