Chrome Extensions Scraper Pro

Scrape any Chrome Web Store extension by URL, ID, category, search query, or top-charts category. Pulls every public field including ratings, install count, version, manifest details, supported locales, screenshots, and related extensions. Pro filters narrow the result set to exactly what you need.

What it scrapes

For each Chrome Web Store extension the actor returns a clean record with:

• extension_id, name, version, package_size, min_chrome_version
• rating (0–5, four decimals), rating_count, install_count
• category, category_group
• short_description, long_description
• developer, developer_email, verified_developer (bool — D-U-N-S-verified business)
• featured (bool — Chrome Web Store "Featured" badge)
• website_url — developer's homepage (when listed)
• manifest_version, permissions[], host_permissions[]
• supported_languages[] (display names), supported_locales[] (codes)
• icon_url, cover_url, screenshots[] (carousel image URLs)
• bug_tracker_url, privacy_policy_url
• last_updated_at (ISO 8601 UTC)
• related_extensions[] (id + name + icon, full list)
• relatedExtensionIds[] (flat ID list, capped at 10)

No null fields — only what the Chrome Web Store actually exposes for that extension.

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	enum	urls (direct), category (walk a category page), search (search query), topCharts (popular by category)
extensionUrls	array	When mode=urls. Accepts full Chrome Web Store URLs or 32-char extension IDs.
categoryUrls	array	When mode=category.
searchQuery	string	When mode=search.
topChartsCategory	string	When mode=topCharts. Use the schema slug such as productivity/tools, productivity/developer_tools, make_chrome_yours/accessibility, or leave empty for the global top list.
maxItems	int	Cap on emitted records (1-5000, default 50).
minRating	number	Drop extensions with average rating below this value (0.0–5.0, e.g. 4.5).
minInstalls	int	Drop extensions with fewer installs.
verifiedOnly	bool	Only emit extensions whose developer has the verified badge.
developerNameContains	string	Substring filter on developer name (case-insensitive).

Sample input

{
  "mode": "urls",
  "extensionUrls": [
    "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1
}

Sample output

{
  "recordType": "extension",
  "extension_id": "ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh",
  "name": "uBlock Origin Lite",
  "version": "2024.10.30.1156",
  "rating": 4.4948,
  "rating_count": 2955,
  "install_count": 17000000,
  "developer": "Raymond Hill (gorhill)",
  "developer_email": "ubo@raymondhill.net",
  "category": "privacy",
  "category_group": "make_chrome_yours",
  "package_size": "9.17MiB",
  "min_chrome_version": "122.0",
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "permissions": ["activeTab", "declarativeNetRequest", "offscreen", "scripting", "storage", "userScripts"],
  "host_permissions": ["<all_urls>"],
  "supported_languages": ["English", "Deutsch", "Español", "..."],
  "supported_locales": ["en", "de", "es", "..."],
  "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-29T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Use cases

• Competitive analysis — pull all extensions in a category to study install + rating distribution
• App-store optimisation — track your competitor's version + manifest changes over time
• Permissions audit — list every extension whose host_permissions include <all_urls>
• Developer outreach — filter by developerNameContains to build a contact list
• Install-leader research — minInstalls=1000000 to surface the top-tier extensions

FAQ

Does it require a login or cookie? No. The Chrome Web Store is public and the actor uses HTTP-only requests.

Is a proxy needed? No. The actor runs from datacenter IPs without issue.

What happens when an extension ID isn't found? The actor skips it and finishes cleanly. If no extensions are found at all, the run status message explains what happened.

What if all my Pro filters reject every result? The run finishes without fake rows and sets a status message so you can loosen the filters.

Can I scrape extensions by exact text in their description? Use mode: "search" with the text as the query — Chrome's own search will rank by relevance.

What does topChartsCategory expect? Use the exact schema slug, not a human label. For example: productivity/tools, productivity/communication, or make_chrome_yours/themes.