Chrome Extension Change Monitor Scraper

What this Actor does

Chrome Extension Change Monitor Scraper tracks public Chrome Web Store listings across runs. It compares each extension with its saved observations and reports changes to listing details, publisher information, privacy disclosures, permissions, and versions.

An extension that is removed is reported only when a previous listing exists and the public store returns a not-found response.

Input

Provide extensionIds, public URLs in startUrls, or search terms in queries. Use query or searchQuery for one search term. maxItems limits extension records, maxPages limits listing pages, and maxRequests caps public page requests. maxVersions limits version-history entries kept per extension.

{"extensionIds":["cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"],"maxItems":10,"maxVersions":20}

Use snapshotRetention to limit saved comparison histories. Set resetSnapshots to true to begin a new comparison history. Monitoring always reads extension detail pages because it needs them to compare changes.

See the Input tab for supported URL forms, search options, and locale settings.

Dataset output

Each row contains the current public extension listing and its change status. Common fields include extension ID and URLs, title, description, category, developer and contact details, rating and user counts, version and update information, permissions, privacy disclosures, support links, media, related extensions, and version history.

changeType, changedFields, and changeDetails describe the detected differences. Previous and current values are provided where available.

{
  "extensionId": "cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm",
  "title": "Example Extension",
  "version": "2.1.0",
  "changeType": "changed",
  "changedFields": ["version", "updatedAtText"],
  "changeDetails": [
    {"field":"version","previousValue":"2.0.0","currentValue":"2.1.0"}
  ]
}

Optional values are included only when the public listing provides them. You can download dataset records in JSON, CSV, Excel, or another format supported by Apify. The run output includes the comparison summary and saved snapshots.

Coverage and responsible use

Results reflect public Chrome Web Store listings at run time and only the pages allowed by the selected limits. The Actor does not log in, access private APIs, or infer unavailable facts. Follow Chrome Web Store terms and applicable laws when using the data.