# Chrome Web Store Extension Scraper (`ahmdshrif/chrome-web-store-extension-scraper`) Actor

Exports structured metadata (ratings, install counts, developer, version, permissions) for any Chrome Web Store extension detail page.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ahmdshrif/chrome-web-store-extension-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ahmed Ashraf](https://apify.com/ahmdshrif) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.50 / 1,000 extension page scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Chrome Web Store Extension Scraper

Exports structured metadata — ratings, install counts, developer info, version, permissions-related details, and manifest version — for any Chrome Web Store extension detail page. Built for developers doing competitive research, extension marketplace analysts, and lead-gen teams building lists of extension publishers to contact.

### Why this scraper

- Same field depth as the top-covering competitors on the market, at a lower per-result price than the cheapest per-result alternative available.
- Flat, non-nested JSON schema — designed to drop directly into an MCP tool call or agent pipeline without a flattening step.
- No login, no personal data collected — only publicly listed store metadata.

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | string | Chrome Web Store detail page URL that was scraped |
| extension\_id | string | 32-character Chrome Web Store extension ID |
| extension\_name | string | Extension display name |
| developer\_name | string | Publisher/developer name shown on the listing |
| category | string | Chrome Web Store category (e.g. Productivity, Accessibility) |
| rating | number | Average star rating out of 5 |
| rating\_count | integer | Total number of ratings |
| user\_count | integer | Reported active user/install count |
| price | string | Listed price, e.g. "Free" or a currency amount |
| version | string | Current published extension version |
| last\_updated | string | Date the extension was last updated, as shown on the store |
| size | string | Package size as displayed (e.g. "2.1MiB") |
| languages | string | Comma-separated list of supported languages |
| description | string | Full extension description text |
| website\_url | string | Developer's linked website, if provided |
| support\_url | string | Support/help link, if provided |
| privacy\_policy\_url | string | Privacy policy link, if provided |
| manifest\_version | integer | Extension manifest version (2 or 3) |
| featured | boolean | Whether the extension is marked as a Google-featured badge |

### Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm",
  "extension_id": "cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm",
  "extension_name": "uBlock Origin",
  "developer_name": "Raymond Hill (gorhill)",
  "category": "Extension",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "rating_count": null,
  "user_count": 11000000,
  "price": "Free",
  "version": "1.73.0",
  "last_updated": "August 5, 2026",
  "size": "4.44MiB",
  "languages": "60 languages Deutsch , English , English (United Kingdom) , ...",
  "description": "Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.",
  "website_url": "",
  "support_url": "https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore?hl=en-US",
  "privacy_policy_url": "https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Privacy-policy",
  "manifest_version": null,
  "featured": false
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: **$0.0035 per extension page scraped**. A run of 50 extensions costs about $0.175; scraping 1,000 extension pages costs about $3.50.

### Use cases

- Competitive research on extension listings before launching a new extension in the same category.
- Building a lead list of extension developers (with support/website URLs) for outreach or partnership prospecting.
- Tracking rating, install count, and version changes for a portfolio of extensions over time.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Pages to export.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/grammarly-ai-writing-assi/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/grammarly-ai-writing-assi/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ahmdshrif/chrome-web-store-extension-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm" },
        { "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/grammarly-ai-writing-assi/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen" },
        { "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh" },
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmdshrif/chrome-web-store-extension-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/grammarly-ai-writing-assi/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmdshrif/chrome-web-store-extension-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmdshrif/chrome-web-store-extension-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sjZnRU5keV4KTfURd/builds/f7m27HfctQMmM7f4n/openapi.json