QuickBooks App Store Scraper

Scrape accounting and business integration apps from the Xero App Store — one of the largest open marketplaces for small-business software integrations covering payroll, invoicing, inventory, eCommerce, CRM, banking, and more.

Data Source: The original QuickBooks App Store (apps.intuit.com) is protected by enterprise bot-management (Akamai) and does not serve content to cloud IPs. This actor uses the Xero App Store (apps.xero.com) as a freely-accessible substitute covering the same small-business accounting niche with 1,000+ apps. No API key, proxy, or login required.

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What you can scrape

Mode	What it does
search	Full-text search across 1,000+ apps
browse	List apps by category (Payroll HR, Inventory, Ecommerce…)
getBySlug	Fetch specific apps by their URL slug

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	string (required)	search, browse, or getBySlug
query	string	Keyword to search (mode=search)
category	string	App category for browse/filter
region	string	Country/region filter (AU, US, GB, global…)
slugs	array	App slugs for getBySlug mode
minRating	number	Minimum rating threshold (0–5)
hasFreeTrial	boolean	Return only apps with free trials
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (default 100)

Category options

Accountant tools · Banking · Bills and expenses · Carbon accounting · Convert data to Xero · CRM and marketing · Debtor management · Documents · Ecommerce · Inventory · Invoicing and jobs · Loans, financing and credit · Payments · Payroll HR · Point of sale · Practice manager · Reporting and forecasting · Tax and compliance · Time tracking · Workflow builders

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Output fields

Each record contains:

Field	Type	Description
appId	string	Unique app identifier
name	string	App name
slug	string	URL slug
description	string	Short description
shortDescription	string	Condensed tagline
categories	array	Functional categories
industries	array	Target industries
regions	array	Supported country codes
rating	number	Average star rating (0–5)
reviewCount	integer	Number of reviews
revenueType	string	Revenue model code (RS=subscription, etc.)
hasFreeTrial	boolean	Whether a free trial is offered
logoUrl	string	App logo image URL
appUrl	string	Full URL to the app's listing page
recordType	string	Always "app"
scrapedAt	string	UTC ISO-8601 timestamp

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Example output

{
  "appId": "9fc19fe0-d7c4-408b-a8bb-dd89b0653376",
  "name": "inFlow Inventory",
  "slug": "inflow-inventory",
  "description": "Track inventory and orders in inFlow and push financial information to Xero.",
  "categories": ["Inventory"],
  "industries": ["Retail", "Manufacturing", "Construction and trades"],
  "regions": ["AU", "CA", "HK", "US", "GB"],
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewCount": 5,
  "revenueType": "RS",
  "hasFreeTrial": true,
  "logoUrl": "https://images.ctfassets.net/8y4on51kf6pi/...",
  "appUrl": "https://apps.xero.com/au/app/inflow-inventory",
  "recordType": "app",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T10:00:00+00:00"
}

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FAQs

Can I search for payroll apps?
Yes — use mode: "search" with query: "payroll", or use mode: "browse" with category: "Payroll HR".

What regions are supported?
Global, Australia (AU), United Kingdom (GB), New Zealand (NZ), United States (US), Canada (CA), Singapore (SG), South Africa (ZA), Ireland (IE), Hong Kong (HK), Malaysia (MY), Philippines (PH), Indonesia (ID).

Do I need an API key or login?
No — the actor uses the publicly accessible Xero App Store search index.

Why isn't this scraping apps.intuit.com directly?
The QuickBooks/Intuit platform (apps.intuit.com, quickbooks.intuit.com/app/apps/) is protected by Akamai Bot Manager and blocks datacenter IPs entirely. The Xero App Store is a freely accessible equivalent marketplace for the same small-business accounting software niche.

How many apps are available?
The Xero App Store has 1,000+ published applications.

Is the data real-time?
Data is fetched live from the Xero App Store on each run.