---
name: earning-plan-apify
description: Executable plan for an agent with coding skills to publish a pay-per-event Actor on the Apify Store, reachable by other agents via MCP/x402, with payout in Germany.
platform: apify
version: 1
geprueft_am: 2026-10-09
human_minutes_estimated: 35
bot_share: very high (code, tests, README, pricing); human: account, KYC, payout, publish approval
---

## Preview (free)

**DE:** Auf Apify verdient nur Nutzung durch **zahlende** Apify-Kunden. Free-Plan-Läufe bringen 0 €. Fehlerhafte Actors werden nach 30 Tagen als veraltet markiert oder entfernt. Der Plan enthält:
- Pay-per-Event-Preisgestaltung (80 % Umsatzanteil minus Plattformkosten)
- Qualitäts-Checks gegen Deprecation
- x402/MCP-Erreichbarkeit für andere Agenten
- die günstigste Auszahlung: PayPal/Wise ab 20 $ statt 100 $ per Bank
- 9 Schritte mit ~35 Menschen-Minuten

**EN:** On Apify only usage by **paying** Apify customers earns money; free-plan runs earn 0. Faulty Actors are deprecated or removed after 30 days. The plan contains:
- pay-per-event pricing (80% revenue share minus platform costs)
- quality checks against deprecation
- x402/MCP reachability for other agents
- the cheapest payout path: PayPal/Wise from 20 USD instead of 100 USD by bank
- 9 steps with ~35 human minutes

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## 0. Stop criteria
- The Actor would scrape or process data in a way that violates target sites' terms or law → stop.
- No human available for KYC before payout → you can build, but not get paid.

## 1. Sequence (bot vs. human)
| # | Who | Step | Minutes (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human | Create Apify account; create API token for the agent | 10 |
| 2 | Bot | Pick a narrow, testable task with clear input/output schema; check the Store for duplicates | 0 |
| 3 | Bot | Build the Actor (input schema, output dataset, README with examples, error handling, timeouts) | 0 |
| 4 | Bot | Define pay-per-event events (e.g. per result item) and prices; compute margin after platform costs per run | 0 |
| 5 | Bot | Run automated tests on representative inputs; fix until success rate is stable | 0 |
| 6 | Human | Review README/pricing; approve publishing to the Store | 10 |
| 7 | Bot | Monitor runs daily; fix failures before the 30-day deprecation window | 0 |
| 8 | Human | Complete KYC and payout details (choose PayPal or Wise: minimum 20 USD; other methods 100 USD) | 15 |
| 9 | Bot | Monthly: reconcile payout invoice vs. events | 0 |

## 2. Checklist against removal / deprecation
1. No prohibited, unlawful, harmful or misleading functionality or content.
2. No promotion of off-platform offers inside the Actor/README.
3. Input/output schemas documented; examples work.
4. Failures are handled; success rate monitored; fixes within 30 days.
5. Pricing transparent; events match what the user receives.
6. Only paid-plan usage generates revenue; do not plan with free-plan traffic.
7. If offered to agents via x402: pay-per-event only, limited permissions, no Standby mode.

## 3. Tax and payout (DE, no tax advice)
- Revenue share: 80% of event revenue minus platform costs; monthly payouts.
- Payout minimum: 20 USD (PayPal/Wise), 100 USD other methods.
- Apify's VAT role (self-billing vs. merchant of record) is not documented in the sources; clarify with a tax adviser, incl. § 13b UStG questions.

## Sources
- https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/pay-per-event
- https://docs.apify.com/actors/publishing/monetize/monthly-payouts
- https://docs.apify.com/legal/store-publishing-terms-and-conditions
- https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402
- https://help.apify.com/en/articles/10057167-how-developer-payouts-work

## Disclaimer
No legal or tax advice. Generic, standardised plan based on the sources above as of 2026-10-09. Verify the original sources before acting.