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The category is questionable, the lindy.ai is focused on building llm agent, I would put it into AI integrations category.

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Hmm, when I used it automations & workflows seemed best, but they do position themselves as AI first. I'll move it to AI section

title: Lindy integration
description: Learn how to integrate Apify with Lindy.
sidebar_label: Lindy
sidebar_position: 6
slug: /integrations/lindy
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**Learn how to integrate your Apify Actors with LindyAI.**

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[Lindy](https://www.lindy.ai/) is an AI-powered automation platform that lets you create intelligent workflows and automate complex tasks. By integrating Apify with Lindy, you can leverage Apify's web scraping capabilities within Lindy's AI-driven automation workflows to extract data, monitor websites, and trigger actions based on scraped information.

## Prerequisites

To use the Apify integration with Lindy, you need:

- An [Apify account](https://console.apify.com/).
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Currently you do not need Apify account. They are using white label integration to simplify billing for users.

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- A Lindy account with access to premium actions (required for certain integrations or higher usage limits).

## How to Run an Apify Actor from Lindy

This section demonstrates how to integrate Apify's data extraction capabilities into Lindy's AI automation.

1. Start a new Lindy workflow by clicking the **+ New Lindy** button.

![Lindy dashboard with new Lindy button highlighted](../images/lindy/lindy-new-button.png)

Select **Start from scratch** to build a custom workflow.

![Lindy workflow creation options, with "Start from scratch" selected](../images/lindy/lindy-scratch.png)


1. Choose a trigger that will initiate your automation. For this demonstration, we will select **Chat with Lindy/Message received**. This allows you to trigger the Apify Actor simply by sending a message to Lindy.

![Lindy workflow editor, showing trigger selection, with "Select Trigger" highlighted](../images/lindy/lindy-trigger.png)
![Lindy workflow editor, showing trigger selection, with "Chat with Lindy/Message received" chosen](../images/lindy/lindy-received.png)


1. After setting the trigger, select **Perform an Action**.

![Lindy workflow editor, showing the option to "Perform an Action"](../images/lindy/lindy-action.png)

In the action search box, search for "Apify" or navigate to the **Scrapers** category and choose **Run Actor**.

![Lindy action search box with "Apify" typed, showing "Run Actor" option, or "Scrapers" category with "Run Actor" highlighted.](../images/lindy/lindy-run-actor.png)

1. Configure the Apify "Run Actor" Module. In the Apify "Run Actor" configuration, choose the Actor you want to execute. For example, select the **Instagram profile scraper**.

![Apify "Run Actor" module configuration in Lindy, showing a dropdown or search for Actors, with "Instagram profile scraper" selected.](../images/lindy/lindy-instagram-actor.png)

:::tip Actor availability

You have access to thousands of Actors available on the [Apify Store](https://apify.com/store).

:::

This establishes the fundamental workflow:<br />
_Chatting with Lindy can now trigger the Apify Instagram Profile Scraper._

### Extending Your Workflow

Lindy offers different triggers (e.g., _email received_, _Slack message received_, etc.) and actions beyond running an Actor.

After the Apify Actor run is initiated, you can define what happens next, depending on your needs:

- **When Actor Run Starts:**
- You might want to send a notification.
- Log the start time.
- Run a pre-processing step.
- **After Results Are Available:** Once the Apify Actor completes and its results are ready, you can:
- Retrieve the Actor's output data from its dataset.
- Pass the extracted data to Lindy's AI for summarization, analysis, content generation, or other AI-driven tasks.
- Route the data to other services (e.g., Google Sheets, databases, email notifications) using Lindy's action modules.

## Available Actions in Lindy for Apify

While LindyAI's specific module names may evolve, the core Apify functionalities typically exposed are:

- **Run Actor:** Initiates a specific Apify Actor and can optionally wait for its completion.