# Monitor new App Store reviews for an app

**Use case:** 

Returns each new App Store review of an app once. With only-new switched on, the task remembers what earlier runs returned, so a daily schedule gives you just the reviews posted since the last run, for the UK and US stores. The example app is Instagram; replace the app id with your own app or a competitor's.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "reviews",
  "apps": [
    "389801252"
  ],
  "searchLimit": 10,
  "countries": [
    "gb",
    "us"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 50,
  "sort": "mostRecent",
  "minRating": 1,
  "maxRating": 5,
  "onlyNewReviews": true,
  "monitorName": "instagram-gb-us",
  "charts": [
    "topFree"
  ],
  "devices": [
    "iphone"
  ],
  "genres": [
    "Finance",
    "Games"
  ],
  "chartLimit": 100,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "appName": {
    "label": "App",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "rating": {
    "label": "Stars",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Review",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "appVersion": {
    "label": "Version",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "reviewedAt": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "helpfulVotes": {
    "label": "Helpful votes",
    "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 "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/otxefvUBVqLq5ia9D) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" 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 "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" 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 app, country, stars, 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 "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" task via API](https://apify.com/localwire/app-store-reviews.md).

## FAQ

### What does the "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" task return?

The "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" task returns one record per review: app name, country, star rating, title, text, app version, review date, helpful votes and app link. Reviewer names are not included.

### Where does the new reviews monitor keep its memory?

The new App Store reviews monitor task keeps the ids of returned reviews in a key-value store named app-store-reviews-monitor in your own Apify account.

### How do I run the "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" task on a schedule or from code?

Copy the "Monitor new App Store reviews for an app" 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`).