# App Store App Search Scraper (`apt_marble/app-store-app-search-scraper`) Actor

Search the App Store by keyword and get clean app rows: name, seller, price, rating, version, content rating and artwork. No account, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/apt\_marble/app-store-app-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Hamza](https://apify.com/apt_marble) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 result 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## App Store App Search Scraper

Search the App Store by keyword and get every matching app as a clean row:
title, seller, price, rating, version and artwork. Type a phrase like `photo
editor` or `budget planner` and the run returns the store's own ranking for
it — perfect for niche mapping, competitor prospecting and tracking new
entrants without scrolling store pages.

No Apple ID needed. No login. Nothing to install — paste a keyword phrase,
run, download the table.

### What you get

One row per matching app. Every field is a plain column:

| Field | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| `appId` | The app's numeric ID (stable, use it as your key) |
| `url` | Direct link to the app's store page |
| `name` | App title exactly as listed |
| `seller` | Seller / developer name |
| `price` | Current price as a number (0 for free apps) |
| `priceDisplay` | Price exactly as shown, e.g. Free, $4.99 |
| `isFree` | `true` for free apps |
| `rating` | Average star rating (0–5) |
| `ratingCount` | Number of ratings |
| `genre` | Primary genre |
| `imageUrl` | App icon artwork URL |
| `version` | Current version number |
| `minOs` | Minimum iOS version required (`null` when unlisted) |
| `terms` | The keyword phrase you searched, echoed per row |
| `country` | Storefront country used, echoed per row |
| `scrapedAt` | When the row was read (ISO timestamp) |

Full real example row:

```json
{
  "appId": "123456789",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/testcam-photo-editor/id123456789",
  "name": "TestCam - Photo Editor",
  "seller": "Test Labs Inc",
  "price": 0,
  "priceDisplay": "Free",
  "isFree": true,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "ratingCount": 45210,
  "genre": "Photo & Video",
  "imageUrl": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/x512.jpg",
  "version": "3.2.1",
  "minOs": "16.0",
  "terms": "photo editor",
  "country": "US",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-24T22:01:23.000Z"
}
```

### Input options

- `terms` — One keyword phrase per run (e.g. `photo editor`, `vpn`,
  `budget planner`). For more keywords, run once per phrase.
- `maxResults` — How many apps to keep (1–200, default 100).
- `country` — Storefront country for regional content and prices
  (default US). Use GB, DE, FR… to see other storefronts.
- `proxyCountry` — Request region (default `us`). Leave it unless results look regionally wrong.

### What you can do with it

- **Map an App Store niche.** Search each keyword in a category and list who actually ranks.
- **Prospect competitors.** Pull seller names, prices and ratings across rival apps in one run.
- **Track new entrants.** Re-run monthly and diff the `appId` sets for newcomers.
- **Feed a spreadsheet.** Every field is a plain column — export to Excel, Google Sheets, CSV or JSON in one click.

### How much it costs

You pay per app row ($0.0010): 1,000 apps cost $1.00. Some typical runs:

- One keyword × 100 results ≈ **$0.10**
- One keyword × 200 results ≈ **$0.20**
- A 10-keyword sweep (10 runs) × 100 ≈ **$1.00 total**

Queries with zero matches are reported in the run summary and never charged.

### Limits & good to know

- One keyword phrase and up to 200 results per run.
- Result order follows the store's own ranking for your keyword and country.
- Ratings and prices reflect the storefront country you selected.
- Apple throttles repeated searches from shared IPs: if a run fails with a
  rate-limit message, wait 5–10 minutes before re-running. This is Apple's
  limit, not missing data — nothing is charged for the failed run.

### FAQ

- **Do I need an Apple ID?** No. Nothing to log into, no key to paste.
- **Which currency will I see?** Whatever `country` you set. Prices match the storefront for that country.
- **A search returned nothing — was I charged?** No. Empty searches are reported and cost nothing.
- **Can I search several keywords at once?** One phrase per run — schedule or queue one run per keyword.
- **The run says rate-limited. Is data lost?** No. Wait a few minutes and re-run; failed runs cost nothing.
- **How do I get the data out?** The dataset exports to Excel, CSV, JSON or Google Sheets in one click, or via API.

### Output

Results land in the default dataset, one clean record per row, plus a run
summary in the key-value store (`OUTPUT`) with counts and the stop reason
(`limit`, `no-more`, `page-error`, or `charge-limit`).

# Actor input Schema

## `terms` (type: `string`):

One keyword phrase per run (e.g. photo editor, vpn, budget planner). For more keywords, run once per phrase.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code used for regional content and prices (e.g. US, GB, DE).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Upper bound of app rows kept per run (up to 200).

## `proxyCountry` (type: `string`):

Two-letter region code for routing reads (e.g. us, gb, de). Leave as us unless results look regionally wrong.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "terms": "photo editor",
  "country": "US",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyCountry": "us"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Every row you asked for, as clean records.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Counts per input, including anything that could not be read.

# 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 = {
    "terms": "photo editor",
    "country": "US",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyCountry": "us"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("apt_marble/app-store-app-search-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 = {
    "terms": "photo editor",
    "country": "US",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyCountry": "us",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("apt_marble/app-store-app-search-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 '{
  "terms": "photo editor",
  "country": "US",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyCountry": "us"
}' |
apify call apt_marble/app-store-app-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,apt_marble/app-store-app-search-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/paJktNsDytZUDj9nY/builds/9GfDxx6Ia8selMf4w/openapi.json