Building a Pay-Per-Request Web Scraping API with Apify Actors, FastAPI, and the x402 Protocol

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Learn to build a pay-per-request web scraping API using Apify Actors, FastAPI, and the x402 Protocol

intermediate Published 13 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Build a new FastAPI project using the command `fastapi` and `uvicorn` to create a basic API structure
  2. Configure Apify Actors to scrape websites and extract relevant data
  3. Implement the x402 Protocol to handle pay-per-request functionality
  4. Integrate Apify Actors with FastAPI to create a unified API
  5. Test the API using tools like Postman or cURL to ensure correct functionality
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This project is ideal for a team of developers and data scientists who need to build a scalable web scraping API, with benefits for backend engineers, data engineers, and full-stack developers

Key Insight

💡 Use Apify Actors and FastAPI to build a scalable web scraping API with pay-per-request functionality

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Learn to build a pay-per-request web scraping API using Apify Actors, FastAPI, and the x402 Protocol

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