# App Store Reviews Scraper — Apple App Reviews by Country (`ocrad/appstore-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Apple App Store customer reviews for any iOS app by URL or id, across one or many countries: rating, title, text, author, app version, helpful votes and date, plus app name and developer. Up to 500 most recent reviews per country. Export JSON/CSV/Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ocrad/appstore-reviews-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 $0.30 / 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 Reviews Scraper

***

Scrape **customer reviews of any iOS app** from the Apple App Store. Provide the app's App Store URL (or its numeric id) and one or more countries — the Actor reads Apple's public review feed and returns every review as structured data: rating, title, text, author, app version, helpful votes and date, plus the app name and developer.

***

#### **📋 Example Output**

```json
{
  "id": "14661465107",
  "appId": "1232780281",
  "appName": "Notion: Notes, Tasks, AI",
  "developer": "Notion Labs, Incorporated",
  "country": "us",
  "title": "Stop Removing Useful Functionality",
  "text": "I’m on a iPad. Stop removing useful features. The sidebars collapse/expand on pages is no longer there anymore.",
  "rating": 1,
  "author": "MrArkansas870",
  "authorUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/reviews/id43375658",
  "version": "1.7.346",
  "votedHelpful": 2,
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T05:15:16-07:00",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1232780281?see-all=reviews",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-23T20:04:11.881Z"
}
```

`rating` is 1–5, `votedHelpful` is the number of "helpful" votes, `updatedAt` is the review date in the storefront's time zone and `url` is the App Store page listing the app's reviews in that storefront (Apple does not publish per-review links).

#### ⚙️ **Configuration**

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `appUrl` | String | *(required)* | App Store app URL, e.g. `https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281`, or the numeric id alone (`1232780281`). |
| `countries` | Array | `["us"]` | Two-letter storefront codes to collect reviews from, e.g. `["us", "gb", "de", "jp"]`. Left empty, the country from the URL is used. |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `0` | Max reviews to return across all countries (0 = all available). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Apify Proxy (auto) | Proxy settings. Switch to RESIDENTIAL only if results are empty. |

##### Example Input

```json
{
  "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281",
  "countries": ["us", "gb", "de"],
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

##### How many reviews can it get?

Apple's feed exposes the **500 most recent reviews per country** (10 pages of 50; Apple refuses deeper pages). To collect more, add more countries — each storefront has its own reviews. Reviews are returned newest first, so a scheduled run with a small `maxItems` is a cheap way to keep up with new feedback.

##### Getting the 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. Paste it as the `appUrl` input and list the countries you want

***

#### 💬 **Support and Feedback**

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

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

It is legal to scrape publicly available data such as app reviews and ratings. Reviews contain personal data (reviewer nicknames and profile links); scrape and store personal data only with a legitimate reason and in line with GDPR/CCPA. Consult your legal advisor if unsure.

# Actor input Schema

## `appUrl` (type: `string`):

An App Store app URL, e.g. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281, or the numeric app id alone (1232780281).

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Two-letter App Store country codes to collect reviews from, e.g. us, gb, de, fr, jp, br, in, au, ca. Apple serves at most 500 most recent reviews per country. Leave empty to use the country from the URL.

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

Maximum number of reviews to return across all countries (0 = all available, i.e. up to 500 per country).

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

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

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281",
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Apple review ID

## `appId` (type: `string`):

Numeric App Store app id the review belongs to

## `appName` (type: `string`):

App name (from the iTunes lookup API)

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

App developer / seller name

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

Two-letter storefront country code the review was posted in

## `title` (type: `string`):

Review title

## `text` (type: `string`):

Review body (plain text)

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

Star rating 1-5

## `author` (type: `string`):

Reviewer nickname

## `authorUrl` (type: `string`):

Reviewer profile URL

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

App version the review was written for

## `votedHelpful` (type: `string`):

Number of 'helpful' votes the review received

## `updatedAt` (type: `string`):

Review date (ISO 8601, storefront time zone)

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

App Store reviews page for this app and storefront

## `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 = {
    "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281",
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ocrad/appstore-reviews-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 = {
    "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281",
    "countries": ["us"],
    "maxItems": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ocrad/appstore-reviews-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 '{
  "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notion-notes-docs-tasks/id1232780281",
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call ocrad/appstore-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ocrad/appstore-reviews-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/SZXsWBAOEdvZ38O27/builds/SUxQgFN49SXaCxkjt/openapi.json