# App Store search results for a keyword

**Use case:** 

Searches the US App Store for a phrase, here budget planner, and returns the top 10 apps in ranked order with their store listing: name, developer, average rating, rating count, price, version and genre. Use it for App Store optimisation checks and to see which apps rank for a keyword.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "appDetails",
  "apps": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/instagram/id389801252",
    "com.spotify.client"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "budget planner"
  ],
  "searchLimit": 10,
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "sort": "mostRecent",
  "minRating": 1,
  "maxRating": 5,
  "onlyNewReviews": false,
  "monitorName": "default",
  "charts": [
    "topFree"
  ],
  "devices": [
    "iphone"
  ],
  "genres": [
    "Finance",
    "Games"
  ],
  "chartLimit": 100,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "iconUrl": {
    "label": "Icon",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "App",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "developerName": {
    "label": "Developer",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "averageRating": {
    "label": "Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ratingCount": {
    "label": "Ratings",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "formattedPrice": {
    "label": "Price",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "version": {
    "label": "Version",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "currentVersionReleasedAt": {
    "label": "Updated",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "primaryGenre": {
    "label": "Genre",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "searchTerm": {
    "label": "Search term",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "searchRank": {
    "label": "Search rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "appUrl": {
    "label": "App Store",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The App Store Reviews Scraper, Top Charts & App Details API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "App Store search results for a keyword". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/N6WMifO99NIzONVZD) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "App Store search results for a keyword" task

The App Store Reviews Scraper, Top Charts & App Details API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like what to get, apps, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "App Store search results for a keyword" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as icon, app, developer, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "App Store search results for a keyword" task via API](https://apify.com/localwire/app-store-reviews.md).

## FAQ

### What does the "App Store search results for a keyword" task return?

The "App Store search results for a keyword" task returns one record per app: name, developer, country, average rating, rating count, price, version, release date, genre, search rank and app link.

### Can the keyword search task check several keywords at once?

Yes. Add one phrase per line to searchTerms in the App Store keyword search task. Each result carries the search term and its rank for that term.

### How do I run the "App Store search results for a keyword" task on a schedule or from code?

Copy the "App Store search results for a keyword" task to your Apify account, then add a schedule in Apify Console or start it with the Run task API endpoint. Results download as JSON, CSV or Excel.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [App Store Reviews Scraper, Top Charts & App Details API](https://apify.com/localwire/app-store-reviews.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/localwire/app-store-reviews.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/localwire/app-store-reviews.md

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`).