Chrome Web Store Scraper

Scrape public Chrome Web Store search results and extension detail pages for market research, competitive monitoring, security review, and product intelligence.

What does Chrome Web Store Scraper do?

Chrome Web Store Scraper collects structured data from public Chrome Web Store pages.

It can start from search terms, search result URLs, category URLs, or individual extension detail URLs.

The actor returns extension names, IDs, URLs, publishers, categories, ratings, user counts, descriptions, versions, update dates, sizes, icons, screenshots, and source ranking data when available.

Use it to monitor competitors, discover fast-growing extensions, enrich internal software catalogs, and track metadata changes over time.

Who is it for?

• 🧩 Extension marketers comparing competitors in crowded Chrome Web Store categories.
• 🔐 Security researchers reviewing popular extensions and publisher metadata.
• 📈 SaaS growth teams tracking partner, integration, and adjacent-product ecosystems.
• 🛒 Marketplace analysts measuring user counts, ratings, and category positioning.
• 🧪 Product managers validating extension ideas before investing engineering time.
• 🗂️ Data teams building recurring Chrome extension intelligence datasets.

Why use this actor?

• 🚀 Scrape search results and detail pages in one run.
• 📊 Export clean dataset rows instead of copying extension pages manually.
• 🔎 Preserve source query and rank for keyword-position monitoring.
• 🧾 Capture detail fields such as version, last update, size, and long overview.
• 🌍 Use optional language and country parameters for localized Chrome Web Store views.
• 🔁 Run on a schedule to detect rating, user count, or version changes.

Input settings

Setting	JSON key	Type / default	Description
Search queries	searchQueries	array, default ["ad blocker"]	Chrome Web Store search terms, for example competitor keywords or extension categories.
Start URLs	startUrls	array, default [{"url":"https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"}]	Chrome Web Store detail, search, or category URLs to scrape.
Maximum extensions	maxItems	integer, default 10	Maximum number of extension records to save across all searches and URLs.
Fetch extension details	includeDetails	boolean, default true	When enabled, search/category results are enriched by opening each extension detail page for users, version, update date, size, and overview.
Language code	language	string, default "en-US"	Optional Chrome Web Store language code, e.g. en-US, de, fr, ja.
Country code	country	string, default "US"	Optional country code used as the Chrome Web Store gl parameter, e.g. US, GB, DE.

Output fields

JSON key	Label	Type	Description
query	Query	string / null	Output field for query.
rank	Rank	integer / null	Output field for rank.
extensionId	ExtensionId	string / null	Output field for extensionid.
name	Name	string / null	Output field for name.
url	Url	string	Output field for url.
developerName	DeveloperName	string / null	Output field for developername.
developerUrl	DeveloperUrl	string / null	Output field for developerurl.
category	Category	string / null	Output field for category.
rating	Rating	number / null	Output field for rating.
ratingCount	RatingCount	integer / null	Output field for ratingcount.
userCount	UserCount	integer / null	Output field for usercount.
shortDescription	ShortDescription	string / null	Output field for shortdescription.
version	Version	string / null	Output field for version.
lastUpdated	LastUpdated	string / null	Output field for lastupdated.
size	Size	string / null	Output field for size.
privacyPractices	PrivacyPractices	array	Output field for privacypractices.
screenshots	Screenshots	array	Output field for screenshots.
iconUrl	IconUrl	string / null	Output field for iconurl.
sourceUrl	SourceUrl	string	Output field for sourceurl.
scrapedAt	ScrapedAt	string	Output field for scrapedat.

Pricing

This Actor uses Apify pay-per-event pricing. The prices below come from the current Actor pricing configuration. Apify public plans map to Store discount tiers, so the table shows both the user-facing plan context and the pricing tier name. The final price shown in Apify depends on the user account plan and any custom agreement.

Event	What is charged	Price
start	One-time fee charged when a run starts. Covers fixed startup cost (init, proxy warmup, first HTTP setup).	$0.005

Event	What is charged	Free / no discount	Starter / Bronze	Scale / Silver	Business / Gold	Custom / Platinum	Custom / Diamond
item	Charged per item extracted.	$0.07267 / 1,000	$0.06319 / 1,000	$0.04929 / 1,000	$0.03791 / 1,000	$0.02528 / 1,000	$0.01769 / 1,000

Apify may also charge platform usage for compute, storage, proxies, or data transfer outside this Actor pricing. Check the Actor run and the Apify Pricing tab for the exact cost shown to your account.

How to scrape Chrome Web Store search results

1. Open the actor on Apify.
2. Add one or more search queries, such as ad blocker or password manager.
3. Set the maximum number of extensions to save.
4. Keep Fetch extension details enabled if you need version, update date, users, and long descriptions.
5. Click Start.
6. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML.

How to scrape specific extension detail pages

1. Copy Chrome Web Store extension URLs.
2. Paste them into Start URLs.
3. Set maxItems to the number of extensions you want.
4. Run the actor.
5. Review detail fields such as version, lastUpdated, userCount, and description.

Input options

Search queries

Use searchQueries for keyword monitoring and discovery.

Examples:

• ad blocker
• password manager
• coupon finder
• screen recorder
• ai assistant

Start URLs

Use startUrls for Chrome Web Store URLs you already know.

Supported URL types include:

• Extension detail URLs.
• Search result URLs.
• Category or listing URLs that contain extension cards.

