# Raycast Store Scraper - Extension Catalog Export (`jungle_synthesizer/raycast-store-extensions-scraper`) Actor Scrape the Raycast Store extension catalog (2,800+ extensions). Get metadata, commands, tools, AI prompts, author profiles, and source-repo URLs. Filter by platform (macOS/Windows) or search by keyword. First Apify actor for the Raycast Store. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/raycast-store-extensions-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, 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 ## Raycast Store Scraper - Extension Catalog Export Scrapes the full extension catalog from the [Raycast Store](https://www.raycast.com/store) — the public marketplace for Raycast extensions on macOS and Windows. Returns flat JSON records for every extension, including commands, AI tools, author profiles, download counts, and source-repo URLs. No auth required. The Raycast backend exposes a public JSON API that returns the complete catalog with all metadata in a single paginated feed. --- ### Raycast Store Scraper Features - Pulls all 2,800+ extensions in the catalog with a single run. - Filter by platform (macOS only, Windows only, or both) and search by keyword. - Returns 30+ fields per extension: title, description, platforms, categories, commands, AI tools, author handle/bio/social links, download count, source URL, and icon URLs. - Flattens nested commands and tools into readable strings ("command-name: Command Title — description") for easy CSV/spreadsheet use. - Hits Raycast's public JSON API directly — no browser, no proxies, no captchas. - Configurable `maxItems` cap — test with 10 records or pull the full catalog. --- ### Who Uses Raycast Store Data? - **Developer tool analysts** — track which extensions are growing fastest, which categories are underserved, which authors dominate which verticals. - **VC scouts** — identify high-download extensions whose authors might be building a standalone product. - **AI extension builders** — survey existing AI prompt sets and tool definitions before building a competitor or complement. - **Productivity tool SaaS** — find which apps already have Raycast integrations (and which are missing one). - **Technical recruiters** — authors of popular extensions are often strong candidates for developer-experience or DevOps roles. - **Market research** — catalog the macOS + Windows productivity extension landscape across platforms. --- ### How the Scraper Works 1. Pick a mode: `catalog` streams the full Raycast Store (all 2,800+ extensions in popularity order), or `search` finds extensions matching a keyword. 2. Optionally filter by platform (`macOS`, `Windows`, or leave blank for both). 3. The scraper paginates Raycast's backend API at 100 records per page with a 200ms delay between pages. 4. Records stream into the dataset as flat JSON — commands and tools are flattened to string arrays. --- ### Input ```json { "mode": "catalog", "platform": "", "maxItems": 100 } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `"catalog"` | `catalog` = full store, `search` = keyword search | | `query` | string | `""` | Keyword to search for. Required when `mode` is `search`. | | `platform` | string | `""` | Filter by platform: `""` (all), `"macOS"`, or `"Windows"`. | | `maxItems` | integer | `10` | Cap on records returned. Set to `0` for no limit (full catalog). | Search example (find all GitHub-related extensions): ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "github", "maxItems": 50 } ``` Windows-only filter: ```json { "mode": "catalog", "platform": "Windows", "maxItems": 0 } ``` *** ### Output Each record is a flat JSON object. Array fields (`platforms`, `categories`, `seo_categories`, `commands`, `tools`) contain plain strings. ```json { "extension_id": "a9696c4c-a4e8-4ff1-bf49-c9015f796200", "name": "linear", "title": "Linear", "description": "Bring Linear to every corner of your Mac. Create, search, and modify your issues.", "platforms": ["macOS", "Windows"], "categories": ["Developer Tools", "Productivity", "AI Extensions"], "seo_categories": ["productivity", "project-management", "developer-tools"], "access_status": "public", "status": "active", "download_count": 285334, "created_at": 1658413349, "updated_at": 1777036189, "extension_url": "https://www.raycast.com/linear/linear", "source_url": "https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/...extensions/linear/", "icon_url": "https://files.raycast.com/8xxyzqx1xuryvgovan2zp8ac5fzc", "author_handle": "thomaslombart", "author_name": "Thomas Lombart", "author_github": "thomaslombart", "author_twitter": "thomas_lombart", "commands": [ "create-issue: Create Issue — Create and assign new issues.", "my-issues: My Issues — Browse issues assigned to you.", "search-issues: Search Issues — Search across all your Linear issues." ], "tools": [ "create_issue: Create Issue — Creates a new issue in Linear", "get_issues: Get Issues — Retrieves issues from