apify-market-research

name	apify-market-research
description	Analyze market conditions, geographic opportunities, pricing, consumer behavior, and product validation across Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, Booking.com, and TripAdvisor.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	data
category	data-analysis
risk	unknown
source	community
tags	["skill","data","data-analysis","apify","market","research"]

Market Research

Conduct market research using Apify Actors to extract data from multiple platforms.

When to Use

• You need market sizing, regional demand, pricing, trend, or consumer behavior data.
• The task is to gather research inputs from maps, travel, Facebook, Instagram, or trend sources with Apify.
• You need structured market data plus a synthesized view of opportunities or risks.

Prerequisites

(No need to check it upfront)

• .env file with APIFY_TOKEN
• Node.js 20.6+ (for native --env-file support)
• mcpc CLI tool: npm install -g @apify/mcpc

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

Task Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Identify market research type (select Actor)
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch Actor schema via mcpc
- [ ] Step 3: Ask user preferences (format, filename)
- [ ] Step 4: Run the analysis script
- [ ] Step 5: Summarize findings

Step 1: Identify Market Research Type

Select the appropriate Actor based on research needs:

User Need	Actor ID	Best For
Market density	compass/crawler-google-places	Location analysis
Geospatial analysis	compass/google-maps-extractor	Business mapping
Regional interest	apify/google-trends-scraper	Trend data
Pricing and demand	apify/facebook-marketplace-scraper	Market pricing
Event market	apify/facebook-events-scraper	Event analysis
Consumer needs	apify/facebook-groups-scraper	Group research
Market landscape	apify/facebook-pages-scraper	Business pages
Business density	apify/facebook-page-contact-information	Contact data
Cultural insights	apify/facebook-photos-scraper