Get an Actor run's results

Get an Actor run's results

Returns the items an Actor run saved to a dataset, such as scraped records, a page at a time.

Note: Needs the dataset ID from a finished Actor run (defaultDatasetId on the run object).

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "apify": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com" } } }

Call the MCP tool get-dataset-items.

Server URL: https://mcp.apify.com

CLI (official)

Install the command and sign in with it, then confirm it runs.

npm install -g apify-cli
apify --version

Run apify datasets get-items.

Note: Sign in with apify login.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.apify.com/v2
• Endpoint: GET /datasets/{datasetId}/items
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN
• Get a key: https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations
• Docs: https://docs.apify.com/api/v2

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
• Never print API keys.