# App Store Apps Scraper — Search & App Details via iTunes API (`ocrad/appstore-apps-scraper`) Actor

Search the Apple App Store by keyword or look up apps by URL/id and get full details: name, developer, price, rating and rating count, version, release dates, genres, content rating, size, languages, description, release notes, icon and screenshots. Export JSON/CSV/Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ocrad/appstore-apps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ocrad](https://apify.com/ocrad) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 records

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?

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.

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 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

### App Store Apps Scraper

***

**Search the Apple App Store** by keyword or **look up apps** by URL/id and get full app details from Apple's public iTunes Search API: name, developer, price and currency, rating and rating count, version and release dates, genres, content rating, size, languages, description, release notes, icon and screenshots — for any country storefront.

***

#### **📋 Example Output**

```json
{
  "id": "292628469",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/juxtaposer-cut-combine-edit/id292628469",
  "name": "Juxtaposer: cut, combine, edit",
  "bundleId": "com.hkueck.juxtaposer",
  "developer": "Pocket Pixels Inc.",
  "developerUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/gb/developer/pocket-pixels-inc/id292628472",
  "price": 4.99,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "rating": 4.88511,
  "ratingCount": 1236,
  "version": "4.5.1",
  "releaseDate": "2008-10-07T02:55:44Z",
  "currentVersionReleaseDate": "2025-09-11T09:59:24Z",
  "genres": "Photo & Video, Entertainment",
  "primaryGenre": "Photo & Video",
  "contentRating": "4+",
  "sizeBytes": 113007616,
  "minimumOsVersion": "15.6",
  "languages": "EN",
  "description": "Juxtaposer lets you combine multiple pictures into creative and fun photomontages quickly and easily. Take any element from one picture and add it to another. Remix your pets into a mythical creature,…",
  "releaseNotes": "Compatibility fixes for new OS versions",
  "iconUrl": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/05/d2/be/05d2bec0-8afb-7ac4-8e78-e9c3e5ffd29c/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg",
  "screenshotUrls": [
    "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/7c/1c/e2/7c1ce26f-b49f-c585-fa6e-1723b22529d7/292af038-ceeb-43e5-bb1b-9302dd3dca54_Screenshot_1.png/392x696bb.png",
    "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/97/14/c9/9714c987-eddc-88cf-264b-2625527e21ea/3adef25d-b69f-473b-a011-e54d27eab8a0_Screenshot_2.png/392x696bb.png"
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-23T20:04:31.872Z"
}
```

`description` and `screenshotUrls` are shortened here; the dataset holds the full description and every iPhone screenshot. `price`, `currency`, `rating` and `ratingCount` are specific to the chosen `country`.

#### ⚙️ **Configuration**

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `search` | String | – | Keyword to search for, e.g. `notes` or `photo editor`. Apple returns at most 200 apps per keyword and country. |
| `appUrls` | Array | – | App Store URLs (`https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281`) or numeric ids to look up directly. Can be combined with `search`. |
| `country` | String | `us` | Two-letter storefront code deciding availability, price and currency, e.g. `gb`, `de`, `jp`. |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `0` | Max apps to return (0 = all). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Apify Proxy (auto) | Proxy settings. Switch to RESIDENTIAL only if results are empty. |

At least one of `search` or `appUrls` is required.

##### Example Input

```json
{
  "search": "photo editor",
  "appUrls": ["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281", "324684580"],
  "country": "gb",
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

##### How many apps can it get?

A keyword search returns **up to 200 apps** (Apple's limit for the Search API; it offers no reliable paging beyond that). Use several narrower keywords or several countries to cover more apps. Direct lookups by id have no such limit — list as many `appUrls` as you need (100 ids per request).

##### Getting an app URL

1. Open the app's page on the App Store (`apps.apple.com/{country}/app/{name}/id{number}`)
2. Copy the full URL from your browser (or just the number after `id`)
3. Add it to the `appUrls` list

***

#### 💬 **Support and Feedback**

Reach out via Apify support channels or leave feedback on the Actor's page.

#### **Is it legal to scrape App Store data?**

It is legal to scrape publicly available data such as app names, prices, ratings and descriptions. The results may include developer names and links; use them only with a legitimate reason. Consult your legal advisor if unsure.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search the App Store for, e.g. "notes" or "photo editor". Apple's Search API returns at most 200 apps per keyword and country. Leave empty to only look up the apps in "appUrls".

## `appUrls` (type: `array`):

App Store app URLs (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281) or numeric app ids to look up directly. Can be combined with a search keyword.

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

Two-letter App Store country code that decides availability, price and currency, e.g. us, gb, de, fr, jp, br, in.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of apps to return (0 = all available; a keyword search yields at most 200).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Defaults to Apify Proxy (auto). Switch to RESIDENTIAL only if results are empty.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search": "notes",
  "country": "us",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `id` (type: `string`):

Numeric App Store app id

## `url` (type: `string`):

App Store page URL

## `name` (type: `string`):

App name

## `bundleId` (type: `string`):

iOS bundle identifier

## `developer` (type: `string`):

Developer / seller name

## `developerUrl` (type: `string`):

Developer page on the App Store

## `price` (type: `string`):

Price in the storefront currency (0 = free)

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Storefront currency code

## `rating` (type: `string`):

Average user rating (0-5)

## `ratingCount` (type: `string`):

Number of user ratings in this storefront

## `version` (type: `string`):

Current app version

## `releaseDate` (type: `string`):

First release date (ISO 8601)

## `currentVersionReleaseDate` (type: `string`):

Release date of the current version (ISO 8601)

## `genres` (type: `string`):

All genres, comma-separated

## `primaryGenre` (type: `string`):

Primary genre

## `contentRating` (type: `string`):

Age / content advisory rating (e.g. 4+, 12+, 17+)

## `sizeBytes` (type: `string`):

Download size in bytes

## `minimumOsVersion` (type: `string`):

Minimum iOS version required

## `languages` (type: `string`):

Supported language codes (ISO 639-1), comma-separated

## `description` (type: `string`):

Full App Store description (plain text)

## `releaseNotes` (type: `string`):

What's new in the current version

## `iconUrl` (type: `string`):

App icon (512px)

## `screenshotUrls` (type: `string`):

iPhone screenshot URLs

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO 8601 timestamp when the record was scraped

# 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 = {
    "search": "notes",
    "country": "us",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ocrad/appstore-apps-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 = {
    "search": "notes",
    "country": "us",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ocrad/appstore-apps-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 '{
  "search": "notes",
  "country": "us",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call ocrad/appstore-apps-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ocrad/appstore-apps-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/gRmqUG8cKUIZyuVoU/builds/rDvz1AiDO0M8fLiJZ/openapi.json