# Slack App Directory Scraper (`crawlerbros/slack-marketplace-scraper`) Actor Scrape apps from the Slack App Directory (marketplace). Search by keyword, browse by category, or get featured apps - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/slack-marketplace-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 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? 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 ## Slack App Directory Scraper Extract apps from the [Slack App Directory](https://slack.com/marketplace) — the official marketplace for Slack integrations. Search by keyword, browse by category, or retrieve featured apps. No authentication required. ### What data do you get? Each scraped app record includes: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `appId` | Slack app ID (e.g. `A01BP7R4KNY`) | | `name` | App name | | `slug` | URL slug | | `description` | Short tagline/description | | `pricingType` | `free`, `freemium`, or `paid` | | `categories` | List of category slugs | | `supportedLanguages` | Languages the app supports | | `iconUrl` | App icon image URL | | `url` | Direct URL to the app page on Slack | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | ### Use cases - **Market research** — Discover the Slack app ecosystem, track new entrants, and analyze pricing trends - **Competitor analysis** — Monitor apps in your niche category - **Developer research** — Find integration patterns and popular tool categories - **Lead generation** — Identify active app developers building on Slack ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | `mode` | select | `search` (keyword search), `byCategory` (browse a category), `featured` (top/featured apps) | | `searchQuery` | string | Search term (used in `search` mode) | | `category` | select | Category slug (used in `byCategory` mode) | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum apps to return (1–500, default 20) | | `pricingFilter` | select | Filter by pricing: all, free, freemium, paid | ### Example input ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "github", "maxItems": 20 } ```` ### Example output ```json { "appId": "A01BP7R4KNY", "name": "GitHub", "slug": "A01BP7R4KNY-github", "description": "Stay updated on projects and access GitHub Copilot's AI-powered dev tools", "pricingType": "freemium", "categories": ["developer-tools"], "supportedLanguages": ["en-US", "en-GB"], "iconUrl": "https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2020-11-25/icon_512.png", "url": "https://slack.com/marketplace/A01BP7R4KNY-github", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00", "recordType": "app" } ``` ### FAQs **Do I need a Slack account?** No. The Slack App Directory is publicly accessible. **How many apps can I scrape?** Up to 500 per run. The Slack marketplace has thousands of apps, paginates by cursor. **What categories are available?** Developer Tools, Communication, Productivity, Project Management, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Design, Customer Support, HR & Team Culture, AI Apps & Assistants, and more — all selectable via the `category` dropdown. **Is this actor reliable?** Yes. The scraper uses Slack's server-rendered HTML which embeds JSON data directly in the page — no JavaScript execution required. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Select what to scrape: search by keyword, browse a category, or get featured/top apps. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for (used in 'search' mode). E.g. 'github', 'jira', 'zoom'. ## `category` (type: `string`): Category to browse (used in 'byCategory' mode). Accepts human-readable names (e.g. 'analytics', 'developer tools', 'security & compliance') or full slugs (e.g. 'At0G5YTKU2-analytics'). Available: analytics, communication, developer tools, productivity, project management, sales, marketing, finance, design, customer support, HR & team culture, health & wellness, office management, file management, security & compliance, brilliant bots, social & fun, travel, voice & video, media & news, AI apps & assistants, enterprise ready apps. ## `appIds` (type: `array`): List of Slack app IDs to look up (used in 'byAppId' mode). E.g. \['A0F7XDUAZ', 'A0HBTUUPK']. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of apps to scrape. ## `pricingFilter` (type: `string`): Filter apps by pricing type (optional). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "github", "category": "analytics", "maxItems": 20, "pricingFilter": "" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `items` (type: `string`): No description # 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", "searchQuery": "github", "category": "analytics", "maxItems": 20, "pricingFilter": "" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/slack-marketplace-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", "searchQuery": "github", "category": "analytics", "maxItems": 20, "pricingFilter": "", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/slack-marketplace-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", "searchQuery": "github", "category": "analytics", "maxItems": 20, "pricingFilter": "" }' | apify call crawlerbros/slack-marketplace-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/slack-marketplace-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Slack App Directory Scraper", "description": "Scrape apps from the Slack App Directory (marketplace). Search by keyword, browse by category, or get featured apps", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "uY0BUtiNQJfGBJ2TT" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~slack-marketplace-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-slack-marketplace-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~slack-marketplace-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-slack-marketplace-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~slack-marketplace-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-slack-marketplace-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", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "byCategory", "featured", "byAppId" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select what to scrape: search by keyword, browse a category, or get featured/top apps.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for (used in 'search' mode). E.g. 'github', 'jira', 'zoom'." }, "category": { "title": "Category", "type": "string", "description": "Category to browse (used in 'byCategory' mode). Accepts human-readable names (e.g. 'analytics', 'developer tools', 'security & compliance') or full slugs (e.g. 'At0G5YTKU2-analytics'). Available: analytics, communication, developer tools, productivity, project management, sales, marketing, finance, design, customer support, HR & team culture, health & wellness, office management, file management, security & compliance, brilliant bots, social & fun, travel, voice & video, media & news, AI apps & assistants, enterprise ready apps." }, "appIds": { "title": "App IDs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Slack app IDs to look up (used in 'byAppId' mode). E.g. ['A0F7XDUAZ', 'A0HBTUUPK']." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of apps to scrape.", "default": 20 }, "pricingFilter": { "title": "Pricing Filter", "enum": [ "", "free", "freemium", "paid" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter apps by pricing type (optional).", "default": "" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```