Apify Documentation

Overview

This repository is the home of Apify's documentation, available at docs.apify.com. The documentation uses Markdown & Docusaurus.

Documentation structure

Our documentation ecosystem consists of:

• Platform documentation: Located in the /sources directory
• Academy: Platform-independent courses on scraping technique. Located in the /sources directory
• API documentation:
  • OpenAPI documentation: OpenAPI reference
  • JavaScript/Node.js
  • Python
• SDK documentation:
  • JavaScript/Node.js
  • Python
• CLI documentation - CLI docs

Getting started

Before contributing, read these essential resources:

• Contributing guidelines
• Documentation style guide

Documentation architecture

Our documentation consists of these main sections:

1. Academy: Collection of mostly platform-independent courses on scraping techniques.
2. Platform: Main documentation for using Apify as a product.
3. API: API reference and client libraries documentation.
4. SDK: SDK libraries documentation.
5. CLI: Documentation for building code and platform interaction.

Source Repositories

• apify-docs (this repository)
• apify-client-js
• apify-client-python
• apify-sdk-js
• apify-sdk-python
• apify-cli

Architecture

Our documentation is built using:

• Docusaurus: Powers our documentation platform
• Shared Theme: Custom @apify/docs-theme package
• Automated Deployment: CI/CD pipeline for continuous updates
• nginx routing: Handles subdomain routing and redirects

Need help

• For contribution questions, see our Contributing Guidelines
• For technical issues, create a GitHub issue