Chrome Web Store + Edge Add-ons Extension Intel

Users, ratings, versions, update dates, developer and (Edge) permissions for any Chrome or Edge extension by ID or URL, with no login, no browser and no code. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the API.

Look up any browser extension by ID or store URL and get clean, structured data from both the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons: users, rating, rating count, version, last update, size, category, developer, featured badge, EU trader status, and for Edge the full permission list with risk flags. Turn on monitor mode to get alerts when an extension ships a new version, gains or loses users, changes owner, or adds new permissions, the classic sign of a sold or hijacked extension.

Who it's for

• Extension developers: track competitors' installs, ratings and release cadence.
• Security / IT teams: watch the extensions your org allows and get flagged on permission creep or a developer change.
• Investors and acquirers: size extension businesses by install base.

Input

Field	Description
extensions	32-char IDs or store URLs (Chrome or Edge)
stores	Stores to check for bare IDs (default both)
monitorMode / onlyChanged	Diff against the previous run; optionally output only changes
includeDescription	Full description (Edge)

Find extensions by keyword or category

You don't need IDs:

• searchKeywords search Edge Add-ons (the same public search the store site uses). You can add an edgeCategory filter, sort by relevance, rating or installs, and get up to 1,000 hits per keyword.
• chromeCategories (e.g. make_chrome_yours/privacy, productivity/developer) return the Chrome Web Store's listed extensions for each category. If you also give searchKeywords, Chrome rows are filtered to ones whose name or summary contains the keyword. We don't query Chrome's search page, because its robots.txt disallows it.
• Each discovered row carries discovery (source, keyword or category, rank, totalMatches), so you can track search rank over time together with monitor mode.
• Set enrichDetails: false for a fast listing-only pass (name, developer, rating, ratingCount).

{"searchKeywords":["password manager"],"sortBy":"installs","maxResultsPerSearch":50,"chromeCategories":["make_chrome_yours/privacy"]}

Output (one row per extension per store)

{"store":"edge","id":"odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak","name":"uBlock Origin","users":14531821,"rating":4.5,"ratingCount":2680,
 "version":"1.75.0","lastUpdated":"2026-09-16","developer":"Raymond Hill (gorhill)","category":"Productivity",
 "permissions":["alarms","contextMenus","privacy","storage","tabs","unlimitedStorage","webNavigation","webRequest","webRequestBlocking"],
 "riskFlags":["tabs","webRequest","webRequestBlocking","all-sites-access"],"changed":false,"changes":{}}

In monitor mode, changes lists each changed field as {from, to}, and addedPermissions lists any new permissions.

Notes and limits

• Only public store listing pages and Edge's public product-details endpoint are read. No login.
• No reviews and no personal data. Developer email, phone and address are deliberately left out. The Chrome store's robots.txt disallows review pages, and we respect that.
• The Chrome Web Store doesn't publish permissions on its listing page, so permissions is null for Chrome rows. Chrome user counts are rounded by Google (e.g. "21,000,000+").
• Extensions that are missing or removed return found: false, which is useful for spotting takedowns.

Example output

{
  "store": "edge",
  "id": "odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak",
  "name": "uBlock Origin",
  "url": "https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak",
  "shortDescription": "Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.",
  "developer": "Raymond Hill (gorhill)",
  "developerWebsite": "https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock",
  "category": "Productivity",
  "users": 14531821,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "ratingCount": 2680,
  "version": "1.75.0",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-16",
  "size": null,
  "languagesCount": 63,
  "featured": false,
  "isTrader": null,
  "manifestVersion": 2
}

Pricing

Pay per result, with no monthly rental or subscription:

• Extension record: $0.002
• Extension changed (monitor): $0.01

Example: 1,000 results cost about $2.00 in fees. Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, which is enough to test this Actor.

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies or a login for the source site? No. Chrome & Edge Extension Intel + Permission Alerts uses public data sources only, so there is nothing to connect and no account to risk.

How much will a run cost? You pay only for results delivered (see Pricing above), plus Apify platform usage, which the free plan's monthly credit easily covers for test runs. Start with a small limit to see the exact cost per run.

Can I export to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets? Yes. Every run's dataset can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or a webhook through Apify integrations.

Can I run it on a schedule or from my own code? Yes. Add an Apify Schedule (hourly, daily, weekly) or call it through the Apify API / Python & JavaScript clients. It also works with AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

What happens if an input is invalid or a source is down? The run keeps going. The bad input gets a row with an error field so you can see what failed, and you are not charged for results that were not delivered.

Is this legal to use? It collects publicly available data. You are responsible for using the output in line with the source's terms and privacy laws such as GDPR/CCPA; don't use it for spam.

Something missing or broken? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Feature requests are usually added within a few days.

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REST API

GET https://api.mediaprotools.com/v1/extension-store-intel?items=... (header X-API-Key). Up to 3 items per call, separated by ,. Or POST {"items":[...],"options":{...}}.

Parameter	Type	Notes
items	token	32-character extension IDs or Chrome Web Store / Edge Add-ons URLs. Optional if you use keyword search or category browse below.
stores	array	A URL input is checked only in its own store.
searchKeywords	array	Find extensions by keyword. Searches Edge Add-ons directly; for Chrome, used as a filter on the categories you pick below (Chrome's own search page is off-limits per its robots.txt).
edgeCategory	string	Optional: limit Edge keyword search to one category.
chromeCategories	array	Returns the store's listed extensions for each category (about 32 each), with full details.
sortBy	string	Order of Edge keyword results.
maxResultsPerSearch	integer 1-100	Edge results per keyword (20 per page).
enrichDetails	boolean	On: users, version, permissions, etc. for every hit (1 extra request each). Off: faster, listing fields only (name, developer, rating).
includeDescription	boolean	Edge only (Chrome gives the short description).

Output fields: category, developer, developerWebsite, error, featured, found, hostPermissions, id, isTrader, languagesCount, lastUpdated, manifestVersion, name, permissions, privacyPolicyUrl, rating, ratingCount, riskFlags, scrapedAt, shortDescription, size, store, url, users, version.