Chrome Web Store public extension scraper

What does the Chrome Web Store Scraper do?

Search the Chrome Web Store or inspect selected public extension listings, returning source-backed identity, description, category, popularity, publisher links, release, manifest, permission, and media data. It does not download extension packages, inspect installed extensions, or access account-only information.

Why use the Chrome Web Store Scraper?

Use the Actor to build extension catalogs, compare public listing metadata, audit publisher and policy links, or monitor release and permission changes. Search and detail modes share one normalized business-record shape, including flat fields for exports and grouped objects for downstream applications. Apify runs, schedules, API access, integrations, and run history can automate collection and monitoring.

What data can the Chrome Web Store Scraper extract?

Data group	Representative properties	Types
Identity and content	extensionId, extensionUrl, listingUrl, extensionName, summary, description	strings
Description metrics and category	descriptionCharacterCount, descriptionWordCount, extensionCategory, categoryPath, categoryDetails.breadcrumbs	integers, strings, string arrays
Popularity	rating, ratingLabel, reviewCount, userCount, userCountText	number, integers, strings
Publisher and policies	developerEmail, websiteUrl, privacyPolicyUrl, publisherLinks[], publisherDetails	strings, objects, object arrays
Release and manifest	version, updatedAt, updatedAtText, sizeBytes, permissions[], hostPermissions[], permissionsDetails	date, strings, integers, arrays, objects
Media	extensionIconUrl, imageUrl, imageUrls[], mediaDetails.images	URLs and arrays
Grouped details	identityDetails, categoryDetails, ratingDetails, publisherDetails, releaseDetails, permissionsDetails, mediaDetails	objects

Fields are included only when supported by the public page. Detail-enriched records commonly contain 20 or more properties; the live example below contains 49 top-level properties. The source may omit publisher, language, or manifest values, so the Actor does not infer missing details.

How to scrape the Chrome Web Store

1. Open the Actor's Input tab and choose search or details mode.
2. For search, enter a query. To choose exact sources instead, provide official Store URLs or extension IDs; explicit sources take precedence over the generated query URL.
3. Set the item and page limits. Turn on detail fetching only when search-result data alone is not enough.
4. Start the Actor and inspect the dataset and run summary.

How much will it cost to scrape the Chrome Web Store?

Apify run costs depend on the account plan and actual resource use; this Actor does not promise a fixed price. Each search page uses a request, and each attempted detail enrichment can use one more. Larger item/page limits, detail requests, response sizes, and slower or retried requests can increase run time and resource use. Start with a small maxItems and maxPages to estimate your workload.

Input

See the Actor's Input tab for the complete configuration. Supported controls are:

• mode: search (default) or details.
• query: search text (default adblock, maximum 200 characters); used when explicit sources are not supplied.
• extensionIds: up to 50 public 32-character extension IDs.
• startUrls: up to 50 objects shaped as {"url":"https://chromewebstore.google.com/search/..."} or an official extension detail URL. These sources take precedence over the generated query source.
• page: one-based starting search page, from 1 to 1000 (default 1).
• maxPages: pages per search source, from 1 to 10 (default 1).
• maxItems: global maximum normal records across sources, from 1 to 100 (default 10).
• includeDetails: fetch additional detail pages for search results (default false). A direct detail URL or ID is parsed regardless of this option.
• maxDetailRequests: maximum detail requests across the run, from 0 to 100 (default 10).
• maxRequests: hard total request cap across search and detail pages, from 1 to 200 (default 21 with default limits). If omitted, runtime adjusts the default to the configured item, detail, and page limits.
• includeMedia and includePageText: keep public image URLs and listing text (both default true).
• language: Store locale (default en-US, maximum 20 characters).
• proxyConfiguration: optional explicit Apify or custom proxy routing. Requests are direct when omitted; an empty configuration is rejected, and a configured proxy failure does not silently fall back to direct access.

Example search input:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "ad blocker",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxDetailRequests": 10,
  "maxRequests": 11,
  "includeMedia": true,
  "includePageText": true,
  "language": "en-US"
}

maxItems is global, maxPages is per search source, and detail/request caps apply across the run. Records are deduplicated by extension ID. maxRequests includes both search and detail requests. Detail fetching is opt-in to limit additional page requests.

