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Start an Apify actor run in the background

apify.web.scrape.job.start

Start a scraper run in the background and get back its run id

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Last verified: 31 juil. 2026Verified working

POSThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/apify.web.scrape.job.start?memory=256&timeout=60&waitForFinish=0&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.05

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Paramètres

the whole request body IS the actor's input object — there is no wrapper key; use the same fields as the run-sync entries above (startUrls/resultsLimit for the Facebook actor, search/limit for the TikTok one). Returns immediately with {data: {id, status, defaultDatasetId}}. This is the route for anything that outruns run-sync's 300-second ceiling: keep `id` to poll and `defaultDatasetId` to collect results. The test_request deliberately targets apify~hello-world rather than a data actor — REPLAYING IT STARTS A REAL RUN, and hello-world is the cheapest actor that exists (observed 2026-07-31: $0.00013 of compute, no results, so nothing pay-per-result can bill). Verified live 2026-07-31 that /actors/{id}/runs and the older /acts/{id}/runs are the same endpoint — both answer 201

Paramètre	Type	Obligatoire	Description	Exemple
Paramètres de chemin
`actor_id`	chaîne	Obligatoire	username~actorname with a TILDE, e.g. apify~facebook-ads-scraper	`apify~facebook-ads-scraper`
Paramètres de requête
`memory`	entier	Facultatif	MB; higher memory is faster and costs more compute	`2048`
`timeout`	entier	Facultatif	seconds the RUN may take (not the HTTP call)	`900`
`maxItems`	entier	Facultatif	result cap for pay-per-result actors	`500`
`waitForFinish`	entier	Facultatif	seconds to hold the HTTP response open waiting for the run, max 60 — a middle ground between async and run-sync	`0`
`maxTotalChargeUsd`	nombre	Facultatif		`5`

Paramètres de chemin
actor_idchaîneObligatoire
username~actorname with a TILDE, e.g. apify~facebook-ads-scraper
Exemple : apify~facebook-ads-scraper
Paramètres de requête
memoryentierFacultatif
MB; higher memory is faster and costs more compute
Exemple : 2048
timeoutentierFacultatif
seconds the RUN may take (not the HTTP call)
Exemple : 900
maxItemsentierFacultatif
result cap for pay-per-result actors
Exemple : 500
waitForFinishentierFacultatif
seconds to hold the HTTP response open waiting for the run, max 60 — a middle ground between async and run-sync
Exemple : 0
maxTotalChargeUsdnombreFacultatif
Exemple : 5

Exemples de code

Remplacez $TOOLSWITCH_KEY par la clé créée dans la console.

Preview

curl -X POST 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/apify.web.scrape.job.start?memory=256&timeout=60&waitForFinish=0&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.05' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '{}'

import os
import json
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/apify.web.scrape.job.start?memory=256&timeout=60&waitForFinish=0&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.05",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
    json=json.loads("{}"),
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/apify.web.scrape.job.start?memory=256&timeout=60&waitForFinish=0&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.05", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(JSON.parse("{}")),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

Cette API de passerelle est en préversion ; son URL et son authentification peuvent changer. Les paramètres de l’exemple sont des données fictives. Les appels sont facturés à free, frais de service inclus.