How to use Apify’s MCP in n8n (Full Tutorial + Template)

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🚀 Automate 90% of Your Tasks with AI Agents That Access Real-Time Data from ANY Platform!

In this comprehensive tutorial, I'll show you how to build powerful AI agents using Apify's Model Context Protocol (MCP) with N8N that can instantly access over 6,000 data sources including Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, X (Twitter), and more!

What You'll Learn:
✅ How to set up AI agents with access to 6,000+ pre-built scrapers
✅ Build a Lead Generation Agent (Google Maps + Apollo + Website scraping)
✅ Create a Competitive Intelligence Agent (Social media analysis)
✅ Develop a Market Research Agent (Sentiment analysis + trend monitoring)
✅ Complete setup guide for Apify MCP with N8N
✅ Real-world business use cases that save hours of manual work

🎯 Three Powerful AI Agent Use Cases:

👤 Lead Generation Agent - Find prospects, scrape websites, create personalized outreach
🧠 Competitive Intelligence Agent - Monitor competitors across social platforms
🔬Market Research Agent - Analyze trends and sentiment for product decisions

#💡 Key Features:

Access to Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, X scraping
Automated report generation and email delivery
Google Sheets integration for data storage
Real-time web scraping capabilities
Custom AI agent templates included


📈 Perfect for:

Business owners wanting to automate research
Marketing professionals
Data analysts
AI automation enthusiasts
Anyone looking to scale their operations

Tech Stack:

N8N (self-hosted required)
Apify MCP Server (https://apify.com?fpr=tp94lu)

📚 TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction - Automate 90% of Tasks with AI Agents
01:05 What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
01:59 How Apify MCP Works - 6,000+ Pre-built Actors
02:36 N8N Setup Requirements & Community Node Installation
03:10 Setting Up MCP Tools in N8N AI Agent
03:51 Apify MCP Server Documentation Walkthrough
04:24 Creating MCP Credentials in N8N
05:10 Adding Environment Variables & API Token Setup
05:49 Getting Your Apify API Token
06:00 Setting Up Execute Tool for AI Agent
06:42 Testing the Basic MCP Setup
07:01 Premier League Transfer Example - Web Scraping Demo
08:00 AI Agent Tool Selection Process
09:00 Web Scraping Results Analysis
10:00 Basic vs Advanced MCP Functionality
10:33 Three Specialized AI Agent Use Cases Overview
11:31 Lead Generation Agent Architecture
12:01 Apollo Link Creator Sub-Agent
12:33 Storage Agent for Google Sheets & Gmail
12:56 Adding Multiple Actors to Apify MCP
13:33 Finding Actor Codes in Apify Store
14:01 Actor Configuration Best Practices
14:33 Tools Parameter for Previous Runs Access
15:33 Lead Generation Demo - Pet Groomers in Cape Town
16:33 AI Agent Planning & Confirmation Process
17:33 Rate Limiting & Model Selection Considerations
18:21 Lead Generation Results & Personalized Openers
19:33 Email Report Generation
20:33 Gmail Draft Review
21:33 Apollo Scraper Integration Demo
22:33 Competitive Intelligence Agent Overview
23:33 Twitter, Instagram, Reddit & YouTube Scraping
24:00 Competitive Intelligence Report Generation
25:33 Content Strategy Analysis Results
27:00 Market Research Agent Introduction
27:53 Different MCP Configurations for Specialized Agents
29:00 Labubu Dolls Market Research Example
30:14 TikTok & X Sentiment Analysis
31:15 Market Research Results & Recommendations
33:00 Marketing Strategy Creation Based on Data
35:33 Template Download & Business Consultation Info
36:16 Conclusion & Subscribe Call-to-Action

🏷️ Tags:
#AIAgents #N8N #ApifyMCP #WebScraping #Automation #LeadGeneration #MarketResearch #CompetitiveIntelligence #AIAutomation #BusinessAutomation #DataScraping #SocialMediaAnalysis #AITools #MLOps #NoCode #LowCode

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