ASIMOV Apify Module

ASIMOV module for data import powered by the Apify web automation platform.

✨ Features

• Imports structured data from Apify actors (web automation scripts).
• Collects the raw JSON data via the Apify API (requires an API token).
• Constructs a semantic knowledge graph based on the KNOW ontology.
• Supports plain JSON output as well as RDF output in the form of JSON-LD.
• Distributed as a standalone static binary with zero runtime dependencies.

🛠️ Prerequisites

• Rust 1.85+ (2024 edition) if building from source code

⬇️ Installation

Installation from PyPI

pip install -U asimov-apify-module

Installation from RubyGems

gem install asimov-apify-module

Installation from NPM

npm install -g asimov-apify-module

Installation from Source Code

cargo install asimov-apify-module

👉 Examples

export APIFY_TOKEN="..."

Fetching Google Results

asimov-apify-fetcher  https://www.google.com/search?q=Isaac+Asimov  # JSON
asimov-apify-importer https://www.google.com/search?q=Isaac+Asimov  # JSON-LD

Fetching X (Twitter) Followers

asimov-apify-fetcher  https://x.com/apify/followers  # JSON
asimov-apify-importer https://x.com/apify/followers  # JSON-LD

Fetching X (Twitter) Followees

asimov-apify-fetcher  https://x.com/apify/following  # JSON
asimov-apify-importer https://x.com/apify/following  # JSON-LD

⚙ Configuration

Environment Variables

• APIFY_TOKEN: (required) the Apify API token to use

📚 Reference

Installed Binaries

• asimov-apify-fetcher: collects JSON data from the Apify API
• asimov-apify-importer: collects and transforms JSON into JSON-LD

Supported Actors

Actor	URL Pattern	JSON	RDF
Google Search	https://www.google.com/search?q=:query	✅	✅
X (Twitter) Followers	https://x.com/:account/followers	✅	✅
X (Twitter) Followees	https://x.com/:account/following	✅	✅

👨‍💻 Development

git clone https://github.com/asimov-modules/asimov-apify-module.git