Output

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

This illustrative record combines common listing and detail fields. Listing counts, versions, and dates can change:

{
  "extensionId": "gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
  "extensionUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
  "listingUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-%E2%80%94-block-ads-acros/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
  "extensionName": "AdBlock — block ads across the web",
  "description": "Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free",
  "summary": "Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free",
  "rating": 4.473243997381928,
  "ratingLabel": "4.47 out of 5",
  "reviewCount": 290290,
  "userCount": 64000000,
  "extensionCategory": "workflow",
  "categoryPath": "productivity/workflow",
  "externalLinkUrls": [
    "https://www.dnb.com/duns.html",
    "https://getadblock.com/privacy/",
    "https://getadblock.com/support/"
  ],
  "externalLinkCount": 3,
  "version": "6.46.1",
  "manifestName": "__MSG_name__",
  "manifestAuthor": "Adblock, Inc.",
  "manifestVersion": "6.46.1",
  "manifestVersionNumber": 3,
  "permissions": [
    "alarms",
    "contextMenus",
    "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess",
    "idle",
    "notifications",
    "scripting",
    "storage",
    "tabs",
    "unlimitedStorage",
    "webNavigation",
    "webRequest"
  ],
  "permissionCount": 11,
  "manifestPermissions": [
    "alarms",
    "contextMenus",
    "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess",
    "idle",
    "notifications",
    "scripting",
    "storage",
    "tabs",
    "unlimitedStorage",
    "webNavigation",
    "webRequest"
  ],
  "manifestPermissionCount": 11,
  "hostPermissions": ["<all_urls>"],
  "hostPermissionCount": 1,
  "manifestHasBackground": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3WssruYpy1oFSsMEQol5IZFGPYI7uYgwfekPl85NqKaUxu2bJsveNdO9oII2fYeBgznWbL-X5AtBidNa9ddFowwd7pM",
  "extensionIconUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgNKV-3VMXD556WVUiWSbcukQQN-il4Zlqq03efTjG2B5j9YP7Fxr3idTQ_G0JFD7E6o4TMwvTQTleDn_8UdFLf5VQ",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgNKV-3VMXD556WVUiWSbcukQQN-il4Zlqq03efTjG2B5j9YP7Fxr3idTQ_G0JFD7E6o4TMwvTQTleDn_8UdFLf5VQ",
    "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3WssruYpy1oFSsMEQol5IZFGPYI7uYgwfekPl85NqKaUxu2bJsveNdO9oII2fYeBgznWbL-X5AtBidNa9ddFowwd7pM",
    "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgNKV-3VMXD556WVUiWSbcukQQN-il4Zlqq03efTjG2B5j9YP7Fxr3idTQ_G0JFD7E6o4TMwvTQTleDn_8UdFLf5VQ=s128-rj-sc0x00ffffff"
  ],
  "imageCount": 3,
  "position": 1,
  "descriptionCharacterCount": 53,
  "descriptionWordCount": 10,
  "userCountText": "64,000,000",
  "developerEmail": "help@getadblock.com",
  "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://getadblock.com/privacy/",
  "publisherLinks": [
    {
      "label": "Learn more",
      "type": "other",
      "linkUrl": "https://www.dnb.com/duns.html",
      "domain": "www.dnb.com"
    },
    {
      "label": "privacy policy",
      "type": "privacy_policy",
      "linkUrl": "https://getadblock.com/privacy/",
      "domain": "getadblock.com"
    },
    {
      "label": "support site",
      "type": "support",
      "linkUrl": "https://getadblock.com/support/",
      "domain": "getadblock.com"
    }
  ],
  "hasPrivacyPolicy": true,
  "updatedAt": "2026-09-22",
  "updatedAtText": "September 22, 2026",
  "size": "76.22MiB",
  "sizeBytes": 79922463,
  "identityDetails": {
    "extensionId": "gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
    "listingUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-%E2%80%94-block-ads-acros/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom",
    "name": "AdBlock — block ads across the web",
    "summary": "Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free",
    "description": "Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free"
  },
  "categoryDetails": {
    "extensionCategory": "workflow",
    "path": "productivity/workflow",
    "breadcrumbs": ["productivity", "workflow"]
  },
  "ratingDetails": {
    "average": 4.473243997381928,
    "label": "4.47 out of 5",
    "reviewCount": 290290,
    "userCount": 64000000,
    "userCountText": "64,000,000"
  },
  "publisherDetails": {
    "email": "help@getadblock.com",
    "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://getadblock.com/privacy/",
    "publisherLinks": [
      {
        "label": "Learn more",
        "type": "other",
        "linkUrl": "https://www.dnb.com/duns.html",
        "domain": "www.dnb.com"
      },
      {
        "label": "privacy policy",
        "type": "privacy_policy",
        "linkUrl": "https://getadblock.com/privacy/",
        "domain": "getadblock.com"
      },
      {
        "label": "support site",
        "type": "support",
        "linkUrl": "https://getadblock.com/support/",
        "domain": "getadblock.com"
      }
    ]
  },
  "releaseDetails": {
    "version": "6.46.1",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-22",
    "updatedAtText": "September 22, 2026",
    "size": "76.22MiB",
    "sizeBytes": 79922463
  },
  "permissionsDetails": {
    "permissions": [
      "alarms",
      "contextMenus",
      "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess",
      "idle",
      "notifications",
      "scripting",
      "storage",
      "tabs",
      "unlimitedStorage",
      "webNavigation",
      "webRequest"
    ],
    "permissionCount": 11,
    "manifestName": "__MSG_name__",
    "manifestAuthor": "Adblock, Inc.",
    "manifestVersion": "6.46.1",
    "manifestVersionNumber": 3,
    "manifestPermissions": [
      "alarms",
      "contextMenus",
      "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess",
      "idle",
      "notifications",
      "scripting",
      "storage",
      "tabs",
      "unlimitedStorage",
      "webNavigation",
      "webRequest"
    ],
    "manifestPermissionCount": 11,
    "hostPermissions": ["<all_urls>"],
    "hostPermissionCount": 1,
    "hasBackground": true
  },
  "mediaDetails": {
    "iconUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgNKV-3VMXD556WVUiWSbcukQQN-il4Zlqq03efTjG2B5j9YP7Fxr3idTQ_G0JFD7E6o4TMwvTQTleDn_8UdFLf5VQ",
    "primaryImageUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3WssruYpy1oFSsMEQol5IZFGPYI7uYgwfekPl85NqKaUxu2bJsveNdO9oII2fYeBgznWbL-X5AtBidNa9ddFowwd7pM",
    "images": [
      "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgNKV-3VMXD556WVUiWSbcukQQN-il4Zlqq03efTjG2B5j9YP7Fxr3idTQ_G0JFD7E6o4TMwvTQTleDn_8UdFLf5VQ",
      "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3WssruYpy1oFSsMEQol5IZFGPYI7uYgwfekPl85NqKaUxu2bJsveNdO9oII2fYeBgznWbL-X5AtBidNa9ddFowwd7pM",
      "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgNKV-3VMXD556WVUiWSbcukQQN-il4Zlqq03efTjG2B5j9YP7Fxr3idTQ_G0JFD7E6o4TMwvTQTleDn_8UdFLf5VQ=s128-rj-sc0x00ffffff"
    ],
    "imageCount": 3
  }
}

