# Aptoide Ultimate API (`dev00/aptoide-ultimate-api`) Actor

Unlock programmatic access to Aptoide's massive Android repository. Search apps, extract metadata, pull top charts, get recommendations, retrieve store apps, scrape reviews, and track old version files.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dev00/aptoide-ultimate-api.md
- **Developed by:** [dev00](https://apify.com/dev00) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.50 / 1,000 aptoide api queries

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## 📱 Aptoide Ultimate API — Android App Store Scraper & Data Extractor

Unlock programmatic access to Aptoide's massive Android app repository. Search apps, extract deep metadata, pull top charts, get recommendations, scrape reviews, track old versions, and fetch store apps — all in one powerful Actor.

---

### 🌟 Key Features

* **App Search Engine**: Query Aptoide's global app repository using keywords. Built-in cursor pagination supports up to 100 results per request.
* **Deep App Metadata**: Retrieve comprehensive details for any application by App ID or Package Name — developer info, file sizes, APK paths, malware ranks, MD5 checksums, OBB files, and more.
* **Top Charts & Rankings**: Pull top-downloaded or trending apps/games sorted by popularity, customizable by category/group.
* **Smart Recommendations**: Discover alternative or related apps based on any package name.
* **Bulk Review Scraping**: Extract up to 1,000 user reviews per request with ratings, timestamps, and reviewer details.
* **Version History Tracking**: List all historical versions with version codes, upload dates, and direct APK download links.
* **Store Catalog Extraction**: Fetch up to 1,000 apps maintained by any specific Aptoide store.
* **Zero Browser Automation**: Ultra-lightweight, high-performance, and pay-per-event pricing.
* **Tabular Dataset Formatting**: All results organized in clean visual tables inside your Apify Console.

---

### 🛠️ How It Works

This Actor integrates with an edge-optimized Cloudflare Worker backend, executing direct HTTP requests to Aptoide's cache gateway endpoints (`ws75-cache.aptoide.com` and `ws75.aptoide.com`). It automatically handles multi-page cursor pagination, serializes complex payloads, and returns clean, developer-friendly JSON arrays instantly.

---

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Endpoint** | `select` | Choose the target API endpoint to query. | `search` |
| **Search Query** | `string` | App name keyword (e.g. 'whatsapp'). Used in `/search`. | `whatsapp` |
| **App ID** | `string` | The unique Aptoide App ID (e.g. '74725267'). Used in `/app/details`. Required if Package Name is not provided. | — |
| **Package Name** | `string` | Android package name (e.g. 'com.whatsapp'). Used in `/app/details`, `/recommendations`, `/reviews`, `/app/versions`. Required if App ID is not provided. | — |
| **Store ID** | `string` | Aptoide store identifier (e.g. '3823613'). Used in `/store/apps`. | — |
| **Group ID** | `string` | Category or group ID for top charts (e.g. '1' for Top Apps, '2' for Top Games). Used in `/top`. | `1` |
| **Sort** | `string` | Sort order for top charts (e.g. 'pdownloads'). Used in `/top`. | `pdownloads` |
| **Count** | `integer` | Maximum items to retrieve (1–1000). | `40` |

#### Available Endpoints

| Endpoint | Required Input | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `search` | `query` | Search Aptoide's app repository by keyword. |
| `app/details` | `app_id` or `package_name` | Get deep metadata for a specific application by App ID or Package Name. |
| `top` | _(optional: group_id, sort)_ | Retrieve top-downloaded app charts. |
| `recommendations` | `package_name` | Get recommended alternative apps. |
| `reviews` | `package_name` | Scrape user reviews and ratings. |
| `app/versions` | `package_name` | List all historical versions of an app. |
| `store/apps` | `store_id` | Fetch all apps in a specific store. |

#### Input JSON Example
```json
{
  "endpoint": "search",
  "query": "whatsapp",
  "count": 40
}
````

***

### 📤 Output Data Structure

Each dataset row includes enriched metadata fields extracted dynamically based on the endpoint used:

