# Apple App Store Scraper: Search, App Details & Top Charts (`hirethomas/apple-app-store-search-charts`) Actor

Search the Apple App Store by keyword, look up apps by ID or bundle ID, and pull Top Free / Top Paid charts for any country. Returns ratings, rating counts, price, developer, version, release dates, size, genres, screenshots. Official Apple data, fast, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hirethomas/apple-app-store-search-charts.md
- **Developed by:** [Brindlewave Data](https://apify.com/hirethomas) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, Developer tools
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.80 / 1,000 app results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Apple App Store Scraper: Search, App Details & Top Charts

Get clean App Store data in seconds: search apps by keyword, look up any app by ID or bundle ID, and download the **Top Free** and **Top Paid** charts for any country.

Data comes from Apple's own public iTunes Search/Lookup API and Apple's public chart feeds, so it is fast and stable. No login, no browser, no proxies needed.

### What you can do

- **ASO and keyword research**: see which apps rank for a keyword, their ratings and rating counts.
- **Competitor tracking**: watch version, release notes, price and rating changes for a list of apps.
- **Market research**: pull Top 100 Free/Paid charts in several countries and compare.
- **Lead lists of app publishers**: developer name, App Store developer page and developer website (company info published by Apple).

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| searchTerms | `["habit tracker", "budget app"]` | up to 200 results per term |
| appIds | `["284882215", "com.spotify.client"]` | numeric ID or bundle ID |
| charts | `["top-free", "top-paid"]` | up to 100 ranked apps each |
| countries | `["us", "gb", "de"]` | 2-letter store codes |
| maxResultsPerSearch | `50` | 1-200 |
| maxItems | `0` | total cap, 0 = no cap |

### Output (one row per app)

```json
{
  "appId": 1234567890,
  "bundleId": "com.example.habits",
  "name": "Example Habit Tracker",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/.../id1234567890",
  "developer": "Example Inc.",
  "developerWebsite": "https://example.com",
  "price": 0, "currency": "USD", "free": true,
  "rating": 4.8, "ratingCount": 51234,
  "primaryGenre": "Health & Fitness",
  "version": "3.2.1",
  "currentVersionReleaseDate": "2026-09-30T07:00:00Z",
  "releaseNotes": "...", "description": "...",
  "sizeBytes": 84123648, "minimumOsVersion": "16.0",
  "iconUrl": "...", "screenshotUrls": ["..."],
  "country": "us", "source": "search", "searchTerm": "habit tracker", "chartRank": null
}
```

`source` is `search`, `lookup` or `chart:top-free` / `chart:top-paid`; chart rows carry `chartRank`.

### Pricing

You pay per app returned. No start fee. Set `maxItems` to cap a run.

### Limits

- Apple caps keyword search at 200 apps per term and charts at 100 apps.
- App reviews are not included (this actor returns app-level data only).
- If an app is not sold in a country, it is skipped for that country with a log line.

### Questions or a missing field?

Open an issue on the Issues tab; we usually answer within a day.

#### FAQ

##### How do I scrape Apple App Store search results?

Add keywords to `searchTerms` and pick countries. Each app comes back with its rating, rating count, price, developer, version and release dates.

##### Can I get the App Store top charts?

Yes. Choose Top Free or Top Paid in `charts` for any country and set `chartLimit`.

##### Can I look up an app by bundle ID?

Yes. Put numeric app IDs or bundle IDs (for example `com.spotify.client`) in `appIds`.

##### Is this useful for ASO and competitor research?

Yes. Track where competitors rank for your keywords, watch rating counts over time, and spot new apps entering the charts by scheduling a daily run.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search, like you would in the App Store (e.g. 'habit tracker').

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

Numeric App Store IDs (from the app URL, e.g. 284882215) or bundle IDs (e.g. com.burbn.instagram).

## `charts` (type: `array`):

Apple top charts to download (up to 100 apps each, ranked).

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Two-letter App Store country codes (us, gb, de, fr, jp, br...). Each country is fetched separately.

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Apple returns at most 200 per search.

## `chartLimit` (type: `integer`):

How many ranked apps to fetch per chart (max 100).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many apps (0 = no limit). Useful to cap cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
  "chartLimit": 100,
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `apps` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "habit tracker"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hirethomas/apple-app-store-search-charts").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"],
    "countries": ["us"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hirethomas/apple-app-store-search-charts").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ]
}' |
apify call hirethomas/apple-app-store-search-charts --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hirethomas/apple-app-store-search-charts"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2hQ8kQUSbA1opvIsU/builds/59yfrr8OpWkb9oe2k/openapi.json