# Apple App Store Search & App Details (Free) (`fit_melon/app-store-app-lookup`) Actor Search iOS apps on the Apple App Store and extract full details: ratings, price, developer, version, size, genres, release dates, descriptions. Official iTunes Search API, any country storefront. 100% free. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/app-store-app-lookup.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## Apple App Store Search & App Details (Free) Search **iOS apps on the Apple App Store** by keyword — or look up apps directly by ID — and get complete, structured JSON: **ratings and rating counts, price, developer, version, size, genres, release dates, content rating, supported languages** and full descriptions. Works for any country storefront (US, UK, FR, DE, JP…). Built on the official Apple iTunes Search API — stable, fast, no API key. This actor is **100% free**: you only pay your own Apify platform usage. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `queries` | array | Keywords or app names to search. Numeric entries are treated as direct app-ID lookups. | | `country` | string | Two-letter storefront code (`us`, `gb`, `fr`, `de`, `jp`…). Default `us`. | | `maxResults` | integer | Max apps per query (≤ 200). Default `20`. | ### Output One dataset item per app: ```json { "status": "found", "query": "spotify", "appId": 324684580, "name": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts", "bundleId": "com.spotify.client", "developer": "Spotify", "price": 0, "currency": "USD", "free": true, "rating": 4.8, "ratingCount": 32714801, "genres": ["Music", "Entertainment"], "version": "9.0.52", "sizeMB": 155.2, "releaseDate": "2011-07-14T21:22:40Z", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-01T09:00:00Z", "appStoreUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify/id324684580" } ```` `status: "not_found"` and `status: "error"` items are pushed instead of crashing the run. ### Use cases - **ASO / market research**: track competitors' ratings, updates and pricing. - **Lead generation**: build lists of app developers in a niche. - **Monitoring**: detect new versions and release notes of any app. - **Cross-country comparison**: same app across different storefronts. ### Limitations & fair use - Uses Apple's public iTunes Search API (rate-limited to ~20 calls/min; the actor applies polite delays). - Search returns up to 200 apps per term. Reviews are not included — this actor focuses on app metadata. *** **This actor is free** — you only pay standard Apify platform usage. More actors by this developer: [fit\_melon on Apify Store](https://apify.com/fit_melon). # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): App names or keywords to search. A purely numeric entry is treated as a direct app ID lookup (e.g. 324684580). ## `country` (type: `string`): Two-letter country code of the App Store storefront (us, gb, fr, de, jp...). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of apps returned per search term (up to 200). ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "spotify" ], "country": "us", "maxResults": 20 } ``` # 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 = { "queries": [ "spotify" ], "country": "us" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/app-store-app-lookup").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 = { "queries": ["spotify"], "country": "us", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/app-store-app-lookup").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 '{ "queries": [ "spotify" ], "country": "us" }' | apify call fit_melon/app-store-app-lookup --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/app-store-app-lookup", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apple App Store Search & App Details (Free)", "description": "Search iOS apps on the Apple App Store and extract full details: ratings, price, developer, version, size, genres, release dates, descriptions. Official iTunes Search API, any country storefront. 100% free.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "JEkbAL7JDqkSgzeye" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~app-store-app-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-app-store-app-lookup", "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/fit_melon~app-store-app-lookup/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-app-store-app-lookup", "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/fit_melon~app-store-app-lookup/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-app-store-app-lookup", "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": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Search terms or app IDs", "type": "array", "description": "App names or keywords to search. A purely numeric entry is treated as a direct app ID lookup (e.g. 324684580).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "country": { "title": "Country store", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter country code of the App Store storefront (us, gb, fr, de, jp...).", "default": "us" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results per query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of apps returned per search term (up to 200).", "default": 20 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```