# Apple App Store Scraper — Apps, Ratings & Prices (`hipersoft/app-store-scraper`) Actor Search the Apple App Store and scrape app details: title, developer, rating, rating count, price, genre, version, content rating, size, description and icon. Fast clean HTTP via the iTunes API, no key. For iOS app market research and ASO. - **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/app-store-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.0008 / app scraped This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 Scraper — Apps, Ratings, Prices & Metadata Search the Apple App Store and scrape full app details as clean, structured JSON. Give it keywords or specific App Store IDs / URLs and pull title, developer, rating and rating count, price, genre, version, content rating, size, description, icon and more — from any storefront country. It runs on fast, clean HTTP via the public iTunes API, so it's quick and cheap. No account, no API key. Built for iOS market research, ASO teams and app analysts. ### Features - 🔎 **Keyword search** — pass `searches` terms like `"meditation"` or `"vpn"`, one per line, and set how many apps to pull with `maxAppsPerSearch` (up to 200). - 🎯 **Lookup by ID or URL** — target exact apps with `appIds` (e.g. `389801252` or an `apps.apple.com/...id...` URL). - 🌍 **Any storefront** — set `country` (us, gb, de, …) to get local pricing, ratings and availability. - ⭐ **Ratings & reviews count** — captures overall `rating`, `ratingCount` and the current-version rating. - 💵 **Full pricing** — numeric `price`, `formattedPrice`, `currency` and a `free` boolean. - 🗂️ **Rich metadata** — genre, version, content rating, size in bytes, minimum OS, seller, icon and full description. - ⚡ **Fast clean HTTP** — no key and no proxy required; the iTunes API works out of the box. ### What you get Each app is one dataset record like this: ```json { "appId": 1064216828, "bundleId": "com.calm.calmapp", "title": "Calm", "developer": "Calm.com, Inc.", "developerId": 1064216831, "rating": 4.8, "ratingCount": 1892345, "ratingCurrentVersion": 4.7, "price": 0, "formattedPrice": "Free", "free": true, "currency": "USD", "genre": "Health & Fitness", "genres": ["Health & Fitness", "Lifestyle"], "contentRating": "4+", "version": "6.20", "releaseDate": "2024-05-20T12:00:00Z", "minimumOsVersion": "15.0", "sizeBytes": 312456789, "seller": "Calm.com, Inc.", "sellerUrl": "https://www.calm.com", "icon": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/.../512x512bb.jpg", "description": "Calm is the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation...", "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id1064216828" } ```` ### Input ```json { "searches": ["meditation", "vpn"], "appIds": ["389801252"], "maxAppsPerSearch": 30, "country": "us", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` | Field | Description | | --- | --- | | `searches` | Keywords to search the App Store, one per line. | | `appIds` | Specific App Store IDs or URLs to fetch directly. | | `maxAppsPerSearch` | Apps to fetch per search term (max 200). | | `country` | Storefront country code (us, gb, de, …). | | `proxyConfiguration` | Optional — the iTunes API works without a proxy. | ### Use cases - Run competitive and category research for App Store Optimization (ASO). - Track ratings, versions and pricing changes for target apps over time. - Build an app-market dataset across storefront countries. - Feed structured app metadata into dashboards or analytics pipelines. ### Pricing Pay-per-event: you're billed a small amount per run and per item scraped — you only pay for what you get. See the **Pricing** tab for current rates. ### Notes This scraper uses Apple's public iTunes Search/Lookup API and returns only publicly available store data. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Apple; "Apple", "App Store" and "iTunes" are trademarks of Apple Inc. Public data only. # Actor input Schema ## `searches` (type: `array`): Keywords to search the App Store (e.g. "meditation", "vpn"), one per line. ## `appIds` (type: `array`): Specific App Store IDs or URLs (e.g. 389801252 or apps.apple.com/...id389801252). One per line. ## `maxAppsPerSearch` (type: `integer`): Apps to fetch per search term (max 200). ## `country` (type: `string`): Storefront country code (e.g. us, gb, de). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional. The iTunes API works without a proxy. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searches": [ "meditation" ], "appIds": [], "maxAppsPerSearch": 30, "country": "us", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = { "searches": [ "meditation" ], "appIds": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/app-store-scraper").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 = { "searches": ["meditation"], "appIds": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("hipersoft/app-store-scraper").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 '{ "searches": [ "meditation" ], "appIds": [] }' | apify call hipersoft/app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hipersoft/app-store-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apple App Store Scraper — Apps, Ratings & Prices", "description": "Search the Apple App Store and scrape app details: title, developer, rating, rating count, price, genre, version, content rating, size, description and icon. Fast clean HTTP via the iTunes API, no key. For iOS app market research and ASO.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "JADLp8YtrrXrGuw2j" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/hipersoft~app-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-hipersoft-app-store-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/hipersoft~app-store-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-hipersoft-app-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/hipersoft~app-store-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-hipersoft-app-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "searches": { "title": "Searches", "type": "array", "description": "Keywords to search the App Store (e.g. \"meditation\", \"vpn\"), one per line.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "appIds": { "title": "App IDs / URLs (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Specific App Store IDs or URLs (e.g. 389801252 or apps.apple.com/...id389801252). One per line.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxAppsPerSearch": { "title": "Max apps per search", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Apps to fetch per search term (max 200).", "default": 30 }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Storefront country code (e.g. us, gb, de).", "default": "us" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy (optional)", "type": "object", "description": "Optional. The iTunes API works without a proxy.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```