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I confronted the docs against the local Console. This fixes a wild mix of outdated URLs, outdated texts, buttons, and other.

Go over all pages in https://docs.apify.com/platform documentation, i.e., all subpages of
https://docs.apify.com/platform page. And check them against reality. Use local version of Apify
Console. Console is running at http://localhost:3000/ and credentials are mu :
a
3 if needed. If you find any discrepancies between docs and actual UI and product note
them in a markdown document. Each page should have a section describing it's problems there and
also update the documentation source markdown files here in the repository to reflect that.

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Pull request overview

This PR updates Apify documentation to match the current Apify Console UI by correcting outdated Console URLs, tab/button names, and related wording across Platform, API, and Academy docs. It also adds an audit note documenting the identified discrepancies.

Changes:

  • Replaced legacy console.apify.com/account... links with the current Settings routes (notably /settings/integrations and /settings/organizations) across many docs.
  • Updated Console UI wording to match current labels (for example API & Integrations, Dashboard, and auth button labels).
  • Added an audit markdown file and expanded Store pricing docs to include Pay per usage.

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sources/platform/storage/usage.md Updates API token location link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/storage/request_queue.md Updates API token location link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/storage/key_value_store.md Updates API token location link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/storage/dataset.md Updates API token location link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/schedules.md Updates token/user ID links to current Settings URLs.
sources/platform/monitoring/index.md Updates integrations settings link to current Settings URL.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/workato.md Updates Settings navigation text/link to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/telegram.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/slack.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/n8n/website-content-crawler.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/youtube.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/tiktok.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/search.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/maps.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/llm.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/instagram.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/facebook.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/amazon.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/make/ai-crawling.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/workflows-and-notifications/gumloop/index.md Updates Settings navigation text and image alt text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/programming/api.md Renames “Integrations” references to API & Integrations for token management.
sources/platform/integrations/data-storage/keboola.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/data-storage/airbyte.md Updates Settings navigation text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/openai_assistants.md Updates token link to current Settings integrations URL.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/openai_agents.md Updates token link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp.md Updates token link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/langchain.md Updates token link to current Settings integrations URL.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/haystack.md Updates token link to current Settings integrations URL.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/chatgpt.md Updates token link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/platform/integrations/ai/agno.md Updates token link to current Settings integrations URL.
sources/platform/console/settings.md Restructures Settings docs to match current tabs (Login & Privacy, API & Integrations, Referrals).
sources/platform/console/index.md Updates Console onboarding + renames homepage references to Dashboard; updates nav table.
sources/platform/console/billing.md Renames Subscriptions tab reference to Subscription.
sources/platform/collaboration/organization_account/index.md Updates Organizations links to /settings/organizations.
sources/platform/collaboration/organization_account/how_to_use.md Updates Organizations link to /settings/organizations and token tab naming.
sources/platform/actors/running/store.md Documents Pay per usage pricing model and adds a dedicated section.
sources/api/getting-started.mdx Updates token location text to API & Integrations.
sources/academy/tutorials/api/using_apify_from_php.md Updates token location link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/academy/tutorials/api/run_actor_and_retrieve_data_via_api.md Updates token location link/text and inline comment URL.
sources/academy/platform/getting_started/apify_client.md Updates token location link/text to API & Integrations.
sources/academy/platform/expert_scraping_with_apify/solutions/integrating_webhooks.md Updates token location text to API & Integrations.
docs-vs-console-discrepancies.md Adds a written audit record of docs vs Console UI discrepancies.

| Tab name | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| [Apify Store](/platform/console/store) | Search for Actors that suit your web-scraping needs. |
| Dashboard | Overview of your account with recently viewed Actors, suggestions, and recent runs. |
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In the sidebar table, the new "Dashboard" row is the only entry without a link. To keep the table consistent and navigable, consider linking it to the Console dashboard docs page (likely this page’s slug, e.g. /platform/console).

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| Dashboard | Overview of your account with recently viewed Actors, suggestions, and recent runs. |
| [Dashboard](/platform/console) | Overview of your account with recently viewed Actors, suggestions, and recent runs. |

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The [Apify API](/api/v2/storage-request-queues) allows you programmatic access to your request queues using [HTTP requests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods).

If you are accessing your datasets using the `username~store-name` [store ID format](./index.md), you will need to use your secret API token. You can find the token (and your user ID) on the [Integrations](https://console.apify.com/account#/integrations) page of your Apify account.
If you are accessing your datasets using the `username~store-name` [store ID format](./index.md), you will need to use your secret API token. You can find the token (and your user ID) on the [API & Integrations](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations) page of your Apify account.
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This sentence is in the Request queue doc but says "accessing your datasets". Update the wording to refer to request queues (and ideally use a request-queue-specific ID/name format) so the authentication guidance matches the resource being documented.

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The [Apify API](/api/v2/storage-key-value-stores) enables you programmatic access to your key-value stores using [HTTP requests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods).

If you are accessing your datasets using the `username~store-name` [store ID format](./index.md), you will need to use your secret API token. You can find the token (and your user ID) on the [Integrations](https://console.apify.com/account#/integrations) tab of **Settings** page of your Apify account.
If you are accessing your datasets using the `username~store-name` [store ID format](./index.md), you will need to use your secret API token. You can find the token (and your user ID) on the [API & Integrations](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations) tab of **Settings** page of your Apify account.
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This Key-value store doc line says "accessing your datasets" even though the section is about key-value stores. Adjust the wording to "key-value stores" so the authentication instructions are not misleading.

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### Pay per usage

With pay per usage pricing, you only pay for the platform resources the Actor consumes - compute units, data transfer, proxy, and storage. The Actor developer does not charge any additional fees. This is the default pricing model for most Actors, especially private Actors and many community-built Actors in Apify Store.
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The new "Pay per usage" section says this is the default pricing model "especially private Actors". Private Actors are not in Apify Store, so this can confuse readers on a page specifically about Store pricing. Consider removing the private-Actors reference or rephrasing to focus on Store Actors that only charge platform usage.

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With pay per usage pricing, you only pay for the platform resources the Actor consumes - compute units, data transfer, proxy, and storage. The Actor developer does not charge any additional fees. This is the default pricing model for most Actors, especially private Actors and many community-built Actors in Apify Store.
With pay per usage pricing, you only pay for the platform resources the Actor consumes - compute units, data transfer, proxy, and storage. The Actor developer does not charge any additional fees. This is the default pricing model for many Actors in Apify Store that only charge for platform usage, including a large number of community-built Actors.

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