Why does starting an Actor through the API return run information instead of scraped results

The Run Actor endpoint starts the Actor and immediately returns a Run object without waiting for completion. For results stored in the default dataset, pass the response's defaultDatasetId to Get dataset items; to wait and receive output directly, use the synchronous endpoint for dataset items or a key-value store record.

Source: Apify Run Actor API. Applies to: Apify API from code.

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Why does starting an Actor through the API return run information instead of scraped results?

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