Key Takeaway
Run Apify Actor lets you execute any custom apify actor for web scraping tasks. — at 2 credit per run. It is part of SyncGTM's 15+ lead source library .
What is Run Apify Actor?
Run Apify Actor connects SyncGTM directly to the full Apify marketplace, giving you access to over 2,000 community and official actors for web scraping, browser automation, and data extraction. Unlike the SyncGTM-managed option, this integration uses your own Apify API key, which means you have complete control over which actors you run, how they are configured, and what compute resources they use on the Apify platform.
This is the power-user option for teams that already use Apify or need access to specialized actors not in the SyncGTM managed library. You can run any actor from the Apify Store -- from Amazon product scrapers to Zillow listing extractors to custom actors your engineering team has built. SyncGTM handles the orchestration, polling for results, and structured data delivery to your tables, so you get the flexibility of Apify with the workflow integration of SyncGTM.
Each run costs 2 SyncGTM credits plus whatever Apify compute the actor consumes on your Apify account. You provide your Apify API key in the integration settings, specify the actor ID and input parameters, and SyncGTM triggers the run, monitors completion, and imports the results. This makes it easy to incorporate custom scraping into your GTM data pipelines without building bespoke integrations.
Once your data is in SyncGTM, you can run it through waterfall enrichment to fill in missing emails, phone numbers, and firmographics from 75+ data providers. Pair this lead source with SyncGTM's enrichment actions and push clean, enriched records directly to your connected CRM or outreach tool. Learn more about how waterfall enrichment works.
How it works
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Connect your Apify account by adding your API key to SyncGTM integration settings.
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Specify the Apify actor ID (e.g., 'apify/web-scraper') and provide the input JSON.
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SyncGTM triggers the actor run on your Apify account and monitors execution.
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Once the actor completes, SyncGTM fetches the results from the Apify dataset.
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Structured results are imported into your SyncGTM table for downstream processing.
Use cases
Custom Industry-Specific Scraping
Run specialized Apify actors built for your industry -- real estate listings, healthcare directories, legal databases -- and pipe results directly into SyncGTM enrichment workflows.
E-Commerce Competitor Monitoring
Execute Amazon, Shopify, or marketplace scrapers to track competitor pricing, product launches, and review volumes across e-commerce platforms.
Large-Scale Data Collection
Leverage Apify's distributed infrastructure to scrape thousands of pages in parallel, then import results into SyncGTM for contact enrichment and outreach.
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