Chrome Extension Review Scraper

Chrome Extension Review Scraper

Introduction

The Chrome Extension Review Scraper is an Apify Actor that gathers user reviews from Chrome Web Store extension pages. Provide one or more review page URLs and proxy settings, and receive a structured JSON array of review details.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
proxyConfiguration	object	Yes	Proxy settings to avoid IP blocks and ensure reliable scraping.
└─ useApifyProxy	boolean	Yes	Whether to route requests through Apify Proxy.
└─ apifyProxyGroups	string[]	No	List of Apify Proxy groups to use (e.g., ["RESIDENTIAL"]).
urls	string[]	Yes	Array of Chrome Web Store “Reviews” page URLs to scrape.

Example Input

{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  },
  "urls": [
    "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/modest-guitar-columns-for/kbdobpkcobapldadlpcjbjijmjnjfddk/reviews?hl=en"
  ]
}

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Output

The Actor returns a JSON array where each element represents one review:

[
  {
    "review_id": "review_1",
    "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/.../reviews?hl=en",
    "reviewer_name": "praise idris",
    "rating": "5 out of 5 stars",
    "review_date": "Apr 6, 2025",
    "review_text": "best app love music",
    "helpfulness": "",
    "developer_reply": null
  },
  {
    "review_id": "review_2",
    "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/.../reviews?hl=en",
    "reviewer_name": "Dhananjayan Sudhakar",
    "rating": "5 out of 5 stars",
    "review_date": "Jan 28, 2025",
    "review_text": "Thanks for building this App. Great App, very useful!",
    "helpfulness": "2 out of 3 found this helpful",
    "developer_reply": null
  }
  // …
]

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Features

• Proxy Integration – Use Apify Proxy to bypass scraping limits and geographic restrictions.
• Batch URL Support – Scrape reviews from multiple extension pages in one run.
• Complete Review Details – Captures reviewer name, rating, date, text, helpfulness and developer replies.
• Structured JSON Output – Consistent schema for easy downstream processing.
• Automatic Retries – Handles transient network or parsing errors seamlessly.

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Possible Use Cases

• Sentiment Analysis on user feedback for feature improvements.
• Developer Monitoring to track new reviews and respond promptly.
• Market Research for extension popularity and user satisfaction trends.
• Quality Assurance to detect bugs or UX issues mentioned by users.
• Dashboarding & Reporting by aggregating review metrics over time.

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Support

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