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An Apify Actor for Gmail inbox analytics â refresh-token-only OAuth, async router, per-feature quota
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An Apify Actor for Gmail inbox analytics â refresh-token-only OAuth, async router, per-feature quota

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6 min read
Gmail OAuth client_id is not a secret â design notes for self-host Actors
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Gmail OAuth client_id is not a secret â design notes for self-host Actors

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5 min read
Why I picked refresh-token-only OAuth for a multi-tenant Apify Actor
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Why I picked refresh-token-only OAuth for a multi-tenant Apify Actor

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5 min read
Per-feature quota in Apify KeyValueStore — no DB, no cron, no drift
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Per-feature quota in Apify KeyValueStore — no DB, no cron, no drift

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4 min read
Open-sourcing an MIT Apify Actor in 24 hours — a build log
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Open-sourcing an MIT Apify Actor in 24 hours — a build log

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5 min read
Apify Actor pricing patterns: Free tier + Pro + Pay-per-result — designing for indie buyers
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Apify Actor pricing patterns: Free tier + Pro + Pay-per-result — designing for indie buyers

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5 min read
Spinning a $9 PDF off a $0 open-source actor in 4 hours — a build log
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Spinning a $9 PDF off a $0 open-source actor in 4 hours — a build log

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6 min read
7 articles, 1 star, 0 sales, 4 days — what an MIT open-source Apify Actor cold start actually looks like
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7 articles, 1 star, 0 sales, 4 days — what an MIT open-source Apify Actor cold start actually looks like

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6 min read
Cold start day 6 — switching the $9 PDF to pay-what-you-want and opening 30% affiliate
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Cold start day 6 — switching the $9 PDF to pay-what-you-want and opening 30% affiliate

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4 min read
Day 7 — funnel audit found 7 of 9 articles had no buy link, then I pivoted the product
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Day 7 — funnel audit found 7 of 9 articles had no buy link, then I pivoted the product

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5 min read
Day 8 — I scraped 5 freelance Gumroad top sellers. All 5 wrote one thing I didn't.
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Day 8 — I scraped 5 freelance Gumroad top sellers. All 5 wrote one thing I didn't.

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5 min read
Day 9 — a 41k-follower Douyin AI-agent creator showed me what I'm missing
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Day 9 — a 41k-follower Douyin AI-agent creator showed me what I'm missing

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6 min read
PWYW vs $99 lifetime — a back-of-envelope answer to @tokidigital's pricing question
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PWYW vs $99 lifetime — a back-of-envelope answer to @tokidigital's pricing question

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7 min read
How to set up refresh-token-only OAuth for a multi-tenant Apify Actor (Gmail, 10 minutes)
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How to set up refresh-token-only OAuth for a multi-tenant Apify Actor (Gmail, 10 minutes)

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5 min read