# Apple Music Charts RSS Feed Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper`) Actor Scrape Apple Music charts (most-played songs and albums) from the official Apple Marketing Tools RSS feed. Supports per-country requests, configurable chart depth, and both songs and albums — with no authentication required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** AI, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 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 ## Apple Music Charts RSS Feed Scraper Scrape Apple Music charts from the official Apple Marketing Tools RSS feed. Fetch most-played songs and albums by country, with configurable chart depth and no authentication required. ### What this actor does This actor pulls chart data from Apple's official Marketing Tools RSS feed (`rss.marketingtools.apple.com`). For each requested country and chart type, it fetches the full chart and outputs one record per entry with rank, title, artist, genres, release date, artwork, and Apple Music links. Supported configurations: - **Countries**: any ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code Apple publishes charts for (US, GB, JP, DE, FR, AU, CA, and many more) - **Entity**: songs, albums, or both - **Depth**: 10, 25, 50, or 100 entries per chart The feed is updated daily by Apple. Re-run this actor daily to track chart movements over time. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `countryCodes` | array of strings | `["us"]` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes to fetch charts for | | `chartKind` | string | `most-played` | Chart type. Apple currently publishes `most-played` | | `chartEntity` | string | `both` | `songs`, `albums`, or `both` | | `chartDepth` | integer | `25` | Entries per chart: 10, 25, 50, or 100 | | `maxItems` | integer | — | Maximum total records to return. Leave empty for no limit | #### Example input — US and UK top 25 songs ```json { "countryCodes": ["us", "gb"], "chartKind": "most-played", "chartEntity": "songs", "chartDepth": 25 } ```` #### Example input — Global top 10 (10 countries, both songs and albums) ```json { "countryCodes": ["us", "gb", "jp", "de", "fr", "au", "ca", "br", "kr", "mx"], "chartKind": "most-played", "chartEntity": "both", "chartDepth": 10 } ``` ### Output Each record represents one chart entry. | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `chart_country` | string | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code | | `chart_kind` | string | Chart kind (`most-played`) | | `chart_entity` | string | `songs` or `albums` | | `chart_date` | string | Feed last-updated timestamp (RFC 2822) | | `rank` | integer | Chart position (1-based) | | `title` | string | Song or album title | | `artist_name` | string | Artist name | | `apple_id` | string | Apple Music item ID | | `genres` | string | Comma-separated genre names | | `release_date` | string | Release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | `artwork_url` | string | Artwork URL (100x100 px) | | `apple_music_url` | string | Apple Music link for the item | | `artist_url` | string | Apple Music link for the artist | #### Example output record ```json { "chart_country": "us", "chart_kind": "most-played", "chart_entity": "songs", "chart_date": "Sun, 24 May 2026 13:40:27 +0000", "rank": 1, "title": "Janice STFU", "artist_name": "Drake", "apple_id": "6769568596", "genres": "Hip-Hop/Rap, Music", "release_date": "2026-05-15", "artwork_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/.../100x100bb.jpg", "apple_music_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/janice-stfu/6769568449?i=6769568596", "artist_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/drake/271256" } ``` ### Use cases - **Chart tracking**: Run daily and compare ranks over time to identify rising and falling tracks - **Market research**: Compare chart compositions across countries to spot regional preferences - **Catalog joins**: Use `apple_id` to join with the Apple iTunes catalog actor for additional metadata - **Streaming analysis**: Pair with Billboard (radio/sales) and Shazam (discovery) data for a complete picture of a track's lifecycle ### Source Data comes from Apple's official Marketing Tools RSS feed, which Apple publishes for marketing and promotional purposes. The feed is updated daily and requires no authentication. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `countryCodes` (type: `array`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes to fetch charts for (e.g. \["us", "gb", "jp"]). Defaults to \["us"] when left empty. ## `chartKind` (type: `string`): Chart type to fetch. Currently Apple only publishes "most-played". ## `chartEntity` (type: `string`): Whether to fetch charts for songs, albums, or both. ## `chartDepth` (type: `integer`): Number of entries to fetch per chart. Apple RSS supports 10, 25, 50, or 100. Any other value is rounded to the nearest valid depth. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum total number of records to return across all charts. Leave empty for no limit. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countryCodes": [ "us" ], "chartKind": "most-played", "chartEntity": "both", "chartDepth": 25, "maxItems": 10 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countryCodes": [ "us" ], "chartKind": "most-played", "chartEntity": "both", "chartDepth": 25, "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/apple-music-charts-rss-feed-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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countryCodes": ["us"], "chartKind": "most-played", "chartEntity": "both", "chartDepth": 25, "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/apple-music-charts-rss-feed-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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countryCodes": [ "us" ], "chartKind": "most-played", "chartEntity": "both", "chartDepth": 25, "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apple Music Charts RSS Feed Scraper", "description": "Scrape Apple Music charts (most-played songs and albums) from the official Apple Marketing Tools RSS feed. Supports per-country requests, configurable chart depth, and both songs and albums — with no authentication required.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "MpwhMvV7gqbSAFGNF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-apple-music-charts-rss-feed-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/jungle_synthesizer~apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-apple-music-charts-rss-feed-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/jungle_synthesizer~apple-music-charts-rss-feed-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-apple-music-charts-rss-feed-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": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "countryCodes": { "title": "Country Codes", "type": "array", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes to fetch charts for (e.g. [\"us\", \"gb\", \"jp\"]). Defaults to [\"us\"] when left empty.\n", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "chartKind": { "title": "Chart Kind", "enum": [ "most-played" ], "type": "string", "description": "Chart type to fetch. Currently Apple only publishes \"most-played\".\n", "default": "most-played" }, "chartEntity": { "title": "Chart Entity", "enum": [ "songs", "albums", "both" ], "type": "string", "description": "Whether to fetch charts for songs, albums, or both.\n", "default": "both" }, "chartDepth": { "title": "Chart Depth", "type": "integer", "description": "Number of entries to fetch per chart. Apple RSS supports 10, 25, 50, or 100. Any other value is rounded to the nearest valid depth.\n", "default": 25 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total number of records to return across all charts. Leave empty for no limit." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```