# Firefox Add-ons Scraper (AMO) (`mangudai/firefox-addons-scraper`) Actor Scrape Firefox add-ons from addons.mozilla.org: daily users, downloads, ratings, versions, categories, and publisher contact leads. Official public API, no login or key. - **URL**: https://apify.com/mangudai/firefox-addons-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [MangudΓ€i](https://apify.com/mangudai) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Open source - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.01 / 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. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## Firefox Add-ons Scraper (AMO) Export structured data on Firefox add-ons from [addons.mozilla.org](https://addons.mozilla.org) (AMO): daily users, download counts, ratings, versions, categories, and publisher contact details. Built on Mozilla's official public JSON API, so it needs no login, API key, proxy, or captcha solving. Point it at a keyword, a category, or the whole catalog, sort by users or rating, and get one clean row per add-on including the publisher's homepage, support URL, and support email for lead generation. ### What you get per add-on Each result row includes: - Identity: name, slug, guid, AMO URL, type (extension, theme, dictionary, language pack) - Popularity: average daily users, weekly downloads - Quality: rating average, Bayesian rating, rating count, written-review count - Version: current version, license, last updated, created date - Taxonomy: categories, tags - Publisher leads: author names, author usernames, author profile URLs, homepage, support URL, support email, contributions URL - Flags: requires payment, has privacy policy, experimental, icon URL ### Input | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | searchQuery | string | Keyword to match name, summary, and description. Leave empty to browse the full catalog. | | addonType | enum | extension, statictheme, dictionary, language, or all. Default: extension. | | category | string | AMO category slug, for example privacy-security, shopping, tabs, search-tools. | | sort | enum | users, rating, hotness, downloads, created, updated, relevance. Default: users. | | language | string | Locale for localized fields like name and summary, for example en-US, de, fr. | | maxItems | integer | Cap on returned add-ons. Default 100. | Example input: ```json { "searchQuery": "password manager", "addonType": "extension", "sort": "users", "language": "en-US", "maxItems": 100 } ```` ### Who uses it - Extension and theme developers sizing a niche before building, or tracking competitors' user and rating growth over time. - Product and market researchers mapping a category and its top publishers. - Sales and BD teams building lead lists of extension publishers with public homepages and support emails. - Security and compliance teams reviewing add-on metadata and privacy-policy presence at scale. ### Notes The AMO search API caps deep pagination near 10,000 results per query, so narrow with a search term or category to reach specific long-tail add-ons. The scraper respects the API with retries and backoff on rate limits. Data belongs to Mozilla and the respective add-on authors. Use it in line with Mozilla's terms and applicable law. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search add-ons by (name, summary, description). Leave empty to browse the whole catalog sorted by the chosen order. ## `addonType` (type: `string`): Which kind of add-on to return. ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter by an AMO category slug, for example privacy-security, shopping, tabs, search-tools. Applies to extensions. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Order of results. ## `language` (type: `string`): Locale used to resolve localized fields like name and summary, for example en-US, de, fr, es-ES. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of add-ons to return. AMO search caps deep pagination near 10,000 results per query. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "password manager", "addonType": "extension", "sort": "users", "language": "en-US", "maxItems": 100 } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mangudai/firefox-addons-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mangudai/firefox-addons-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call mangudai/firefox-addons-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mangudai/firefox-addons-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Firefox Add-ons Scraper (AMO)", "description": "Scrape Firefox add-ons from addons.mozilla.org: daily users, downloads, ratings, versions, categories, and publisher contact leads. Official public API, no login or key.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "AbVB4xxfjSlXYUF3R" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/mangudai~firefox-addons-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-mangudai-firefox-addons-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/mangudai~firefox-addons-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-mangudai-firefox-addons-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/mangudai~firefox-addons-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-mangudai-firefox-addons-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search add-ons by (name, summary, description). Leave empty to browse the whole catalog sorted by the chosen order." }, "addonType": { "title": "Add-on type", "enum": [ "extension", "statictheme", "dictionary", "language", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which kind of add-on to return.", "default": "extension" }, "category": { "title": "Category slug (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by an AMO category slug, for example privacy-security, shopping, tabs, search-tools. Applies to extensions." }, "sort": { "title": "Sort by", "enum": [ "users", "rating", "hotness", "downloads", "created", "updated", "relevance" ], "type": "string", "description": "Order of results.", "default": "users" }, "language": { "title": "Language locale", "type": "string", "description": "Locale used to resolve localized fields like name and summary, for example en-US, de, fr, es-ES.", "default": "en-US" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of add-ons to return. AMO search caps deep pagination near 10,000 results per query.", "default": 100 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```