Shopify AppStore Scraper

Get data from the Shopify App Store — app details, reviews, developers, category rankings, and keyword rankings. This actor is powered live by the ScoutLayer API, so there's nothing to configure and no ScoutLayer account needed — just run it.

Features

• App Information: Get detailed metadata for specific apps (pricing, features, ratings, categories, etc.)
• App Review: Extract reviews with pagination and sort options
• Developer Information: Get details about app developers/partners
• Category Rank: Get ranked app lists within a category, with page tracking
• Keyword Rank: Get search result rankings for specific keywords, with keyword and page tracking

Input

Scrape Type

Select the type of data to fetch using the scrapeType field:

Value	Description
app	Fetch detailed metadata for one or more apps
review	Extract reviews for one or more apps
developer	Fetch profile data for one or more developers
category	Get ranked app lists within one or more categories
keyword	Get app rankings for one or more search keywords

All Input Fields

Field	Type	Required for	Default	Description
scrapeType	string	Always	app	Scrape type (see table above)
appHandles	array	app	—	App handles or full URLs, e.g. ["tiktok"] or ["https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok"]
reviewAppHandles	array	review	—	App handles or full URLs to fetch reviews for
reviewSortBy	string	—	relevance	Review sort order: relevance or newest
maxReviewPages	integer	—	5	Max review pages per app. Falls back to maxPages if not set
developerHandles	array	developer	—	Developer handles or full partner URLs, e.g. ["shopify"] or ["https://apps.shopify.com/partners/shopify"]
categoryHandles	array	category	—	Category handles or full category URLs, e.g. ["marketing"], ["https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing"], or ["https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing/all"]
maxCategoryPages	integer	—	1	Max pages per category. Falls back to maxPages if not set
keywords	array	keyword	—	Search keywords to rank, e.g. ["inventory management"]
maxKeywordPages	integer	—	1	Max result pages per keyword. Falls back to maxPages if not set
maxPages	integer	—	3	Global fallback max pages for all paginated types when the type-specific limit is not set

Output

Results are stored in the dataset under the key results. The shape varies by scrape type.

App Information

{
  "name": "TikTok",
  "description": "Reach TikTok's 1 billion+ users...",
  "handle": "tiktok",
  "iconUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewsCount": 1234,
  "developer": {
    "name": "TikTok Inc.",
    "address": "...",
    "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/partners/...",
    "website": "https://www.tiktok.com"
  },
  "languages": ["English"],
  "categories": [{ "name": "Marketing", "url": "...", "handle": "marketing" }],
  "worksWith": ["Checkout", "Online Store"],
  "pricing": "Free to install",
  "pricings": [{ "name": "Free", "price": "$0", "period": "/month", "description": "...", "features": [] }],
  "releasedAt": "2020-01-15",
  "isBuiltForShopify": true
}

App Review

{
  "appUrl": "https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok",
  "appName": "TikTok",
  "authorName": "Jane Smith",
  "authorLocation": "United States",
  "rating": 5,
  "publishedAt": "2024-06-01",
  "authorLastUsedAt": "2024-06-01",
  "text": "Excellent app, drives real traffic.",
  "reviewId": "abc123"
}

Developer Information

{
  "name": "Shopify",
  "apps": [
    {
      "name": "Shopify Email",
      "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-email",
      "handle": "shopify-email",
      "rating": 4.6,
      "reviewsCount": 2100,
      "pricing": "Free",
      "description": "...",
      "iconUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/..."
    }
  ]
}

Category Rank

Each result represents one app in the category listing. The categoryHandle and page fields (added by the actor) indicate where the app appeared; position is its rank on that page.

{
  "name": "Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS",
  "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo-email-marketing",
  "handle": "klaviyo-email-marketing",
  "developer": null,
  "rating": null,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "isBuiltForShopify": true,
  "position": 1,
  "categoryHandle": "marketing",
  "page": 1
}

Keyword Rank

Each result represents one app in the keyword search results. The handle field is the app's URL slug, and page (added by the actor) indicates which result page it appeared on.

{
  "name": "Stocky",
  "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/stocky",
  "handle": "stocky",
  "developer": null,
  "rating": null,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "isBuiltForShopify": false,
  "position": 3,
  "page": 1
}

Usage Examples

Get App Information

{
  "scrapeType": "app",
  "appHandles": ["tiktok", "klaviyo"]
}

Get App Reviews

{
  "scrapeType": "review",
  "reviewAppHandles": ["tiktok"],
  "maxReviewPages": 3,
  "reviewSortBy": "newest"
}

Get Developer Information

{
  "scrapeType": "developer",
  "developerHandles": ["shopify", "klaviyo"]
}

Get Category Rankings

{
  "scrapeType": "category",
  "categoryHandles": ["marketing", "sales"],
  "maxCategoryPages": 5
}

Get Keyword Rankings

{
  "scrapeType": "keyword",
  "keywords": ["inventory management", "email marketing"],
  "maxKeywordPages": 3
}

Use Global Max Pages Fallback

Set maxPages as a default for all paginated types. Type-specific limits (maxReviewPages, maxCategoryPages, maxKeywordPages) take precedence when provided.

{
  "scrapeType": "keyword",
  "keywords": ["loyalty program"],
  "maxPages": 5
}

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