# Apple App Store Scraper (`pulse_automation/apple-app-store-scraper`) Actor Fetches app metadata from the Apple App Store with optional version gating. - **URL**: https://apify.com/pulse\_automation/apple-app-store-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Milad Amirzadeh](https://apify.com/pulse_automation) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Apple App Store Scraper Fetches app metadata from the Apple App Store for a list of app URLs. Optionally gates output on the current store version being strictly newer than a supplied minimum version — useful for polling apps and only processing them when a new release appears. ### Input ```json { "apps": [ { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "minVersion": "12.5" }, { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580" } ] } ```` - `apps` (array, required): list of apps to scrape - `url` (string, required): full Apple App Store URL (any country) - `minVersion` (string, optional): if provided, only emit full data when the current store version is **strictly greater than** this value. Omit to always fetch full data. ### Output One dataset record per input item. Non-skipped records include the full field set; skipped records include `skipped: true` and a `reason`. **Example — full record:** ```json { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "appId": "686449807", "skipped": false, "name": "Telegram Messenger", "subtitle": "Messenger for the people", "developer": "Telegram FZ-LLC", "category": "Social Networking", "price": "Free", "currentVersion": "12.6", "releaseNotes": "- New animated emoji...", "lastUpdatedDate": "2024-11-15T00:00:00Z", "releaseDate": "2013-08-14T00:00:00Z", "rating": 4.6, "ratingCount": 1234567, "ageRating": "17+", "size": "200.0 MB", "languages": ["English", "Arabic", "..."], "compatibility": "Requires iOS 16.0 or later.", "description": "Pure instant messaging...", "seller": "Telegram FZ-LLC", "copyright": "© 2024 Telegram FZ LLC", "inAppPurchases": false, "privacyDataCategories": ["CONTACT_INFO", "IDENTIFIERS"], "screenshotUrls": ["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/..."], "iconUrl": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/.../512x512bb.png", "chartRank": "5", "chartCategory": "Social Networking", "websiteUrl": "https://telegram.org/", "scrapedAt": "2024-12-01T00:00:00+00:00" } ``` **Example — skipped record** (current version not newer than `minVersion`): ```json { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "appId": "686449807", "skipped": true, "reason": "current version not newer than minVersion", "currentVersion": "12.4", "minVersion": "12.5", "scrapedAt": "2024-12-01T00:00:00+00:00" } ``` **Example — error record** (network failure, unparseable URL, etc.): ```json { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bad-url/id999", "appId": "999", "skipped": true, "error": "HTTP 404", "scrapedAt": "2024-12-01T00:00:00+00:00" } ``` ### Screenshots Screenshots are under test and review. ### Running locally ```bash python3 -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt python -m src ``` or use ```bash python3 -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt apify run ``` Input is read from `./storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json` when running locally (standard Apify SDK behavior). # Actor input Schema ## `apps` (type: `array`): List of App Store apps to crawl. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): If you want to use a proxy(recommended), you can configure it here. ## Actor input object example ```json { "apps": [ { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "minVersion": "13.0" }, { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "apps": [ { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "minVersion": "13.0" }, { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("pulse_automation/apple-app-store-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "apps": [ { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "minVersion": "13.0", }, { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580" }, ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("pulse_automation/apple-app-store-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "apps": [ { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807", "minVersion": "13.0" }, { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call pulse_automation/apple-app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=pulse_automation/apple-app-store-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apple App Store Scraper", "description": "Fetches app metadata from the Apple App Store with optional version gating.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "s8ErBxm4gOgsCe15v" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/pulse_automation~apple-app-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-pulse_automation-apple-app-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/pulse_automation~apple-app-store-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-pulse_automation-apple-app-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/pulse_automation~apple-app-store-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-pulse_automation-apple-app-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "apps" ], "properties": { "apps": { "title": "Apps", "type": "array", "description": "List of App Store apps to crawl.", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "url": { "title": "App URL", "type": "string", "description": "The URL of the app in the App Store. Example: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807" } }, "required": [ "url" ] } }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "If you want to use a proxy(recommended), you can configure it here." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```