A powerful automation skill that enables AI agents to fill forms, scrape data, and run browser workflows via the Apify platform.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install web-automation-apify
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install web-automation-apify using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Web Automation & Form Interaction?
This skill empowers your AI agent to handle complex web interactions by leveraging the Apify REST API. It allows for seamless form submission, UI flow testing, and structured data extraction across various browsers without manual intervention. By integrating this capability through Openclaw Skills, developers can transform static agents into dynamic web operators capable of navigating login flows, data entry, and multi-step browser tasks.
The skill provides a bridge between high-level AI instructions and low-level browser automation engines like Puppeteer and Playwright. It ensures that your Openclaw Skills implementation can interact with the live web just as a human would, but with the speed and precision of an automated script.
Web Automation & Form Interaction Use Cases
- Automated submission of contact and lead generation forms for marketing workflows.
- Programmatic UI testing and regression checks across different browser engines to ensure site stability.
- High-volume data scraping and extraction from dynamic web pages for market research.
- Automation of repetitive browser-based workflows like user logins and e-commerce checkouts.
- Monitoring and running specific Apify actors directly from an AI chat or agent environment.
How Web Automation & Form Interaction Works
- The AI agent identifies the target URL and determines the specific form fields or interaction requirements needed for the task.
- Based on the task complexity, the agent selects the appropriate Apify actor, such as the Puppeteer Scraper for full browser control or Cheerio for fast HTML parsing.
- A JSON payload is constructed by the agent, mapping user data to the required automation parameters and page functions.
- The skill executes the automation task by calling the Apify REST API run endpoint with the provided token.
- The agent polls the dataset items endpoint to retrieve the execution results, status, or extracted data items.
- Finally, the success status, extracted data, or error logs are processed and returned to the user interface via Openclaw Skills.
Web Automation & Form Interaction Setup
To get started with this automation capability in Openclaw Skills, follow these essential configuration steps:
- Create a free account at the Apify platform.
- Navigate to your Account Settings -> Integrations and retrieve your Personal API Token.
- Securely store your token by setting an environment variable:
export APIFY_TOKEN=apify_api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- (Optional) If you are developing custom local scripts, install the official client library:
npm install apify-client
- Ensure your Openclaw Skills environment has network access to
api.apify.com.
Web Automation & Form Interaction Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the Apify ecosystem using structured data formats for both inputs and outputs as defined below:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Actor ID | The unique identifier for the automation engine (e.g., apify/puppeteer-scraper). |
| Input Payload | A JSON object containing startUrls, pageFunction, and configuration settings. |
| Dataset Items | The resulting data from a run, returned as an array of JSON objects. |
| Auth Header | All requests must include the Bearer token in the Authorization header. |
| Run ID | A unique string identifying a specific execution instance for polling status. |
Web Automation & Form Interaction Advanced Features
- Multi-browser support allowing for automation across Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit using Playwright.
- Native CAPTCHA solving integration with services like 2Captcha for uninterrupted web workflows.
- Session management capabilities to save and load cookies for bypassing login screens in Openclaw Skills.
- Built-in error handling for rate limits, invalid tokens, and actor availability.
- Screenshot and HTML snapshot functionality to assist in debugging failed automation runs.
- Extensible page functions that allow for custom JavaScript execution within the target browser context.
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