# Chrome Web Store Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/chrome-web-store-scraper`) Actor Scrape Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Pull name, rating, review count, user count, version, manifest, permissions, categories, developer info, screenshots, and website URL. Search by keyword or scrape specific extension IDs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/chrome-web-store-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **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 ## Chrome Web Store Scraper Scrape Chrome extensions from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com). Pull comprehensive extension metadata — name, rating, review count, user count, version, full manifest, permissions, category, developer info, screenshots, and website URL. Search by keyword or provide specific extension IDs. ### Features - **Three input modes**: by extension ID, by URL, or by search query - **Rich data extraction**: 25 fields per extension including the full parsed manifest.json - **No proxy needed**: Chrome Web Store serves to datacenter IPs cleanly - **Fast extraction**: Data is embedded server-side in the HTML — no JavaScript rendering required - **Permissions analysis**: Extracts permissions array from the manifest for security audits ### Use Cases - Extension research and competitive analysis - Security auditing — identify extensions with broad permissions (``, `webRequest`, etc.) - Developer directory building - Chrome extension market research and trend tracking - Finding extensions by category or keyword ### Input Configuration | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `extensionIds` | Array | List of extension IDs (32-char alphanumeric) to scrape directly | | `startUrls` | Array | Chrome Web Store URLs (detail pages, search pages, or category pages) | | `searchQuery` | String | Search term to find extensions (e.g. `"password manager"`, `"ad blocker"`) | | `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum number of records to return (0 = unlimited, default 20) | Provide **one** of `extensionIds`, `startUrls`, or `searchQuery`. If none are provided, the actor runs a default search for `"productivity"`. #### Example: Scrape by Extension ID ```json { "extensionIds": ["cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"], "maxItems": 1 } ```` #### Example: Search by Keyword ```json { "searchQuery": "password manager", "maxItems": 20 } ``` #### Example: Specific Store URLs ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm", "https://chromewebstore.google.com/search/vpn" ], "maxItems": 50 } ``` ### Output Fields Each result record contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `extension_id` | String | Unique 32-char extension ID | | `url` | String | Chrome Web Store detail page URL | | `name` | String | Extension display name | | `short_description` | String | Short description shown in search results | | `long_description` | String | Full description from the detail page | | `rating` | Number | Average user rating (0–5) | | `review_count` | Integer | Total number of user reviews | | `user_count` | Integer | Approximate number of active users | | `version` | String | Current published version | | `size` | String | Extension file size (e.g. `"4.27MiB"`) | | `category` | String | Primary category path (e.g. `"productivity/workflow"`) | | `website_url` | String | Developer's website URL | | `icon_url` | String | Extension icon URL | | `header_image_url` | String | Header/marquee image URL | | `promo_image_url` | String | Promotional tile image URL | | `screenshots` | Array | Screenshot image URLs | | `developer_email` | String | Developer contact email | | `developer_name` | String | Developer display name | | `developer_id` | String | Developer identifier | | `manifest` | Object | Full parsed `manifest.json` | | `permissions` | Array | Extension permissions list | | `languages` | Array | Supported language names | | `published_at` | String | Original publish date (ISO 8601) | | `updated_at` | String | Last update date (ISO 8601) | | `scraped_at` | String | Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601) | ### Sample Output ```json { "extension_id": "cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm", "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm", "name": "uBlock Origin", "short_description": "Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.", "rating": 4.6973, "review_count": 35453, "user_count": 14000000, "version": "1.71.0", "size": "4.27MiB", "category": "make_chrome_yours/privacy", "developer_email": "ubo@raymondhill.net", "developer_name": "Raymond Hill (gorhill)", "permissions": ["alarms", "contextMenus", "privacy", "storage", "tabs", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", ""], "published_at": "2014-06-24T00:52:35.000Z", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T05:16:59.000Z", "scraped_at": "2026-06-12T03:00:10.000Z" } ``` ### Technical Notes - Data is extracted from server-rendered `AF_initDataCallback` script blocks — no browser rendering needed - `core_crawler` (CheerioCrawler) with concurrency 3 to respect Google rate limits - No proxy required — datacenter IPs work fine - Memory: 512 MB is sufficient for most runs - Timeout: 4 hours default (plenty for bulk runs) # 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. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search query to find extensions (e.g. "ad blocker", "password manager"). Leave blank to use extensionIds or startUrls instead. ## `extensionIds` (type: `array`): List of specific Chrome extension IDs to scrape (e.g. \["cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm"]). Leave blank to use searchQuery instead. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of Chrome Web Store URLs to scrape (detail pages, search pages, or category pages). Leave blank to use searchQuery or extensionIds. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of extension records to return (0 = unlimited). ## 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...", "searchQuery": "password manager", "extensionIds": [], "startUrls": [], "maxItems": 20 } ``` # 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...", "searchQuery": "password manager", "extensionIds": [], "startUrls": [], "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/chrome-web-store-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...", "searchQuery": "password manager", "extensionIds": [], "startUrls": [], "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/chrome-web-store-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...", "searchQuery": "password manager", "extensionIds": [], "startUrls": [], "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/chrome-web-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/chrome-web-store-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Chrome Web Store Scraper", "description": "Scrape Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Pull name, rating, review count, user count, version, manifest, permissions, categories, developer info, screenshots, and website URL. Search by keyword or scrape specific extension IDs.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "75TQoI6jOJqNkmOsl" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~chrome-web-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-chrome-web-store-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~chrome-web-store-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-chrome-web-store-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~chrome-web-store-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-chrome-web-store-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." }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search query to find extensions (e.g. \"ad blocker\", \"password manager\"). Leave blank to use extensionIds or startUrls instead." }, "extensionIds": { "title": "Extension IDs", "type": "array", "description": "List of specific Chrome extension IDs to scrape (e.g. [\"cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm\"]). Leave blank to use searchQuery instead.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Chrome Web Store URLs to scrape (detail pages, search pages, or category pages). Leave blank to use searchQuery or extensionIds.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of extension records to return (0 = unlimited)." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```