# Shopify App Category Rank Scraper (`applora/shopify-app-category-rank-scraper`) Actor Track app rankings inside any Shopify App Store category — returns every listed app with its absolute position, sponsored status, and Built for Shopify badge. - **URL**: https://apify.com/applora/shopify-app-category-rank-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Applora](https://apify.com/applora) (community) - **Categories:** AI, E-commerce, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README Track app rankings inside any Shopify App Store category. Input one or more category handles or URLs and the actor paginates through all listing pages, returning each app as a flat dataset row with its absolute position. ### Features - **Flexible Input**: Accepts bare category handles (`store-management`) or full App Store URLs (`https://apps.shopify.com/categories/store-management/all`) - **Pagination**: Automatically follows listing pages up to `maxPages` per category - **Absolute Position**: Position is counted across all pages, so position 25 is the first app on page 2 - **Sponsored Detection**: Identifies sponsored/ad placements vs. organic rankings - **Built for Shopify**: Flags apps carrying the Built for Shopify badge - **Run Stats**: Records per-category success/failure counts and total apps in the key-value store ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | | ----------------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `categoryHandles` | array | Yes | — | Category handles or URLs, e.g. `["store-management", "sales-channels"]` | | `maxPages` | integer | No | `5` | Max listing pages per category. Each page contains up to 24 apps. | ### Output #### Dataset One row per app per category, ordered by position. ```json { "categoryHandle": "store-management", "categoryName": "Store management", "categoryUrl": "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/store-management/all", "appHandle": "klaviyo", "appName": "Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS", "appUrl": "https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo", "position": 1, "page": 1, "isSponsored": false, "isBuiltForShopify": true, "scrapedAt": "2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z" } ```` | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | `categoryHandle` | string | Category handle (e.g. `store-management`) | | `categoryName` | string | Display name of the category | | `categoryUrl` | string | Canonical category URL | | `appHandle` | string | App handle slug | | `appName` | string | App display name | | `appUrl` | string | Full App Store URL of the app | | `position` | number | Absolute ranking position across all pages (starts at 1) | | `page` | number | Source page number | | `isSponsored` | boolean | Whether the app is in a sponsored/ad placement | | `isBuiltForShopify` | boolean | Whether the app carries the Built for Shopify badge | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when the category was scraped | #### Stats (Key-Value Store) ```json { "total": 3, "succeededCategories": 3, "failedCategories": 0, "totalApps": 312 } ``` | Field | Description | | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | `total` | Total number of categories requested | | `succeededCategories` | Categories where at least one page was scraped | | `failedCategories` | Categories that failed to fetch (network errors, etc.) | | `totalApps` | Total individual app rows pushed to the dataset | ### Usage Examples #### Track rankings for a single category ```json { "categoryHandles": ["store-management"] } ``` #### Track rankings for multiple categories with full URL input ```json { "categoryHandles": [ "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/store-management/all", "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/sales-channels/all" ], "maxPages": 10 } ``` #### Scrape only the first page (top 24 apps) ```json { "categoryHandles": ["store-management", "marketing", "sales-channels"], "maxPages": 1 } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `categoryHandles` (type: `array`): Category handles or full App Store category URLs to scrape, e.g. \["store-management"] or \["https://apps.shopify.com/categories/store-management/all"]. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listing pages to scrape per category. Each page contains up to 24 apps. ## Actor input object example ```json { "categoryHandles": [ "store-management" ], "maxPages": 5 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): URL of the dataset with the scraped category rankings ## `crawlStats` (type: `string`): Statistics about the scrape run # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "categoryHandles": [ "store-management" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("applora/shopify-app-category-rank-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "categoryHandles": ["store-management"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("applora/shopify-app-category-rank-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "categoryHandles": [ "store-management" ] }' | apify call applora/shopify-app-category-rank-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=applora/shopify-app-category-rank-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Shopify App Category Rank Scraper", "description": "Track app rankings inside any Shopify App Store category — returns every listed app with its absolute position, sponsored status, and Built for Shopify badge.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "szRs6aEfUhqt7qxHz" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/applora~shopify-app-category-rank-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-applora-shopify-app-category-rank-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/applora~shopify-app-category-rank-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-applora-shopify-app-category-rank-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/applora~shopify-app-category-rank-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-applora-shopify-app-category-rank-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "categoryHandles" ], "properties": { "categoryHandles": { "title": "Category Handles or URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Category handles or full App Store category URLs to scrape, e.g. [\"store-management\"] or [\"https://apps.shopify.com/categories/store-management/all\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages per Category", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listing pages to scrape per category. Each page contains up to 24 apps.", "default": 5 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```