# App Store App Search (`josrade/appstore-app-search`) Actor Search and look up Apple App Store apps by name, trackId, or bundleId via Apple's official iTunes Search API. Writes one normalized dataset row per app with icons, screenshots, descriptions, ratings, pricing, and developer metadata. - **URL**: https://apify.com/josrade/appstore-app-search.md - **Developed by:** [jts](https://apify.com/josrade) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ### What this Actor does Search and look up Apple App Store apps by name, trackId, or bundleId via Apple's official iTunes Search API. Writes one normalized dataset row per app with icons, screenshots, descriptions, ratings, pricing, and developer metadata. ### Input example ```json { "mode": "search", "term": "instagram", "bundleIds": [ "com" ], "country": "us", "language": "en_us", "limit": 25, "entity": "software" } ```` ### Input fields Search Apple's App Store by free-text term, lookup by trackId, lookup by bundleId, or batch-search across many terms. Each app becomes one normalized dataset row. - `mode` (string, user input): Operation mode. 'search' is a free-text query; 'lookup-by-id' resolves Apple trackIds; 'lookup-by-bundle' resolves bundle identifiers; 'batch-search' searches every term in 'terms' independently. - `term` (string, user input): Single free-text term used by 'search' mode (app name, keyword, or developer name). - `terms` (array, user input): List of search terms used by 'batch-search' mode. Each term becomes its own search call. - `ids` (array, user input): List of Apple trackIds (numeric) used by 'lookup-by-id' mode. Apple's lookup endpoint accepts comma-separated batches. - `bundleIds` (array, user input): List of iOS bundle identifiers (e.g. com.burbn.instagram) used by 'lookup-by-bundle' mode. - `country` (string, user input): Apple storefront country code. Defaults to 'us'. - `language` (string, user input): Apple language code (e.g. en\_us, ja\_jp). - `limit` (integer, user input): Maximum apps returned per search term (1-200). Apple's API caps at 200. - `entity` (string, user input): App entity type. 'software' is iPhone, 'iPadSoftware' is iPad, 'macSoftware' is macOS. ### Output dataset Each successful upstream response is written to the default dataset. - `input`: Original input value submitted to the upstream API. - `result`: Full upstream API response. ### Developer notes Set `APPSTORE_APP_SEARCH_API_KEY` as an Apify secret environment variable. The Actor forwards it as `X-API-Key` to the upstream API. Use `apiBaseUrl` only for local or staging QA. Production runs default to the deployed API base URL from service.json. For advanced testing, a `requests` array can call explicit API paths; normal users should use the service-specific fields above. ### Run locally ```bash apify run ``` ### Deploy ```bash apify push ``` # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Operation mode. 'search' is a free-text query; 'lookup-by-id' resolves Apple trackIds; 'lookup-by-bundle' resolves bundle identifiers; 'batch-search' searches every term in 'terms' independently. ## `term` (type: `string`): Single free-text term used by 'search' mode (app name, keyword, or developer name). ## `terms` (type: `array`): List of search terms used by 'batch-search' mode. Each term becomes its own search call. ## `ids` (type: `array`): List of Apple trackIds (numeric) used by 'lookup-by-id' mode. Apple's lookup endpoint accepts comma-separated batches. ## `bundleIds` (type: `array`): List of iOS bundle identifiers (e.g. com.burbn.instagram) used by 'lookup-by-bundle' mode. ## `country` (type: `string`): Apple storefront country code. Defaults to 'us'. ## `language` (type: `string`): Apple language code (e.g. en\_us, ja\_jp). ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum apps returned per search term (1-200). Apple's API caps at 200. ## `entity` (type: `string`): App entity type. 'software' is iPhone, 'iPadSoftware' is iPad, 'macSoftware' is macOS. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "term": "instagram", "bundleIds": [ "com" ], "country": "us", "language": "en_us", "limit": 25, "entity": "software" } ``` # 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 = { "mode": "search", "term": "instagram", "bundleIds": [ "com" ], "country": "us", "language": "en_us", "limit": 25, "entity": "software" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("josrade/appstore-app-search").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 = { "mode": "search", "term": "instagram", "bundleIds": ["com"], "country": "us", "language": "en_us", "limit": 25, "entity": "software", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("josrade/appstore-app-search").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 '{ "mode": "search", "term": "instagram", "bundleIds": [ "com" ], "country": "us", "language": "en_us", "limit": 25, "entity": "software" }' | apify call josrade/appstore-app-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=josrade/appstore-app-search", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "App Store App Search", "description": "Search and look up Apple App Store apps by name, trackId, or bundleId via Apple's official iTunes Search API. Writes one normalized dataset row per app with icons, screenshots, descriptions, ratings, pricing, and developer metadata.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "ymGBLEPunY1frhgLv" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/josrade~appstore-app-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-josrade-appstore-app-search", "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/josrade~appstore-app-search/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-josrade-appstore-app-search", "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/josrade~appstore-app-search/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-josrade-appstore-app-search", "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", "required": [ "mode", "term", "terms", "ids", "bundleIds", "country", "language", "limit", "entity" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "lookup-by-id", "lookup-by-bundle", "batch-search" ], "type": "string", "description": "Operation mode. 'search' is a free-text query; 'lookup-by-id' resolves Apple trackIds; 'lookup-by-bundle' resolves bundle identifiers; 'batch-search' searches every term in 'terms' independently.", "default": "search" }, "term": { "title": "Search term", "type": "string", "description": "Single free-text term used by 'search' mode (app name, keyword, or developer name)." }, "terms": { "title": "Search terms", "type": "array", "description": "List of search terms used by 'batch-search' mode. Each term becomes its own search call.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "ids": { "title": "Apple trackIds", "type": "array", "description": "List of Apple trackIds (numeric) used by 'lookup-by-id' mode. Apple's lookup endpoint accepts comma-separated batches.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "bundleIds": { "title": "Bundle IDs", "type": "array", "description": "List of iOS bundle identifiers (e.g. com.burbn.instagram) used by 'lookup-by-bundle' mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "country": { "title": "Country (ISO2)", "type": "string", "description": "Apple storefront country code. Defaults to 'us'.", "default": "us" }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Apple language code (e.g. en_us, ja_jp).", "default": "en_us" }, "limit": { "title": "Result limit per term", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum apps returned per search term (1-200). Apple's API caps at 200.", "default": 25 }, "entity": { "title": "Entity", "enum": [ "software", "iPadSoftware", "macSoftware" ], "type": "string", "description": "App entity type. 'software' is iPhone, 'iPadSoftware' is iPad, 'macSoftware' is macOS.", "default": "software" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```