Actors

An actor is a self-contained job: it takes JSON input, does the work, and returns dataset items. 100+ ship built-in across developer tools, research, geo, media, finance, feeds, and web extraction.

Run an actor (sync)

POST /v1/actors/{name}/run-sync-get-dataset-items

Body = the actor's input JSON. Response:

{
  "actor": "github-repo",
  "status": "SUCCEEDED",
  "stats": { "items": 1, "runtime_secs": 0.4 },
  "items": [ { "full_name": "torvalds/linux", "stargazers_count": 178000 } ],
  "brand": "Vector by Phoenix · PHX-IT",
  "copyright": "© 2026 Skyler J. Jones (PHX-IT). MIT licensed."
}

Discover actors

• GET /v1/actors — every actor with its input schema.
• GET /v1/actors/{name} — one actor's schema.

Categories

Developer · Research · Geo & Places · Media & Fun · Finance & Crypto · News & Social · Feeds & Sitemaps · Web Extract · Crawlers · Fun & Utilities.

Build your own

Drop a config line in catalog.py (public API) or a BaseActor subclass in app/actors/ (custom logic). It's open source (MIT) — extend freely.