# iOS App Release & Minimum OS Brief by ID (`jpmarketdata/ios-app-release-brief-by-id`) Actor

Check exact iOS app IDs for current version, release age and published minimum OS. Compare a fleet iOS version using public US App Store facts. No reviews or contacts. Unofficial.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/ios-app-release-brief-by-id.md
- **Developed by:** [h ichi](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.40 / 1,000 app release brief createds

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.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

## iOS App Release & Minimum OS Brief by ID

> **Unofficial** — independent tool, **not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple or App Store**. It reads only publicly visible pages. Support, reliability guarantees and the full disclaimer are at the bottom of this page.

Check the published current version, release age, and minimum iOS requirement for an exact app watchlist. Compare the minimum OS with a stated fleet OS. This does not guarantee installation compatibility or app safety.

### Input

Supply 1–10 numeric App Store IDs as strings, targetIosVersion (default18.0), and maxItems1–10 (default3). IDs are deduplicated in input order. maxItems and the available event budget select a prefix before requests. Target OS accepts 1–4 numeric components of up to 4 digits each; application version strings are preserved without semver assumptions. US storefront and English requests only.

### Output

One row includes exact ID/bundle ID, title, source version string, current release date, UTC release age, published minimum OS, target OS, numeric minimum-OS comparison, source and App Store URLs, and fetchedAt. No reviews, ratings, contacts, media, descriptions, release notes or binaries.

### Pricing

$0.0024 per delivered app-release-brief-created row. One primary event; no start or secondary charge.

### Limits

Up to10 exact root iTunes lookup requests plus robots, three-second request spacing,512KiB response cap,30-second request timeout,180-second run,256MB. No RSS, localized lookup routes, search, proxy, login or browser. All selected IDs must validate before any output/charge; missing, blocked, mismatched or malformed results fail explicitly. Delivery failures can leave already delivered, billable rows.

### Privacy and source

Only public application facts are retained. Apple is the source, without affiliation. The official Lookup API is documented, while general Apple Media Services terms contain automated-access restrictions; the scout records this uncertainty and structural guards under existing project policy. No security bypass or media redistribution.

### If something goes wrong

- **Wrong number or a failed run?** Open a ticket on the **Issues** tab. I read every one and reply within 2 business days (Japan time).
- **You never get a fake "empty" result.** If the site can't be read, the run fails and says so.
  One delivered product result is one billable event. Source failures before delivery have no event charge; rows delivered before a later dataset write failure remain billable.
- **Checked every week.** An automatic test runs this tool weekly; if the site changes, I fix it.
- **Public pages only.** No login, no personal data, and it goes easy on the site.

### More tools by the same author

- [Mercari Japan Sold Prices — What Items Really Sell For](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/mercari-japan-price-checker)
- [Yahoo! Auctions Japan Sold Prices — Median, Range, Bids](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/yahoo-auction-sold-comps)

All tools (Japan marketplaces, real estate, jobs, racing, prediction markets): <https://apify.com/jpmarketdata>

### Disclaimer

Unofficial, independent tool — **not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple or App Store**. Product names and logos belong to their owners and only say where the data comes from. Data is read from public pages, for market research; check before you act on it.

# Actor input Schema

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

One to ten exact numeric App Store IDs, as strings. US storefront only.

## `targetIosVersion` (type: `string`):

Dotted numeric iOS version to compare against each app published minimum OS requirement. This comparison does not guarantee installation compatibility.

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

Select at most this many unique IDs in input order before network requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "appIds": [
    "284882215",
    "389801252",
    "324684580"
  ],
  "targetIosVersion": "18.0",
  "maxItems": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "appIds": [
        "284882215",
        "389801252",
        "324684580"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jpmarketdata/ios-app-release-brief-by-id").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 = { "appIds": [
        "284882215",
        "389801252",
        "324684580",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jpmarketdata/ios-app-release-brief-by-id").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 '{
  "appIds": [
    "284882215",
    "389801252",
    "324684580"
  ]
}' |
apify call jpmarketdata/ios-app-release-brief-by-id --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jpmarketdata/ios-app-release-brief-by-id"
        }
    }
}
```

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/0MAnebLCIfWMBb31M/builds/0ylyFf12TxE1U1xOM/openapi.json