#### Search / Top / Store Apps Output Example

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "endpoint": "search",
  "query_or_id": "whatsapp",
  "app_id": 74725267,
  "name": "WhatsApp Messenger",
  "package_name": "com.whatsapp",
  "icon": "https://pool.img.aptoide.com/catappult/abc123.png",
  "downloads": 5000000000,
  "rating": 4.3,
  "store_name": "catappult",
  "version_name": "2.24.8.72"
}
```

#### Reviews Output Example

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "endpoint": "reviews",
  "query_or_id": "com.whatsapp",
  "review_title": "Great app",
  "review_body": "Works perfectly on my device",
  "review_rating": 5
}
```

***

### 💳 Monetization & Cost

This Actor utilizes the **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)** pricing model on the Apify Store:

- **Base Pricing**: Only **$0.50 per 1,000 requests** (`$0.0005` per event).
- **No Server Run Costs**: You only pay per successful query event. If the query fails, you pay nothing!

# Actor input Schema

## `endpoint` (type: `string`):

Choose the target query endpoint you wish to run.

## `query` (type: `string`):

App name keyword to search for (e.g. 'pubg', 'whatsapp'). Used in /search.

## `app_id` (type: `string`):

The unique Aptoide App ID (e.g. '74725267'). Used in /app/details. Required if package\_name is not provided.

## `package_name` (type: `string`):

The Android package name (e.g. 'com.whatsapp'). Used in /app/details, /recommendations, /reviews, and /app/versions. Required if app\_id is not provided for /app/details.

## `store_id` (type: `string`):

The Aptoide store identifier (e.g. '3823613'). Used in /store/apps.

## `group_id` (type: `string`):

The category or group ID for top charts (e.g. '1' for Top Apps, '2' for Top Games). Used in /top.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort order for top charts (e.g. 'pdownloads' for popular downloads). Used in /top.

## `count` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to retrieve. Handles recursive internal pagination automatically.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "endpoint": "search",
  "query": "whatsapp",
  "group_id": "1",
  "sort": "pdownloads",
  "count": 40
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `keyValueStoreResult` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "whatsapp"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dev00/aptoide-ultimate-api").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 = { "query": "whatsapp" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dev00/aptoide-ultimate-api").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 '{
  "query": "whatsapp"
}' |
apify call dev00/aptoide-ultimate-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dev00/aptoide-ultimate-api",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Aptoide Ultimate API",
        "description": "Unlock programmatic access to Aptoide's massive Android repository. Search apps, extract metadata, pull top charts, get recommendations, retrieve store apps, scrape reviews, and track old version files.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "ory6WxaCxojO7IEqi"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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            "post": {
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                            }
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dev00~aptoide-ultimate-api/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-dev00-aptoide-ultimate-api",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
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                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
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                                }
                            }
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dev00~aptoide-ultimate-api/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-dev00-aptoide-ultimate-api",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "endpoint"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "endpoint": {
                        "title": "API Endpoint Pathway",
                        "enum": [
                            "search",
                            "app/details",
                            "top",
                            "recommendations",
                            "reviews",
                            "app/versions",
                            "store/apps"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Choose the target query endpoint you wish to run.",
                        "default": "search"
                    },
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "App name keyword to search for (e.g. 'pubg', 'whatsapp'). Used in /search."
                    },
                    "app_id": {
                        "title": "App ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The unique Aptoide App ID (e.g. '74725267'). Used in /app/details. Required if package_name is not provided."
                    },
                    "package_name": {
                        "title": "Package Name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The Android package name (e.g. 'com.whatsapp'). Used in /app/details, /recommendations, /reviews, and /app/versions. Required if app_id is not provided for /app/details."
                    },
                    "store_id": {
                        "title": "Store ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The Aptoide store identifier (e.g. '3823613'). Used in /store/apps."
                    },
                    "group_id": {
                        "title": "Category / Group ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The category or group ID for top charts (e.g. '1' for Top Apps, '2' for Top Games). Used in /top.",
                        "default": "1"
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Sort Order",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Sort order for top charts (e.g. 'pdownloads' for popular downloads). Used in /top.",
                        "default": "pdownloads"
                    },
                    "count": {
                        "title": "Result Limit",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of items to retrieve. Handles recursive internal pagination automatically.",
                        "default": 40
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
