# Chrome Extensions Scraper Pro (`crawlerbros/chrome-extensions-scraper-pro`) Actor Scrape any Chrome Web Store extension by URL, ID, category, search query, or top-charts. Pulls name, developer, ratings, install count, version, manifest, supported locales, related extensions. Pro filters: minRating, minInstalls, verifiedOnly, developerNameContains. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/chrome-extensions-scraper-pro.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 10 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $1.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 ## 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 ```json { "mode": "urls", "extensionUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh" ], "maxItems": 1 } ```` ### Sample output ```json { "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": [""], "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 `` - **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`. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): How to discover extensions. `urls` = direct lookup, `category` = walk a category page, `search` = search query, `topCharts` = popular extensions. ## `extensionUrls` (type: `array`): Direct Chrome Web Store extension URLs (or just IDs). Used when mode=`urls`. ## `categoryUrls` (type: `array`): Chrome Web Store category page URLs. Used when mode=`category`. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Free-text search term. Used when mode=`search`. ## `topChartsCategory` (type: `string`): Chrome Web Store category slug (`/` form). Used when mode=`topCharts`. Leave empty for the global top extensions list. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of extensions to emit. ## `minRating` (type: `number`): Drop extensions with average rating below this (0.0–5.0). E.g. 4.5 ## `minInstalls` (type: `integer`): Drop extensions with fewer than this many installs. ## `verifiedOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only emit extensions whose developer has the verified badge. ## `developerNameContains` (type: `string`): Only emit extensions whose developer name contains this substring (case-insensitive). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "urls", "extensionUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh" ], "categoryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/productivity/tools" ], "searchQuery": "ad blocker", "topChartsCategory": "productivity/tools", "maxItems": 50, "verifiedOnly": false } ``` # 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 = { "mode": "urls", "extensionUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh" ], "categoryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/productivity/tools" ], "searchQuery": "ad blocker", "topChartsCategory": "productivity/tools", "maxItems": 50, "verifiedOnly": false }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/chrome-extensions-scraper-pro").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 = { "mode": "urls", "extensionUrls": ["https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh"], "categoryUrls": ["https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/productivity/tools"], "searchQuery": "ad blocker", "topChartsCategory": "productivity/tools", "maxItems": 50, "verifiedOnly": False, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/chrome-extensions-scraper-pro").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 '{ "mode": "urls", "extensionUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh" ], "categoryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/productivity/tools" ], "searchQuery": "ad blocker", "topChartsCategory": "productivity/tools", "maxItems": 50, "verifiedOnly": false }' | apify call crawlerbros/chrome-extensions-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/chrome-extensions-scraper-pro", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Chrome Extensions Scraper Pro", "description": "Scrape any Chrome Web Store extension by URL, ID, category, search query, or top-charts. Pulls name, developer, ratings, install count, version, manifest, supported locales, related extensions. Pro filters: minRating, minInstalls, verifiedOnly, developerNameContains.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "fovu7RgyfLGKLzQDD" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~chrome-extensions-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-chrome-extensions-scraper-pro", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~chrome-extensions-scraper-pro/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-chrome-extensions-scraper-pro", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~chrome-extensions-scraper-pro/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-chrome-extensions-scraper-pro", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "urls", "category", "search", "topCharts" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to discover extensions. `urls` = direct lookup, `category` = walk a category page, `search` = search query, `topCharts` = popular extensions.", "default": "urls" }, "extensionUrls": { "title": "Extension URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct Chrome Web Store extension URLs (or just IDs). Used when mode=`urls`.", "default": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "categoryUrls": { "title": "Category URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Chrome Web Store category page URLs. Used when mode=`category`.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text search term. Used when mode=`search`.", "default": "ad blocker" }, "topChartsCategory": { "title": "Top charts category", "enum": [ "", "productivity/tools", "productivity/communication", "productivity/education", "productivity/news_weather", "productivity/photos", "productivity/search_tools", "productivity/social_communication", "productivity/workflow_planning", "productivity/developer_tools", "lifestyle/art_design", "lifestyle/entertainment", "lifestyle/fun", "lifestyle/household", "lifestyle/news_weather", "lifestyle/shopping", "lifestyle/sports", "lifestyle/travel_outdoors", "lifestyle/well_being", "make_chrome_yours/accessibility", "make_chrome_yours/themes" ], "type": "string", "description": "Chrome Web Store category slug (`/` form). Used when mode=`topCharts`. Leave empty for the global top extensions list.", "default": "productivity/tools" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of extensions to emit.", "default": 50 }, "minRating": { "title": "Min rating (filter)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5, "type": "number", "description": "Drop extensions with average rating below this (0.0–5.0). E.g. 4.5" }, "minInstalls": { "title": "Min installs (filter)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1000000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Drop extensions with fewer than this many installs." }, "verifiedOnly": { "title": "Verified developers only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only emit extensions whose developer has the verified badge.", "default": false }, "developerNameContains": { "title": "Developer name contains", "type": "string", "description": "Only emit extensions whose developer name contains this substring (case-insensitive)." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```