# App Store Search Scraper — Apps by Keyword (No Key) (`ninhothedev/app-store-search-scraper`) Actor

$0.5/1K 🔥 Fast App Store search scraper! Apps by keyword — name, developer, rating, price & category. No key. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Search or look up apps & pull thousands for ASO & market research ⚡

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ninhothedev/app-store-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ninhothedev](https://apify.com/ninhothedev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## App Store Search Scraper 🔎📱

**Search the Apple App Store by keyword and export structured app data — name, developer, rating, price, category, version and more. No API key, no login, no cookies.**

Powered by Apple's public iTunes Search API, this Actor is the fastest way to run **App Store Optimization (ASO)** keyword research, size up competitors, and build app-market datasets. Runs on cheap **datacenter** infrastructure, so your cost per app stays tiny.

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### ✨ What it does

- 🔍 **Search mode** — feed a list of keywords, get back the top matching apps for each.
- 🎯 **Lookup mode** — pass App Store IDs (`284882215`) or bundle IDs (`com.example.app`) and fetch those exact apps.
- 🌍 **Any storefront** — pick a country code (`us`, `gb`, `de`, `fr`, …) for localized pricing and metadata.
- 📱 **iPhone or iPad** — switch the `entity` between `software` and `iPadSoftware`.
- 🧾 **One clean row per app** — ready for Excel, Google Sheets, or your database.

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### 💡 Use cases

- **ASO / keyword research** — see which apps rank for a keyword and how strong they are.
- **App research** — pull ratings, categories, versions and update cadence at scale.
- **Competitor analysis** — track competitors' prices, ratings and release history.
- **Market intelligence** — build datasets across categories and countries for trend analysis.

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### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `mode` | select | `search` (by keyword) or `lookup` (by app / bundle ID). Default `search`. |
| `terms` | array | Keywords to search for (search mode). E.g. `["meditation", "budget tracker"]`. |
| `appIds` | array | App Store IDs or bundle IDs (lookup mode). E.g. `["284882215"]`. |
| `country` | string | Two-letter storefront code. Default `us`. |
| `entity` | select | `software` (iPhone) or `iPadSoftware` (iPad). Default `software`. |
| `limit` | integer | Apps per term, 1–200. Default `50`. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "terms": ["meditation", "budget tracker"],
  "country": "us",
  "entity": "software",
  "limit": 50
}
```

***

### 📤 Output

Each dataset item is one app:

```json
{
  "app_id": 337472899,
  "name": "Insight Timer: Meditate, Sleep",
  "bundle_id": "com.spotlightsix.zentimer",
  "developer": "Insight Network Inc",
  "category": "Health & Fitness",
  "genres": ["Health & Fitness", "Lifestyle"],
  "price": 0.0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "rating": 4.89,
  "rating_count": 443024,
  "version": "20.26.0",
  "release_date": "2009-11-05T18:55:12Z",
  "updated": "2026-07-17T11:16:47Z",
  "description": "…",
  "icon": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/…/512x512.jpg",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id337472899",
  "content_rating": "12+",
  "min_os": "15.0",
  "size_mb": 236.18,
  "country": "us",
  "term": "meditation",
  "source": "appstore",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-20T17:20:00+00:00"
}
```

Export to **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or RSS** from the dataset, or pull via the Apify API.

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### 💰 Pricing

Pay-per-result and cheap: roughly **$0.50 per 1,000 apps**. A 50-result keyword search costs about **$0.025**. No proxies required.

***

### 🔗 Related actors

- [App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/app-store-scraper)
- [App Store Charts Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/app-store-charts-scraper)
- [App Store Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/app-store-reviews-scraper)
- [Google Play Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-play-scraper)

***

### ❓ FAQ

**Do I need an API key?** No. This uses Apple's public iTunes Search API.

**How many apps can I get per keyword?** Up to 200 (Apple's cap), set via `limit`.

**Which countries are supported?** Any App Store storefront — use its two-letter code.

**Is this legal?** It reads publicly available catalog data. You are responsible for complying with Apple's terms and applicable law.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Choose 'search' to find apps by keyword, or 'lookup' to fetch specific apps by their numeric App Store ID or bundle ID.

## `terms` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search the App Store for (used when mode = search). One request per term.

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

Numeric App Store track IDs (e.g. 284882215) or bundle IDs (e.g. com.example.app) to look up (used when mode = lookup).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter App Store storefront country code (e.g. us, gb, de, fr). Affects availability, pricing and localised metadata.

## `entity` (type: `string`):

Which app catalogue to search: 'software' for iPhone apps, 'iPadSoftware' for iPad apps.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of apps to return per search term (1-200). Only applies to search mode.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "terms": [
    "meditation",
    "budget tracker"
  ],
  "appIds": [
    "284882215"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "entity": "software",
  "limit": 50
}
```

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

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "terms": [
        "meditation",
        "budget tracker"
    ],
    "appIds": [
        "284882215"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ninhothedev/app-store-search-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 = {
    "terms": [
        "meditation",
        "budget tracker",
    ],
    "appIds": ["284882215"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ninhothedev/app-store-search-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 '{
  "terms": [
    "meditation",
    "budget tracker"
  ],
  "appIds": [
    "284882215"
  ]
}' |
apify call ninhothedev/app-store-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ninhothedev/app-store-search-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/opaeFiF1KU7PbWHE8/builds/rRu5FE60bpdC7mSGw/openapi.json