Ecwid App Market Scraper

Extract structured app listings from the public Ecwid App Market for ecommerce competitive intelligence, partner research, app positioning, and marketplace monitoring.

What does Ecwid App Market Scraper do?

Ecwid App Market Scraper collects public app marketplace data from ecwid.com/apps and category pages. It turns Ecwid's embedded app catalog into clean dataset rows that are easy to export, filter, enrich, and monitor.

The actor can capture:

• 🧩 App names and Ecwid namespaces
• 🏢 Developers and vendors
• 🗂️ Categories and primary category
• 💬 Short and long app descriptions
• 💸 Pricing text, free flags, and free-trial signals
• 🔗 Public app URLs and Ecwid install deep links
• 🖼️ Icons and header images
• 🕒 Source URL and scrape timestamp

Who is it for?

Ecommerce app vendors

Use the scraper to monitor competing Ecwid apps, compare messaging, track pricing claims, and find positioning gaps.

Agencies and implementation partners

Build lists of Ecwid integrations to recommend to merchants or to identify app vendors for partnership outreach.

Marketplace analysts

Track category composition, pricing models, vendor concentration, and app-market trends across the Ecwid ecosystem.

Lead generation teams

Find app developers, tool vendors, and integration partners that are already active in the Ecwid/Lightspeed merchant ecosystem.

Why use this actor?

The Ecwid App Market is useful for competitive research, but copying app records manually is slow and error-prone. This actor extracts the public catalog directly from Ecwid pages and saves consistent fields to an Apify dataset.

Typical use cases

• Monitor newly listed Ecwid apps
• Compare pricing and free-trial language across categories
• Build ecommerce app vendor lead lists
• Analyze app-market category coverage
• Enrich CRM records with marketplace URLs and icons
• Watch competitor copy and descriptions over time

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
appName	Public Ecwid app title
namespace	Stable Ecwid app namespace
developer	Vendor or developer name
category	Primary category
categories	All categories listed in the embedded catalog
shortDescription	Marketplace summary
fullDescription	Cleaned long description when enabled
pricing	Public pricing text
isFree	Boolean free indicator when available
hasFreeTrial	Whether pricing mentions a free trial
appUrl	Public app detail URL
installUrl	Ecwid control-panel install/deep link
iconUrl	App icon URL
headerImageUrl	App header/hero image URL
sourceListUrl	Listing page used as source
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp

How much does it cost to scrape Ecwid apps?

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You pay a small start fee and then a per-result fee for each Ecwid app record saved. The default input is intentionally small enough for a quick first run, while maxItems lets you scale to the full marketplace.

Input options

Start URLs

Use the main Ecwid app market URL or specific category/list pages:

[
  { "url": "https://www.ecwid.com/apps" }
]

Category filters

Add category names such as:

• Marketing
• Tools
• Dropshipping
• Shipping
• Accounting
• Design

Search terms

Use keywords to focus on a niche, for example:

• email
• reviews
• shipping
• print on demand
• loyalty

Maximum apps

Set maxItems to cap the number of dataset records.

Include full descriptions

Turn includeFullDescription off if you only need compact rows. Leave it on when you want richer text for analysis or embeddings.

Example input

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.ecwid.com/apps" }
  ],
  "categories": ["Marketing"],
  "searchTerms": ["email", "newsletter"],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "includeFullDescription": true
}

Example output

{
  "appName": "Newsletters with Mailchimp",
  "namespace": "mailchimp-integration",
  "developer": "Ecwid",
  "category": null,
  "categories": [],
  "shortDescription": "Connect your Ecwid store to Mailchimp...",
  "pricing": "Free",
  "isFree": true,
  "hasFreeTrial": false,
  "appUrl": "https://www.ecwid.com/apps/mailchimp-integration",
  "installUrl": "https://my.ecwid.com/cp/#apps:view=mailchimp-integration",
  "iconUrl": "https://.../app-icon.png",
  "sourceListUrl": "https://www.ecwid.com/apps",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z"
}

How to run

1. Open the actor on Apify.
2. Keep the prefilled https://www.ecwid.com/apps start URL or add category URLs.
3. Optionally set categories or searchTerms.
4. Choose maxItems.
5. Run the actor.
6. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or via API.

Tips for better results

• Use no filters to export the broad marketplace.
• Use category filters for category-level competitive research.
• Use search terms for niche workflows such as email, loyalty, shipping, reviews, or print-on-demand.
• Keep includeFullDescription enabled for AI enrichment and semantic search.
• Schedule daily or weekly runs to monitor changes.

Integrations

You can connect the dataset to:

• Google Sheets for analyst review
• Airtable for app-vendor CRM lists
• Make or Zapier for alerts
• BI tools for category dashboards
• Vector databases for app-market semantic search
• Email outreach tools for partner prospecting

API usage with Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/ecwid-app-market-scraper').call({
  startUrls: [{ url: 'https://www.ecwid.com/apps' }],
  maxItems: 100,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

API usage with Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('automation-lab/ecwid-app-market-scraper').call(run_input={
    'startUrls': [{'url': 'https://www.ecwid.com/apps'}],
    'maxItems': 100,
})
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(items)

API usage with cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~ecwid-app-market-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.ecwid.com/apps"}],"maxItems":100}'

MCP usage

Use this actor from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or another MCP client with Apify MCP Server:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/ecwid-app-market-scraper

Claude Code setup:

$claude mcp add apify-ecwid-apps https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/ecwid-app-market-scraper

Claude Desktop JSON config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-ecwid-apps": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/ecwid-app-market-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• "Scrape the Ecwid App Market and summarize the most common pricing models."
• "Find Ecwid apps related to email marketing and return app names, vendors, and install links."
• "Monitor Ecwid app categories weekly and highlight new tools."

Scheduling

Schedule recurring runs on Apify to track category changes and new app launches. Use dataset exports or webhooks to push changes to your internal workflow.

Data freshness

The actor scrapes public Ecwid pages at run time. Each row includes scrapedAt and sourceListUrl so you can compare snapshots over time.

Limitations

Ecwid may load some rating details with client-side helpers that are not present in the embedded catalog JSON. The MVP focuses on stable app listing, vendor, category, description, pricing, icon, and link fields.

Legality

The actor extracts publicly available marketplace listing information. You should use the data responsibly, respect applicable laws, and avoid using exported contact or business data for spam or prohibited outreach.

FAQ

Does this actor need an Ecwid login?

No. It scrapes public Ecwid App Market pages and does not require merchant account credentials.

Can I scrape one specific category?

Yes. Use categories for category filters or add a category page to startUrls.

Troubleshooting

I got zero results

Remove category and search filters, then run with only https://www.ecwid.com/apps and a small maxItems value.

I do not see ratings

Rating widgets may be loaded separately by Ecwid's frontend. Use the core marketplace fields for reliable monitoring.

My category has fewer results than expected

Category names can differ from marketing labels. Try running without a category filter and filter the exported dataset manually.

Related scrapers

Explore other Automation Lab ecommerce and marketplace actors:

• https://apify.com/automation-lab/bigcommerce-apps-scraper
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/zoho-marketplace-scraper
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/monday-apps-marketplace-scraper
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/shopify-app-store-scraper

Changelog

0.1

Initial version with HTTP extraction from Ecwid App Market embedded catalog arrays.

Support

If you need a missing field or a related ecommerce marketplace scraper, open an issue on the Apify actor page.