# Source: https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js/docs/examples/call-actor.md

# Call actor

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This example demonstrates how to start an Apify actor using [`Actor.call()`](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js/sdk/js/reference/class/Actor.md#call) and how to call the Apify API using [`Actor.newClient()`](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js/sdk/js/reference/class/Actor.md#newClient). The script gets a random weird word and its explanation from [randomword.com](https://randomword.com/) and sends it to your email using the [`apify/send-mail`](https://apify.com/apify/send-mail) actor.

To make the example work, you'll need an [Apify account](https://console.apify.com/). Go to the [Settings - Integrations](https://console.apify.com/account?tab=integrations) page to obtain your API token and set it to the [`APIFY_TOKEN`](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js/sdk/js/docs/guides/environment-variables.md#APIFY_TOKEN) environment variable, or run the script using the Apify CLI. If you deploy this actor to the Apify Cloud, you can do things like set up a scheduler to run your actor early in the morning.

To see what other actors are available, visit the [Apify Store](https://apify.com/store).

> To run this example on Apify Platform, use the `apify/actor-node-puppeteer-chrome` image for your Dockerfile.

```
import { Actor } from 'apify';
import { launchPuppeteer } from 'crawlee';

await Actor.init();

// Launch the web browser.
const browser = await launchPuppeteer();

console.log('Obtaining own email address...');
const apifyClient = Actor.newClient();
const { email } = await apifyClient.user().get();

// Load randomword.com and get a random word
console.log('Fetching a random word.');
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://randomword.com/');
const randomWord = await page.$eval('#shared_section', (el) => el.outerHTML);

// Send random word to your email. For that, you can use an actor we already
// have available on the platform under the name: apify/send-mail.
// The second parameter to the Actor.call() invocation is the actor's
// desired input. You can find the required input parameters by checking
// the actor's documentation page: https://apify.com/apify/send-mail
console.log(`Sending email to ${user.email}...`);
await Actor.call('apify/send-mail', {
    to: email,
    subject: 'Random Word',
    html: `<h1>Random Word</h1>${randomWord}`,
});
console.log('Email sent. Good luck!');

// Close Browser
await browser.close();

await Actor.exit();
```