# Raycast Extensions Scraper (`crawlerbros/raycast-extensions-scraper`) Actor Scrape Raycast Extension Store - search extensions by query or category, or fetch a specific extension by author/name slug. Returns name, author, install count, description, category, icon, screenshots, source URL, and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/raycast-extensions-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## 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? 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 ## Raycast Extensions Scraper Scrape the [Raycast Extension Store](https://www.raycast.com/store) — search extensions by query or category, or fetch specific extensions by author/name slug. Returns name, author, install count, description, category, icon, platforms, commands count, and source URL for each extension. ### What this actor does - **Two modes:** `search` (browse/filter) and `getBySlug` (lookup by `author/name`) - **Search filters:** free-text query, category filter (13 categories) - **Rich metadata:** install count, author, category, commands count, platform compatibility, icon, screenshots, GitHub source URL - **Empty fields omitted** — no nulls in output ### Output per extension | Field | Description | |---|---| | `slug` | Author/extension-name identifier (e.g. `thomas/color-picker`) | | `name` | Extension name (e.g. `color-picker`) | | `title` | Display title (e.g. `Color Picker`) | | `description` | Short description of the extension | | `author` | Author handle (e.g. `thomas`) | | `authorName` | Author display name (e.g. `Thomas Paul Mann`) | | `category` | Category (e.g. `Design Tools`, `Developer Tools`) | | `downloads` | Total install count | | `commandsCount` | Number of commands in the extension | | `platforms` | Supported platforms (e.g. `["macOS", "Windows"]`) | | `iconUrl` | Extension icon image URL | | `screenshotUrls` | Array of screenshot image URLs | | `sourceUrl` | GitHub source URL (raycast/extensions repo) | | `storeUrl` | Raycast store page URL | | `recordType` | Always `"extension"` | | `scrapedAt` | UTC ISO timestamp | ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `search` | `search` or `getBySlug` | | `query` | string | `github` | Search query (mode=search) | | `category` | select | — | Filter by category (mode=search) | | `slugs` | array | — | Extension slugs e.g. `["thomas/color-picker"]` (mode=getBySlug) | | `maxItems` | integer | `100` | Hard cap on results (1–10000) | #### Categories available `Communication`, `Data`, `Design Tools`, `Developer Tools`, `Finance`, `Fun`, `Media`, `News`, `Productivity`, `Security`, `System`, `Web` ### Example inputs #### Search for GitHub extensions ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "github", "maxItems": 20 } ```` #### Browse by category ```json { "mode": "search", "category": "Developer Tools", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Get specific extensions by slug ```json { "mode": "getBySlug", "slugs": ["thomas/color-picker", "raycast/github"] } ``` ### Example output record ```json { "slug": "thomas/color-picker", "name": "color-picker", "title": "Color Picker", "description": "Pick and organize colors, everywhere on your Mac", "author": "thomas", "category": "Design Tools", "downloads": 453170, "commandsCount": 8, "platforms": ["macOS", "Windows"], "storeUrl": "https://www.raycast.com/thomas/color-picker", "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/main/extensions/color-picker", "recordType": "extension", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T10:00:00+00:00" } ``` ### FAQ **Does this require a Raycast account?** No. The store is publicly accessible without login or API keys. **Does it use proxies?** No proxies are required. The Raycast store serves HTML from standard datacenter IPs. **How many extensions can I scrape?** The store has 295+ pages of extensions. Set `maxItems` up to 10,000 to scrape a large portion. **What's the `getBySlug` mode for?** Use it to fetch specific extensions when you know their author/name identifiers (visible in the store URL, e.g. `raycast.com/thomas/color-picker`). **How fresh is the data?** Each run fetches live data directly from the Raycast store. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `query` (type: `string`): Free-text search query (mode=search). Leave blank to browse all extensions. ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter by extension category (mode=search). ## `slugs` (type: `array`): List of extension slugs in "author/extension-name" format (e.g. "thomas/color-picker"). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records (1–10000). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "github", "category": "", "maxItems": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `extensions` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Raycast extensions. # 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": "search", "query": "github", "category": "", "maxItems": 100 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/raycast-extensions-scraper").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": "search", "query": "github", "category": "", "maxItems": 100, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/raycast-extensions-scraper").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": "search", "query": "github", "category": "", "maxItems": 100 }' | apify call crawlerbros/raycast-extensions-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/raycast-extensions-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Raycast Extensions Scraper", "description": "Scrape Raycast Extension Store - search extensions by query or category, or fetch a specific extension by author/name slug. Returns name, author, install count, description, category, icon, screenshots, source URL, and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Z3ArQf9f6UQ41rjsj" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~raycast-extensions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-raycast-extensions-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~raycast-extensions-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-raycast-extensions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~raycast-extensions-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-raycast-extensions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "search", "getBySlug" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch.", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text search query (mode=search). Leave blank to browse all extensions." }, "category": { "title": "Category filter", "enum": [ "", "Communication", "Data", "Design Tools", "Developer Tools", "Finance", "Fun", "Media", "News", "Productivity", "Security", "System", "Web" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by extension category (mode=search).", "default": "" }, "slugs": { "title": "Extension slugs (mode=getBySlug)", "type": "array", "description": "List of extension slugs in \"author/extension-name\" format (e.g. \"thomas/color-picker\").", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records (1–10000).", "default": 100 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```