# Chrome Web Store Scraper — Extensions & Developer Contacts (`maged120/chrome-web-store-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Chrome Web Store extensions by keyword, category or link: users, ratings, version, last update, permissions and the developer's business email, website, phone and address.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/maged120/chrome-web-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Maged](https://apify.com/maged120) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

**Scrape Chrome Web Store extensions with developer contact details.** Search by keyword or category, or paste extension links. You get users, rating and rating count, category, version, last update, size, permissions, plus the **developer's business email, website, phone and address**. It's ready for B2B outreach, partnerships and market research.

### What does Chrome Web Store Scraper do?

Chrome Web Store Scraper collects extensions from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/). Each extension becomes **one clean row** with store metrics, technical details and the developer contact information the store publishes.

It runs on the Apify platform, so you also get API access, scheduled runs, integrations (Google Sheets, HubSpot via Zapier/Make, Slack, webhooks) and run monitoring.

### Why use Chrome Web Store Scraper?

- **B2B lead generation**: extension developers are software companies, and you get their business email, phone and website.
- **Acquisitions and partnerships**: find popular extensions in a niche and contact the owners.
- **Competitor research**: track users, ratings, versions and update frequency of competing extensions.
- **Security and compliance**: review the permissions extensions request.
- **Market sizing**: see how many users each category and niche really has.

### How to scrape Chrome Web Store extensions

1. Open the **Input** tab.
2. Add **keywords** (`seo`, `password manager`), **category links** or **extension links**.
3. Keep **Include similar extensions** on to go beyond the first page of results.
4. Click **Start**, then download the results as CSV, Excel or JSON.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `searches` | Keywords, category links, extension links or IDs. |
| `maxExtensionsPerSearch` | Default 50 per keyword or category. |
| `expandWithSimilar` | Extend lists with similar extensions. Default on. |
| `includeDetails` | Developer contact and technical details. Default on. |
| `minUsers` | Skip small extensions. |

```json
{
    "searches": ["seo", "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/productivity/workflow"],
    "maxExtensionsPerSearch": 100,
    "expandWithSimilar": true,
    "includeDetails": true,
    "minUsers": 1000
}
```

### Output

Each extension is one row. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

```json
{
    "entityType": "extension",
    "extensionId": "akdgnmcogleenhbclghghlkkdndkjdjc",
    "name": "SEOquake: On-Page SEO Checker",
    "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/akdgnmcogleenhbclghghlkkdndkjdjc",
    "shortDescription": "Run SEO audits, check technical issues, analyze links and keyword density...",
    "users": 1000000,
    "rating": 4.46,
    "ratingCount": 2641,
    "category": "Developer",
    "website": "https://www.seoquake.com/",
    "developerName": "Semrush Inc.",
    "developerEmail": "mail@seoquaketeam.com",
    "developerPhone": "+17745719705",
    "developerAddress": "800 Boylston St Suite 2475, Boston, MA 02199-8051, US",
    "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://www.semrush.com/company/legal/privacy-policy/",
    "version": "4.2.1",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-09-28",
    "size": "1.9MiB",
    "manifestVersion": 3,
    "permissions": ["storage", "tabs", "..."]
}
```

#### Data fields

| Group | Fields |
|---|---|
| Store | name, url, shortDescription, description, users, rating, ratingCount, category, iconUrl |
| Developer | developerName, developerEmail, developerPhone, developerAddress, website, supportUrl, privacyPolicyUrl |
| Technical | version, lastUpdated, size, languages, minChromeVersion, manifestVersion, permissions |

#### Dataset views

**Extensions**, **Developers (leads)** and **Technical**.

### How many results will I get?

One row per extension, up to `maxExtensionsPerSearch` per keyword or category. Extensions found by an earlier search in the same run aren't repeated.

### Tips

- **Bigger lists**: keep similar-extension expansion on, and use several related keywords.
- **Quality leads**: set `minUsers` to 1,000 or more to skip abandoned extensions.
- **Faster runs**: turn off details if you only need names, users and ratings.

### FAQ

**Where does the contact information come from?**
From the developer details the Chrome Web Store shows publicly on each listing. Some developers publish only an email. Phone and address appear when the developer is a registered trader.

**Is it legal to use this data?**
The data is publicly published by the store. When contacting developers, follow the email marketing rules that apply to you (CAN-SPAM, GDPR).

**Something missing or broken?**
Open an issue in the **Issues** tab and we'll look at it quickly. Need a custom version? Get in touch through the same tab.

***

⭐ **Found this Actor useful?** A quick review on the Store helps other users find it and keeps it maintained.

### Related tools

- [Amazon Reviews Scraper – ratings, review text and verified buyers in bulk](https://apify.com/maged120/amazon-reviews-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

One per line: a keyword (seo, password manager), a Chrome Web Store category link, or an extension link or ID.

## `maxExtensionsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many extensions to collect for each keyword or category.

## `expandWithSimilar` (type: `boolean`):

Keyword and category pages only show the first results. When on, the list is extended with similar extensions until the maximum is reached.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add the developer's business email, phone, address and website, support and privacy links, version, last update, size, languages, permissions and full description.

## `minUsers` (type: `integer`):

Skip extensions with fewer users.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "seo",
    "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb"
  ],
  "maxExtensionsPerSearch": 50,
  "expandWithSimilar": true,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "minUsers": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searches": [
        "seo",
        "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb"
    ],
    "maxExtensionsPerSearch": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("maged120/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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searches": [
        "seo",
        "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb",
    ],
    "maxExtensionsPerSearch": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("maged120/chrome-web-store-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searches": [
    "seo",
    "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb"
  ],
  "maxExtensionsPerSearch": 50
}' |
apify call maged120/chrome-web-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,maged120/chrome-web-store-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tCjv1TEnGizbmdlrj/builds/xcc7TCUqb4DPkkorT/openapi.json