Chrome Extension Scraper

Scrape the Chrome Web Store to extract extension data including names, ratings, user counts, developer info, and version details. Track the most popular browser extensions across categories.

What does Chrome Extension Scraper do?

This actor scrapes the Chrome Web Store to collect structured data about browser extensions. It searches by category or keyword to extract extension names, star ratings, install counts, developer names, descriptions, and Chrome Web Store URLs. Whether you are analyzing the extension ecosystem, tracking competitors, or researching developer tools, this scraper delivers the data you need in a clean format.

Features

• Scrape extensions by category (productivity, developer tools, shopping, social, etc.)
• Sort results by user count, rating, or recent additions
• Extract ratings, install counts, developer info, and descriptions
• Configurable maximum number of results to collect
• Automatic deduplication of extension entries
• Fallback data when Chrome Web Store blocks requests

How to use

1. Go to the actor page on Apify Console
2. Click "Start" to run with default settings (productivity and developer-tools categories)
3. Customize categories, sort order, and maximum results as needed
4. Retrieve your data from the Dataset tab after the run completes

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
categories	array	Extension categories to scrape	["productivity", "developer-tools"]
sortBy	string	Sort order (users, rating, recent)	users
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of extensions to scrape	100

Output format

Each extension in the dataset contains:

{
    "name": "uBlock Origin",
    "rating": 4.7,
    "userCount": "10,000,000+",
    "category": "productivity",
    "developer": "Raymond Hill",
    "description": "An efficient blocker",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-02-15",
    "version": "1.57.0",
    "extensionUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-02-19T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips and tricks

• Use specific category names matching Chrome Web Store categories for best results
• Set a lower maxResults for quick test runs before scaling up
• Schedule regular runs to track extension popularity trends over time
• Combine multiple categories to build a comprehensive extension database

About

This actor is maintained by consummate_mandala. For questions, feedback, or feature requests, please open an issue on the actor page.