# Google Workspace Marketplace Category Tracker (`crawlerbros/google-workspace-marketplace-category-tracker`) Actor

Track ranked apps in any Google Workspace Marketplace category. Returns app name, developer, rating, review count, pricing model, categories, description, icon URL and direct app URL, sorted by rank.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/google-workspace-marketplace-category-tracker.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, 7 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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?

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```bash
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```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
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```bash

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# README

## Google Workspace Marketplace Category Tracker

Monitor app rankings and metadata across all **26 categories** of the [Google Workspace Marketplace](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace). Each run returns apps sorted by their rank position within the chosen category, with rating, review count, pricing model, and direct URLs — perfect for competitive research, market mapping, and daily rank monitoring.

---

### What data you get

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `rankInCategory` | integer | 1-based position in the category listing |
| `appId` | string | Unique numeric app ID |
| `name` | string | App display name |
| `developer` | string | Developer / company name |
| `rating` | float | Average star rating (0.0–5.0) |
| `reviewCount` | integer | Total number of ratings |
| `pricingModel` | string | `Free`, `Paid`, or `Freemium` |
| `categories` | array | Category slugs the app belongs to |
| `shortDescription` | string | One-line description |
| `appUrl` | string | Direct URL to the app listing |
| `iconUrl` | string | App icon image URL |
| `category` | string | Category slug used in this run |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO-8601 UTC timestamp |

---

### Input options

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `category` | select | Yes | `popular-apps` | Category slug to scrape |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `50` | Max apps to return (1–200) |

#### Available categories

| Slug | Label |
|---|---|
| `popular-apps` | Most Popular |
| `top-rated` | Top Rated |
| `featured-partner-apps` | Featured Partner Apps |
| `recommended` | Recommended for Google Workspace |
| `work-from-everywhere` | Work from Everywhere |
| `business-essentials` | Business Essentials |
| `apps-to-discover` | Apps to Discover |
| `google-apps` | Built by Google |
| `business-tools` | Business Tools (all) |
| `business-tools/accounting-and-finance` | Business Tools — Accounting & Finance |
| `business-tools/administration-and-management` | Business Tools — Administration & Management |
| `business-tools/erp-and-logistics` | Business Tools — ERP & Logistics |
| `business-tools/hr-and-legal` | Business Tools — HR & Legal |
| `business-tools/marketing-and-analytics` | Business Tools — Marketing & Analytics |
| `business-tools/sales-and-crm` | Business Tools — Sales & CRM |
| `productivity` | Productivity (all) |
| `productivity/creative-tools` | Productivity — Creative Tools |
| `productivity/web-development` | Productivity — Web Development |
| `productivity/office-applications` | Productivity — Office Applications |
| `productivity/task-management` | Productivity — Task Management |
| `education` | Education (all) |
| `education/academic-resources` | Education — Academic Resources |
| `education/teacher-and-admin-tools` | Education — Teacher & Admin Tools |
| `communication` | Communication |
| `utilities` | Utilities |
| `enterprise-apps` | Enterprise / Admin Managed |

---

### Example output record

```json
{
  "rankInCategory": 1,
  "appId": "1008170693301",
  "name": "Mailmeteor - Mail merge for Gmail",
  "developer": "Mailmeteor",
  "rating": 4.92,
  "reviewCount": 11695,
  "pricingModel": "Free",
  "categories": ["productivity/creative-tools", "productivity/web-development"],
  "shortDescription": "Send hundreds of personalized emails with your Gmail.",
  "appUrl": "https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/mailmeteor_mail_merge_for_gmail/1008170693301",
  "iconUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QAmS5hDnm1HmpWO8ymEr18vEtLjpzG9hYRkJ0nQUkCaxxGj0tcxA",
  "category": "top-rated",
  "recordType": "workspace_app",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00"
}
````

***

### Use cases

- **Competitive intelligence** — track where your app ranks across all relevant categories week over week.
- **Market research** — identify top-rated apps in a niche before building your own.
- **Partner discovery** — find integration partners across business tool categories.
- **Price benchmarking** — compare free vs paid app distribution in a target category.
- **Rank monitoring** — run daily with `maxItems: 50` and compare datasets over time.

***

### FAQ

**How often should I run this?**
For rank tracking, daily runs are ideal. Use Apify's scheduler and the dataset comparison features to detect rank changes.

**Does it require a Google account or API key?**
No. The scraper uses the public marketplace website and requires no authentication or credentials.

**How many apps does each category page have?**
Categories typically list 25–100 apps. Setting `maxItems` higher than the actual count returns all available apps.

**Why do some records not have a `reviewCount` or `rating`?**
Very new apps may have 0 ratings. Those fields are omitted when no data is available (never set to null).

**What is `pricingModel`?**
Three values: `Free` (no cost), `Paid` (requires payment), `Freemium` (free tier with paid features). Determined from the marketplace listing metadata.

**Can I track subcategories like `business-tools/accounting-and-finance`?**
Yes — all 26 category slugs including subcategories are available in the category dropdown.

# Actor input Schema

## `category` (type: `string`):

Google Workspace Marketplace category to scrape. Use exact category slug from the URL.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of apps to return. Each category page typically contains 25–100 apps.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "popular-apps",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `apps` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped apps with their rank, metadata, and URLs.

# 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 = {
    "category": "popular-apps",
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/google-workspace-marketplace-category-tracker").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 = {
    "category": "popular-apps",
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/google-workspace-marketplace-category-tracker").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 '{
  "category": "popular-apps",
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/google-workspace-marketplace-category-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/google-workspace-marketplace-category-tracker",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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        "x-build-id": "fteY5ajvH5fTjiaKJ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
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                    "required": true,
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
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    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "category"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "category": {
                        "title": "Category",
                        "enum": [
                            "popular-apps",
                            "top-rated",
                            "featured-partner-apps",
                            "recommended",
                            "work-from-everywhere",
                            "business-essentials",
                            "apps-to-discover",
                            "google-apps",
                            "business-tools",
                            "business-tools/accounting-and-finance",
                            "business-tools/administration-and-management",
                            "business-tools/erp-and-logistics",
                            "business-tools/hr-and-legal",
                            "business-tools/marketing-and-analytics",
                            "business-tools/sales-and-crm",
                            "productivity",
                            "productivity/creative-tools",
                            "productivity/web-development",
                            "productivity/office-applications",
                            "productivity/task-management",
                            "education",
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                            "education/teacher-and-admin-tools",
                            "communication",
                            "utilities",
                            "enterprise-apps"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Google Workspace Marketplace category to scrape. Use exact category slug from the URL.",
                        "default": "popular-apps"
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 200,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of apps to return. Each category page typically contains 25–100 apps.",
                        "default": 50
                    }
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                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            "finishedAt": {
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                                    "computeUnits": {
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                            "options": {
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}
```