Linear" ], "api_version": "1.104.10", "commit_sha": "186d955eda64f9e956b25a3fdf5566b1d38f57f2" } ``` #### Output Fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `extension_id` | string | Raycast extension UUID | | `name` | string | Extension slug (e.g. `linear`) | | `title` | string | Display title | | `description` | string | Short description | | `platforms` | string\[] | Supported platforms (`macOS`, `Windows`) | | `categories` | string\[] | Display category names | | `seo_categories` | string\[] | URL-friendly category slugs | | `access_status` | string | `public` or `private` | | `status` | string | `active` or `archived` | | `download_count` | number | Total installs | | `created_at` | number | Creation timestamp (Unix epoch) | | `updated_at` | number | Last update timestamp (Unix epoch) | | `extension_url` | string | Raycast Store page URL | | `source_url` | string | GitHub source URL | | `readme_url` | string | README file URL on GitHub | | `icon_url` | string | Light-theme icon URL | | `icon_dark_url` | string | Dark-theme icon URL | | `author_handle` | string | Author username | | `author_name` | string | Author display name | | `author_bio` | string | Author bio | | `author_github` | string | GitHub handle | | `author_twitter` | string | Twitter/X handle | | `author_location` | string | Author location | | `author_website` | string | Author website | | `author_avatar_url` | string | Author avatar URL | | `commands` | string\[] | Commands as `"name: title — description"` | | `tools` | string\[] | AI tools as `"name: title — description"` | | `api_version` | string | Raycast API version targeted | | `commit_sha` | string | Published git commit SHA | *** ### Pricing Pay-per-record: **$0.001 per extension** + $0.10 per run start. Full catalog of 2,800+ extensions costs approximately $3. *** ### Notes - The Raycast Store API does not return a total count field. Pagination stops automatically on the first empty page. - Commands and tools are flattened to strings for spreadsheet compatibility. The raw structure (name, title, description) is encoded as `"name: title — description"`. - The `download_count` field reflects cumulative installs at scrape time — useful for ranking extensions by popularity. # 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. ## `mode` (type: `string`): Catalog listing or search query. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search extension name or description. Used in 'search' mode. ## `platform` (type: `string`): Filter by supported platform. Leave blank for all platforms. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of extensions to return. Set to 0 for no limit (full catalog). ## 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...", "mode": "catalog", "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...", "mode": "catalog", "query": "", "platform": "", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/raycast-store-extensions-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...", "mode": "catalog", "query": "", "platform": "", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/raycast-store-extensions-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...", "mode": "catalog", "query": "", "platform": "", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/raycast-store-extensions-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/raycast-store-extensions-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Raycast Store Scraper - Extension Catalog Export", "description": "Scrape the Raycast Store extension catalog (2,800+ extensions). Get metadata, commands, tools, AI prompts, author profiles, and source-repo URLs. Filter by platform (macOS/Windows) or search by keyword. First Apify actor for the Raycast Store.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "LpVhDLZxq14AV16ku" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~raycast-store-extensions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-raycast-store-extensions-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~raycast-store-extensions-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-raycast-store-extensions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~raycast-store-extensions-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-raycast-store-extensions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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." }, "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "catalog", "search" ], "type": "string", "description": "Catalog listing or search query.", "default": "catalog" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search extension name or description. Used in 'search' mode." }, "platform": { "title": "Platform Filter", "enum": [ "", "macOS", "Windows" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by supported platform. Leave blank for all platforms." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of extensions to return. Set to 0 for no limit (full catalog).", "default": 10 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```