# Shopify App Store Scraper — Apps & Reviews (`ethanteague/shopify-app-store-scraper`) Actor
Scrape Shopify App Store apps and merchant reviews: ratings, review text with store name/country/tenure, pricing plans, developer info. Track competitors, monitor churn complaints, validate app ideas.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/ethanteague/shopify-app-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ethan Teague](https://apify.com/ethanteague) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 review scrapeds
This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
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/docs.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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
## Shopify App Store Scraper — Apps & Reviews
Scrape the **Shopify App Store** into clean, flat JSON: full app profiles and every merchant review — with the reviewer's **store name, country, and time using the app** attached. Built for app developers, agencies, and investors doing competitive intelligence on the Shopify ecosystem.
### What you can scrape
| Item | Fields |
|---|---|
| **App details** | Name, description, star rating, review count, developer name + partner URL, launch date, monthly plan prices, free-plan flag, Built-for-Shopify badge, categories |
| **Merchant reviews** | Star rating, date, full review text, **reviewing store's name**, country, and how long they'd used the app |
### Why this scraper
- **Churn intelligence, not just star counts.** Reviews come with store identity and tenure — see exactly *which* merchants are leaving a competitor and *why*, week by week.
- **Monitoring-ready.** The `reviewsNewerThan` cutoff plus star filters (e.g. only 1–2★) make a weekly "new complaints about competitor X" pipeline a single scheduled run.
- **Flat output** — one-click CSV/Excel export, no nested JSON to wrangle.
- **Honest pay-per-result pricing** — you pay for delivered items only.
### Use cases
- Track a competitor's negative reviews as a **lead source or churn-watch** (the reviewers are named merchants).
- Validate an app idea: pull every recent review in a category and mine complaint patterns before writing code.
- Portfolio monitoring for agencies/investors: ratings, velocity, and pricing across dozens of apps on a schedule.
- Feed an AI agent fresh app-market data through the Apify API or MCP.
### Example input
```json
{
"appUrls": ["klaviyo-email-marketing", "https://apps.shopify.com/stockie"],
"includeAppDetails": true,
"includeReviews": true,
"maxReviewsPerApp": 200,
"reviewsNewerThan": "2026-01-01",
"starFilters": ["1", "2"]
}
````
### Example output
App item:
```json
{
"type": "app",
"appSlug": "stockie",
"url": "https://apps.shopify.com/stockie",
"name": "Stockie Inventory Management",
"rating": 4.9,
"ratingCount": 92,
"developer": "Plutonian",
"launched": "July 19, 2021",
"monthlyPricesUsd": [4.99, 9.99, 29.99, 59.99],
"freePlanAvailable": true,
"builtForShopify": true,
"categories": ["sales-channels", "finding-products", "selling-products"]
}
```
Review item:
```json
{
"type": "review",
"appSlug": "stockie",
"store": "Woolyn",
"country": "United States",
"tenure": "4 days using the app",
"date": "July 15, 2026",
"dateIso": "2026-07-15",
"stars": 4,
"text": "Pros: The most robust PO ordering system and the closest to Stocky that I've found..."
}
```
### Pricing
| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.001 per run |
| App scraped | $0.005 (= $5 per 1,000 apps) |
| Review scraped | $0.002 (= **$2 per 1,000 reviews**) |
Example: a competitor's full profile + its latest 500 reviews ≈ **$1.01**. Set a *Maximum total charge* on any run to hard-cap spend.
### Use it via API
```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/USERNAME~shopify-app-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"appUrls": ["stockie"], "maxReviewsPerApp": 50}'
```
Works with the Apify JavaScript/Python clients, schedules, webhooks, and integrations (Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, LangChain), and it's callable as an AI-agent tool via the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp).
### FAQ
**Is this allowed?** The actor reads public listing pages at polite request rates with automatic backoff. You're responsible for complying with applicable laws and terms for your use case.
**How fresh is the data?** Live at request time — nothing cached.
**Reviews stop earlier than my max.** That's the `reviewsNewerThan` cutoff working: reviews are collected newest-first and the run stops at your date instead of burning budget on old pages.
**Need categories, search results, or developer replies?** Open an issue on the **Issues** tab — those are next on the roadmap, and I typically respond within a day.
# Actor input Schema
## `appUrls` (type: `array`):
Shopify apps to scrape — full URLs (https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo-email-marketing) or just slugs (klaviyo-email-marketing).
## `includeAppDetails` (type: `boolean`):
Push one item per app with rating, review count, developer, launch date, pricing plans, categories, and Built-for-Shopify badge.
## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`):
Push merchant reviews with store name, country, time using the app, star rating, date, and full text.
## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`):
Reviews are collected newest-first.
## `reviewsNewerThan` (type: `string`):
Stop collecting once reviews get older than this date, e.g. 2026-01-01. Great for weekly monitoring runs. Optional.
## `starFilters` (type: `array`):
Only collect reviews with these star ratings (1–5). E.g. 1 and 2 to monitor complaints/churn signals. Leave empty for all reviews.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Proxy settings. Keep Apify Proxy enabled for reliable results on the platform.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"appUrls": [
"klaviyo-email-marketing"
],
"includeAppDetails": true,
"includeReviews": true,
"maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}
```
# 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 = {
"appUrls": [
"klaviyo-email-marketing"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ethanteague/shopify-app-store-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 = { "appUrls": ["klaviyo-email-marketing"] }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ethanteague/shopify-app-store-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 '{
"appUrls": [
"klaviyo-email-marketing"
]
}' |
apify call ethanteague/shopify-app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ethanteague/shopify-app-store-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Shopify App Store Scraper — Apps & Reviews",
"description": "Scrape Shopify App Store apps and merchant reviews: ratings, review text with store name/country/tenure, pricing plans, developer info. Track competitors, monitor churn complaints, validate app ideas.",
"version": "1.0",
"x-build-id": "Q8jcQciN7ttlvz80i"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/ethanteague~shopify-app-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ethanteague-shopify-app-store-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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/ethanteague~shopify-app-store-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-ethanteague-shopify-app-store-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/ethanteague~shopify-app-store-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-ethanteague-shopify-app-store-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": [
"appUrls"
],
"properties": {
"appUrls": {
"title": "App URLs or slugs",
"type": "array",
"description": "Shopify apps to scrape — full URLs (https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo-email-marketing) or just slugs (klaviyo-email-marketing).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"includeAppDetails": {
"title": "Scrape app details",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Push one item per app with rating, review count, developer, launch date, pricing plans, categories, and Built-for-Shopify badge.",
"default": true
},
"includeReviews": {
"title": "Scrape reviews",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Push merchant reviews with store name, country, time using the app, star rating, date, and full text.",
"default": true
},
"maxReviewsPerApp": {
"title": "Max reviews per app",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 20000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Reviews are collected newest-first.",
"default": 100
},
"reviewsNewerThan": {
"title": "Only reviews newer than (YYYY-MM-DD)",
"type": "string",
"description": "Stop collecting once reviews get older than this date, e.g. 2026-01-01. Great for weekly monitoring runs. Optional."
},
"starFilters": {
"title": "Star filter",
"type": "array",
"description": "Only collect reviews with these star ratings (1–5). E.g. 1 and 2 to monitor complaints/churn signals. Leave empty for all reviews.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "Proxy",
"type": "object",
"description": "Proxy settings. Keep Apify Proxy enabled for reliable results on the platform.",
"default": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}
}
},
"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```