Maximum extensions

Use maxItems to control run size and cost.

For first tests, keep this value low.

For production monitoring, increase it to match your keyword list and reporting needs.

Fetch extension details

When includeDetails is enabled, the actor enriches search results by opening each extension detail page.

This gives you more fields, including users, version, update date, size, overview, and screenshots.

Disable it for faster lightweight ranking checks when search card data is enough.

Locale settings

Use language and country to request localized Chrome Web Store pages.

Examples:

• language: en-US, de, fr, ja
• country: US, GB, DE, JP

Ready-to-run examples

• Chrome Web Store Germany Password Managers
• Chrome Web Store Education Study Extensions
• Chrome Web Store Accessibility Extensions
• Chrome Web Store Meeting Transcription Extensions
• Chrome Web Store Seo Marketing Extensions
• Chrome Web Store Grammar Writing Extensions

View all ready-to-run examples

Example input

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ad blocker"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "language": "en-US",
  "country": "US"
}

Example output

{
  "query": "ad blocker",
  "rank": 1,
  "extensionId": "gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
  "name": "AdBlock — block ads across the web",
  "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
  "developerName": "getadblock.com/",
  "category": "Extension > Privacy & Security",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "ratingCount": 296000,
  "userCount": 20000000,
  "shortDescription": "Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free",
  "version": "6.0.0",
  "lastUpdated": "June 20, 2026",
  "size": "12MiB",
  "sourceUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/search/ad%20blocker",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-03T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips for better results

• Start with one or two queries before scaling to a large monitoring list.
• Use specific keywords such as linkedin automation instead of only broad terms like marketing.
• Keep detail enrichment on when you need user counts and version data.
• Turn detail enrichment off for quick rank-only checks.
• Schedule runs weekly or daily for trend monitoring.
• Store historical datasets if you want to detect rating or user-count changes.

Common use cases

Competitor tracking

Track extensions competing for the same Chrome Web Store keywords.

Monitor rank, ratings, user counts, descriptions, and update cadence.

Category research

Collect extension records from category pages and compare categories by popularity.

Use this for market sizing and product idea validation.

Publisher intelligence

Create a dataset of extensions from known publishers or partner categories.

Use developer names and URLs to enrich internal account lists.

Security review

Build a watchlist of high-install extensions and review publisher, update, category, and description changes.

SEO and listing optimization

Compare titles, descriptions, ratings, and screenshots for extensions ranking above your product.

Integrations

Google Sheets

Export the dataset as CSV and import it into Google Sheets for lightweight dashboards.

BigQuery or Snowflake

Use Apify integrations or API exports to load extension records into your warehouse.

Slack alerts

Schedule the actor and trigger alerts when a tracked extension changes version or passes a user-count threshold.

CRM enrichment

Use developer/publisher fields to enrich partner or competitor account lists.

BI dashboards

Combine repeated runs into a trend table for ratings, users, and rank by keyword.

API usage

Run Chrome Web Store Scraper from your own code with the Apify API.

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const input = {
  "searchQueries": [
    "ad blocker"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "language": "en-US"
};

const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/chrome-web-store-scraper').call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
import os

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("fetch_cat/chrome-web-store-scraper").call(run_input={
  "searchQueries": [
    "ad blocker"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "language": "en-US"
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items)

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~chrome-web-store-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries":["ad blocker"],"startUrls":[{"url":"https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"}],"maxItems":10,"includeDetails":true,"language":"en-US"}'

Use with AI agents via MCP

Chrome Web Store Scraper can be used by AI assistants through the hosted Apify MCP server.

Claude Code setup

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/chrome-web-store-scraper"

Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code JSON config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/chrome-web-store-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

• "Run Chrome Web Store Scraper with this input JSON and summarize the dataset."
• "Export the latest Chrome Web Store Scraper results to a table I can review."
• "Schedule this Actor for monitoring and tell me what changed between runs."

Data freshness

Chrome Web Store pages can change frequently.

Run the actor on a schedule if you need fresh market intelligence.

Use scrapedAt to distinguish historical snapshots.

Limits and caveats

• Only public Chrome Web Store data is collected.
• Some fields may be missing when Chrome Web Store does not display them.
• User counts and rating counts are public rounded values.
• Markup and labels can vary by locale.
• Very broad searches may not expose every matching extension.
• The actor does not log in to Google accounts.

Legality

This actor collects publicly available data from Chrome Web Store pages.

You are responsible for using the data in a lawful way, respecting applicable laws, platform terms, privacy rules, and internal compliance policies.

Do not use scraped data for spam, harassment, credential attacks, or other abusive activity.

FAQ and troubleshooting

Why are some fields empty?

Chrome Web Store may not show every field on every page, or a field may be locale-specific.

Enable detail enrichment and try an English locale if you need the fullest metadata.

Why did I get fewer items than maxItems?

The source page may contain fewer visible extension cards, or duplicate extensions may have been skipped across multiple inputs.

Try additional queries or category URLs.

Why are user counts rounded?

Chrome Web Store displays public counts in rounded form, such as 13,000,000 users.

The actor converts visible rounded values into numbers.

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Support

Report bugs, wrong output, blocked runs, or missing fields from the Actor page. Include the Apify run ID or run URL, your input JSON, what you expected, what the Actor returned, and one reproducible public URL so the issue can be tested quickly.