# App Store Top Charts & App Search Scraper (Rankings, Ratings) (`pankajbhatia/app-store-top-charts`) Actor

Track Apple App Store top free, paid and grossing charts for any country and category (iPhone, iPad, Mac), or search apps by keyword. Get rank, rating, rating count, price, version, developer and more. Official Apple data.

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

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 apps

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 Top Charts & App Search Scraper (Rankings, Ratings)

**Track Apple App Store rankings in bulk.** Get the **top free, top paid and top grossing** charts for any country and category on **iPhone, iPad or Mac**, or **search apps by keyword** to see who ranks for it. Each app comes with full details:

- **Rank**, chart, category and country
- App name, ID, bundle ID, App Store link, icon and screenshots
- **Rating** and **rating count** (overall and for the current version)
- **Price**, currency, version, last update date, release date, size, minimum iOS version and languages
- Developer, seller, developer website, description and release notes

All data comes from **Apple's official public chart feeds and iTunes Search/Lookup API**. No login is needed, and it works in every App Store country.

### Who is it for?

- **App marketers and ASO specialists**: track keyword and category rankings every day.
- **Mobile game and app studios**: watch competitors climb the top grossing charts and see when they ship updates.
- **Investors and analysts**: spot fast-growing apps by country and category.
- **Agencies and lead generation**: build lists of top apps and their developer websites in any niche.
- **Researchers**: build historical ranking datasets with scheduled runs.

### How to use it

1. Choose **charts** (top free, top paid, top grossing), **categories** and **countries**.
2. Optionally add **search terms** to see which apps rank for a keyword.
3. Click **Start** and export to Excel, CSV or JSON. Schedule it daily to track rank changes.

### Input example

```json
{
  "charts": ["top-free", "top-grossing"],
  "categories": ["all", "games", "finance"],
  "countries": ["us", "gb"],
  "device": "iphone",
  "maxAppsPerChart": 100,
  "searchTerms": ["budget planner"]
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "source": "chart",
  "chart": "top-free",
  "category": "games",
  "country": "US",
  "rank": 1,
  "appId": "6761760135",
  "name": "Meowdoku!",
  "developer": "Oakever Games",
  "bundleId": "com.oakever.meowdoku",
  "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meowdoku/id6761760135",
  "formattedPrice": "Free",
  "rating": 4.81,
  "ratingCount": 330683,
  "version": "1.20.0",
  "currentVersionReleaseDate": "2026-10-13T00:07:09Z",
  "fileSizeMB": 373.6,
  "developerWebsite": "https://oakevergames.com/"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

Pay-per-event: a small fee **per app** returned, plus a tiny per-run start fee, with no subscription and no separate platform usage costs. For example, the top 100 apps in 10 categories (1,000 apps) cost about $0.50. Empty charts and unknown categories are **not charged**. Set **Maximum cost per run** to cap your spending.

### Good to know

- Apple publishes up to 100 to 200 apps per chart, and some small categories or countries have fewer.
- Charts update several times a day. Each row has a `scrapedAt` time, so you can compare runs.
- Need user reviews? Use the companion **App Store Reviews Scraper** listed below.

### Use it through the API, integrations or AI agents

Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n or Google Sheets. AI agents can call it through the Apify MCP server.

### FAQ

**Is it legal?** It only uses Apple's official public chart feeds and search API, which Apple provides for anyone to use. No personal data is collected.

**Found a bug or need a feature?** Open an issue. We usually reply within 24 hours.

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# Actor input Schema

## `charts` (type: `array`):

Which top charts to collect.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

App Store categories. 'All apps' = overall chart.

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

Two-letter store country codes, e.g. us, gb, de, in, br, jp.

## `device` (type: `string`):

iPhone, iPad or Mac App Store.

## `maxAppsPerChart` (type: `integer`):

Up to 200 (Apple usually publishes 100 to 200 per chart).

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Optional. Find apps for keywords like 'budget planner' (App Store keyword ranking).

## `maxAppsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Max 200.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add rating, rating count, version, size, developer website and description to chart results.

## `descriptionMaxChars` (type: `integer`):

Shorten descriptions and release notes. 0 = full text.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "charts": [
    "top-free"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "all",
    "games"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "device": "iphone",
  "maxAppsPerChart": 25,
  "maxAppsPerSearch": 25,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "descriptionMaxChars": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per app per chart or search, with its rank.

# 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 = {
    "charts": [
        "top-free"
    ],
    "categories": [
        "all",
        "games"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ],
    "maxAppsPerChart": 25
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pankajbhatia/app-store-top-charts").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 = {
    "charts": ["top-free"],
    "categories": [
        "all",
        "games",
    ],
    "countries": ["us"],
    "maxAppsPerChart": 25,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pankajbhatia/app-store-top-charts").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 '{
  "charts": [
    "top-free"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "all",
    "games"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxAppsPerChart": 25
}' |
apify call pankajbhatia/app-store-top-charts --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pankajbhatia/app-store-top-charts"
        }
    }
}
```

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/lCntFYID9g74UyrRI/builds/3BgeLUf0aogCyXOd1/openapi.json