# BigCommerce App Marketplace Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper`) Actor Scrape the BigCommerce App Marketplace for the full catalog of apps. Returns app name, slug, developer, rating, review count, pricing model, install tier, screenshots, and free-trial flag. Filter by specific app URLs. Pairs with the Shopify App Store scraper for cross-platform competitive analysis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Business, Other - **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 ## BigCommerce App Marketplace Scraper Extract the full catalog of apps from the [BigCommerce App Marketplace](https://www.bigcommerce.com/apps/) — including name, developer, rating, review count, pricing model, screenshots, and free-trial details. Designed for ecommerce agencies, VARs, app-builder competitive intelligence, and BigCommerce ecosystem analytics. Pairs with our [Shopify App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/shopify-app-store-scraper-2) for cross-platform competitive analysis. ### What You Get Each result record contains: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `app_name` | App name | | `slug` | URL slug (unique ID) | | `app_registry_id` | BigCommerce internal app registry ID | | `tagline` | Short summary / pitch | | `description` | Full app description (plain text) | | `logo_url` | App logo image URL | | `screenshots` | Screenshot image URLs (comma-separated) | | `rating` | Average rating (0–5) | | `reviews_count` | Number of reviews | | `pricing_type` | Pricing model (Monthly, One-Time, Free, etc.) | | `monthly_price` | Monthly price in USD (0 if free) | | `upfront_price` | One-time / upfront price in USD | | `pricing_text` | Raw pricing string (e.g. `$15 / month`) | | `free_trial` | Has a free trial (true/false) | | `free_trial_days` | Number of free trial days | | `app_tier` | Partner tier (Elite, Premier, Standard) | | `single_click` | Single-click install available | | `multi_storefront` | Supports multi-storefront | | `multi_location` | Supports multi-location | | `catalyst_compatible` | Compatible with Catalyst storefront | | `unified_billing` | Uses unified BigCommerce billing | | `created_on` | App listing creation date | | `last_updated` | Last app registry update date | | `app_url` | Full URL to the app detail page | ### How to Use #### Scrape the full catalog Leave `appUrls` empty to crawl the entire marketplace (1,300+ apps): ```json { "maxItems": 0, "sp_intended_usage": "Competitive analysis of BigCommerce app ecosystem" } ```` `maxItems: 0` = no limit. The full catalog run returns ~1,300 apps. #### Scrape specific apps Supply specific app URLs to skip the sitemap crawl: ```json { "appUrls": [ "https://www.bigcommerce.com/apps/shipperhq/", "https://www.bigcommerce.com/apps/klaviyo/" ], "maxItems": 10, "sp_intended_usage": "Checking competitors" } ``` #### Quick sample run The default configuration scrapes 10 apps to verify the output shape before running the full catalog. ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `appUrls` | array | `[]` | Specific app detail URLs to scrape. Bypasses sitemap when set. | | `maxItems` | integer | `10` | Maximum number of apps. `0` = unlimited. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | no proxy | Proxy settings. Datacenter proxy is sufficient for this site. | | `sp_intended_usage` | string | *(required)* | Brief description of your use case. | | `sp_improvement_suggestions` | string | *(required)* | Feedback / suggestions for improving the actor. | ### Data Source All data is extracted from the official BigCommerce App Marketplace at `https://www.bigcommerce.com/apps/`. App data is SSR-embedded in each page's Next.js `__NEXT_DATA__` blob and sourced from BigCommerce's Contentful CMS — no undocumented APIs are used. The scraper discovers app URLs from BigCommerce's public sitemap (`/apps/sitemap-marketplace-apps.xml`), which currently lists ~1,331 apps. ### Cross-Platform Analysis This actor's output schema mirrors our [Shopify App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/shopify-app-store-scraper-2) for easy cross-platform comparison. Load both datasets into any BI tool and compare ecosystem size, pricing distribution, and category coverage across the two leading hosted ecommerce platforms. ### Need a Custom Variation? File an issue on the actor page or reach out via the support link. We can add fields, custom filters, or bulk-export integrations on request. # 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. ## `appUrls` (type: `array`): Specific app detail URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.bigcommerce.com/apps/shipperhq/). When set, bypasses the sitemap crawl. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of apps to scrape. 0 = unlimited (all ~1300+ apps). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): No description ## 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...", "appUrls": [], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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...", "appUrls": [], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/bigcommerce-app-marketplace-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...", "appUrls": [], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/bigcommerce-app-marketplace-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...", "appUrls": [], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "BigCommerce App Marketplace Scraper", "description": "Scrape the BigCommerce App Marketplace for the full catalog of apps. Returns app name, slug, developer, rating, review count, pricing model, install tier, screenshots, and free-trial flag. Filter by specific app URLs. Pairs with the Shopify App Store scraper for cross-platform competitive analysis.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "dNf7CYd5huT5TUNVd" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-bigcommerce-app-marketplace-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-bigcommerce-app-marketplace-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "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." }, "appUrls": { "title": "App URL(s)", "type": "array", "description": "Specific app detail URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.bigcommerce.com/apps/shipperhq/). When set, bypasses the sitemap crawl.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of apps to scrape. 0 = unlimited (all ~1300+ apps).", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```