Apple App Store Search Scraper

Search the Apple App Store by keyword and get a clean list of matching apps — title, developer, price, star rating, rating count, genre, version, size, release/update dates, icon, screenshots, and a description snippet — as fast JSON. No login, no browser to run, no API key from Apple.

Point it at any keyword (photo editor, budget tracker, meditation) and any storefront (us, gb, de, jp) and it returns the top matching apps with full metadata for each — no per-app page fetch needed.

Pricing: $1.00 per 1,000 results (pay per result). You're only charged for apps actually returned — an empty search costs nothing.

What you get

Every result is one app:

Field	Description
app_id	Apple numeric app id (trackId)
bundle_id	App bundle identifier (e.g. com.burbn.instagram)
title	App name
developer	Developer / artist name
seller	Seller name
url	App Store page URL
rating	Average user rating (0–5)
rating_count	Total number of ratings
price / formatted_price / currency	Price, localized price string, currency
free	true if the app is free
genre / genres	Primary genre and full genre list
content_rating	Age/content rating
version	Current version
size_bytes	Download size in bytes
release_date / updated	First release and latest-update dates (ISO 8601)
icon	App icon URL (512px)
screenshots	Up to 10 iPhone screenshot URLs
description	Description snippet (first ~500 chars)

Input

Field	Required	Description
query	✓	Keyword to search the App Store for
country		Storefront code — us, gb, de, jp, … (default us)
max_results		How many apps to return, 1–50 (default 20)

{ "query": "photo editor", "country": "us", "max_results": 20 }

Example output

{
  "app_id": 587366035,
  "title": "Facetune: AI Photo & Video Edit",
  "developer": "Lightricks Ltd.",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id587366035",
  "rating": 4.76,
  "rating_count": 1183254,
  "price": 0,
  "formatted_price": "Free",
  "currency": "USD",
  "free": true,
  "genre": "Photo & Video",
  "version": "3.5.1",
  "updated": "2026-07-08T12:00:00Z"
}

How to run it

API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/good-apis~apple-app-store-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"photo editor","country":"us","max_results":20}'

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("good-apis/apple-app-store-search-scraper").call(
    run_input={"query": "photo editor", "country": "us", "max_results": 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["title"], item["rating"], item["developer"])

Node.js:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('good-apis/apple-app-store-search-scraper').call({
  query: 'photo editor', country: 'us', max_results: 20,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(a => console.log(a.title, a.rating, a.developer));

FAQ

Do I need a login or an Apple API key? No — it reads the public App Store catalog.

How many results can I get? Up to 50 per keyword. For broad coverage, run several related keywords.

Does country change the results? Yes — each storefront has its own catalog, availability, pricing, and language. Set country to the storefront you care about.

What if my keyword matches nothing? The run succeeds with an empty dataset — you're not charged for zero results.

Do you also have app details and reviews? Yes — see the Apple App Store App Info Scraper (full listing for one app) and the Apple App Store Reviews Scraper (customer reviews).