The updatedAt value is date-only because the Store exposes a date rather than a precise time. Optional properties may be absent when unavailable.

Tips and advanced options

• Start with small maxItems, maxPages, and maxDetailRequests values, then increase them as needed.
• includeDetails is off by default to limit requests. Search rows still retain structured public fields embedded in the result page.
• The maxRequests ceiling covers search and detail requests together. When it is reached, the Actor stops scheduling additional requests.
• Media and page text are on by default; turn them off if downstream processing does not need them.
• The Actor follows bounded redirects only on official Chrome Web Store HTTPS hosts. It does not log in, solve CAPTCHAs, fingerprint-spoof, fetch publisher websites, or download extension packages.

FAQ, support, and responsible use

• Why is a detail field missing? The public Store page may not expose it, or a detail request may have failed. Missing information is omitted, not guessed; valid search data is retained.
• Why did a run return fewer records? Check the run summary and logs for request limits, empty source pages, malformed content, or access boundaries.
• How do I report a problem? Use the Actor's Issues tab and include the run ID plus a brief description. Use the API tab for programmatic runs and dataset retrieval.
• Can I collect private extension data? No. This Actor reads public listing pages only. Public listings may include publisher contact details; use results for a legitimate purpose and follow applicable privacy law.

Respect Chrome Web Store terms, robots guidance, rate limits, and applicable law. This Actor is not affiliated with Google or the Chrome Web Store. Public listing text, publisher details, links, and media URLs are source content and may change.