# App Store & Google Play Scraper: Search, Details & Top Charts (`firehazard/app-store-scraper`) Actor

Search the Apple App Store and Google Play by keyword with rank positions, get full app details (ratings, installs, versions, prices, developer info), and pull App Store top charts by country and category. One clean format for both stores.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/firehazard/app-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Fire Hazard](https://apify.com/firehazard) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.05 / 1,000 apps

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## App Store & Google Play Scraper: Search, Details & Top Charts

Get app data from the **Apple App Store and Google Play in one run, in one clean format**:

- **Search by keyword, with rank.** See which apps rank for "habit tracker" (or any keyword), in what order, in each country. Run it on a schedule to track your keyword rankings over time.
- **App details.** Ratings, rating counts, installs, price, in-app purchases, ads, version, release and update dates, size, category, developer website and support email.
- **App Store top charts.** Top free, top paid and top grossing, overall or by category (Games, Finance, Health & Fitness, ...), for any country.

### What you can use it for

- **App store optimization (ASO):** track where your app and competitors rank for your target keywords.
- **Competitor research:** compare ratings, pricing, update frequency and monetization across both stores.
- **Market research:** see what's climbing the top-grossing charts in a category or country.
- **Lead generation:** find app developers in a niche, with their website and published support email.
- **Data for AI and dashboards:** one schema for both stores, ready for Sheets, BI tools or AI agents.

Need the **reviews** too? Use the sister actor **App Store & Google Play Review Monitor** (firehazard/app-review-monitor).

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `mode` | `search`, `details` or `charts` |
| `searchTerms` | Keywords (search mode) |
| `apps` | App Store / Google Play links, Apple IDs or package names (details mode) |
| `chart` / `chartGenreId` | Top free / paid / grossing, optional category (charts mode, App Store) |
| `stores` | App Store, Google Play, or both (search mode) |
| `countries` | Two-letter codes, default `["us"]` |
| `language` | Google Play language, default `en` |
| `maxResults` | Max apps per keyword or chart (default 50) |
| `fullDetails` | Fetch full details for Google Play search results (default on) |

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": ["habit tracker", "budget app"],
  "stores": ["appStore", "googlePlay"],
  "countries": ["us", "gb"],
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Output

One item per app. Both stores share the same fields (a field is `null` when that store doesn't publish it).

```json
{
  "store": "googlePlay",
  "country": "us",
  "appId": "com.spotlightsix.zentimerlite2",
  "title": "Insight Timer - Meditation App",
  "developer": "Insight Network Inc",
  "developerWebsite": "https://insighttimer.com",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "ratingCount": 263532,
  "installs": "10,000,000+",
  "price": 0,
  "free": true,
  "inAppPurchases": true,
  "containsAds": false,
  "genre": "Health & Fitness",
  "version": "20.40.0",
  "updated": "2026-10-22T14:51:13+00:00",
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerm": "meditation",
  "rank": 1
}
```

A per-query summary (status, app count, errors) is saved to the run's key-value store as `SUMMARY`.

### Pricing

You pay a small fee per app returned, plus a tiny fee per run. No subscription.

### Limits and notes

- **App Store**: up to 200 apps per keyword and per chart. Search order comes from Apple's public search API and can differ slightly from what an iPhone shows.
- **Google Play**: keyword search returns about 20-30 apps (Google's own limit). Google Play top charts aren't publicly available, so charts are App Store only.
- Collects only publicly listed store data, with no logins. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and the stores' terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search returns apps in the order each store ranks them for your keyword. Charts are App Store only.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Used in Search mode. Each keyword is searched in every chosen store and country.

## `apps` (type: `array`):

App Store or Google Play links, Apple app IDs or Google Play package names.

## `chart` (type: `string`):

App Store chart to fetch in Charts mode.

## `chartGenreId` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for all apps.

## `stores` (type: `array`):

Used in Search mode.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Two-letter country codes.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Two-letter language code for Google Play results.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

App Store returns up to 200 per keyword and per chart. Google Play search returns about 20-30 per keyword (Google's own limit).

## `fullDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetches ratings count, installs, version and developer info for each Google Play search result. Slower; turn off for a quick list.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "apps": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580",
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "chart": "topFree",
  "stores": [
    "appStore",
    "googlePlay"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "fullDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `apps` (type: `string`):

One item per app, with rank for search and chart results.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Per query: status, number of apps, and any error message.

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "habit tracker"
    ],
    "apps": [
        "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580",
        "com.spotify.music"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ],
    "maxResults": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("firehazard/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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"],
    "apps": [
        "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580",
        "com.spotify.music",
    ],
    "countries": ["us"],
    "maxResults": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("firehazard/app-store-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "apps": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580",
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxResults": 20
}' |
apify call firehazard/app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,firehazard/app-store-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/X1mAtoSLIBguyThWi/builds/AERLIGsDNRzqD0Zbs/openapi.json