iTunes & App Store Search Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns (the AI add-on fields are populated because those add-ons were enabled on the run):

{
  "trackId": 6473799789,
  "trackName": "Passwords",
  "artistName": "Apple",
  "collectionName": null,
  "primaryGenreName": "Utilities",
  "kind": "software",
  "releaseDate": "2024-06-10T07:00:00Z",
  "trackPrice": 0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "country": null,
  "previewUrl": null,
  "artworkUrl100": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/3f/c1/0f/3fc10f91-a212-6835-e7bf-342c6102d5c9/passwords-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-sRGB-85-220.png/100x100bb.jpg",
  "trackViewUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/passwords/id6473799789?uo=4",
  "description": "Easily access your passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and your other credentials, in one place. With Passwords, you can quickly sign into apps and websites with AutoFill, protect your account information with encryption, and seamlessly sync passwords so you can access them on the go. [description trimmed for readability; the field returns Apple's full listing text]",
  "sellerName": "Apple Inc.",
  "averageUserRating": 4.72424,
  "userRatingCount": 785026,
  "contentAdvisoryRating": "4+",
  "trackExplicitness": null,
  "collectionExplicitness": null,
  "genres": ["Utilities"],
  "trackCount": null,
  "trackNumber": null,
  "discNumber": null,
  "trackTimeMillis": null,
  "isStreamable": null,
  "feedUrl": null,
  "version": "1.3",
  "bundleId": "com.apple.Passwords",
  "fileSizeBytes": 3734528,
  "minimumOsVersion": "18.0",
  "formattedPrice": "Free",
  "collectionPrice": null,
  "currentVersionReleaseDate": "2025-12-12T22:07:47Z",
  "releaseNotes": "Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements",
  "artworkUrl600": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/3f/c1/0f/3fc10f91-a212-6835-e7bf-342c6102d5c9/passwords-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-sRGB-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg",
  "screenshotUrls": ["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/0d/97/0f/0d970f5d-8844-c716-22eb-66d9f71b55e5/3d0f3a67-0e74-42ec-b2e2-8c16acc56454_0x0ss-11.png/392x696bb.png"],
  "artistViewUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/apple/id284417353?mt=12&uo=4",
  "collectionViewUrl": null,
  "artistId": 284417353,
  "collectionId": null,
  "aiSummary": "Passwords is a utility app that securely stores and manages your passwords, passkeys, and Wi-Fi credentials, allowing for easy AutoFill and access across devices. It offers features like encryption, 2-factor verification setup, data leak alerts, and the ability to share passwords with others.",
  "aiTags": ["password management", "autofill", "encryption", "2fa", "data leak alerts", "sync across devices", "wifi passwords", "account sharing", "user-friendly", "security"],
  "source": "iTunes",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T08:17:35.282Z"
}

The most complete iTunes and App Store search scraper available. It returns every field the Apple iTunes Search API exposes for each result, from the basics (name, artist, genre, price, artwork, store link) to the premium fields (full description, seller, ratings and rating count, content rating, app version, bundle ID, file size, minimum OS, screenshots), plus optional AI summary and discovery tags, across ten result types and any country store.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches Apple iTunes and the App Store for a term you provide, restricted to a result type (songs, albums, artists, podcasts, apps, movies, ebooks, audiobooks, TV seasons, or short films) and a country store, and writes one normalized record per result to the run's dataset. Every field in the source response is captured in the same request, including the premium fields many tools drop (description, seller, ratings, content rating, app version and bundle ID, file size, screenshots). No account or key is required.

Optional paid add-ons attach an AI summary and discovery tags for items that carry a description or release notes (apps, podcasts, movies, books).

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns up to 10 songs matching the Beatles from the US store.

{
  "searchQuery": "the beatles",
  "entity": "song",
  "country": "US",
  "maxResults": 10
}

Change entity to software for apps, podcast for podcasts, and so on. Set country to any two-letter store code.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	yes	the beatles	The term to search for, for example an artist, app, podcast, or movie name.
entity	enum	no	song	Result type. One of song, album, musicArtist, podcast, software, movie, ebook, audiobook, tvSeason, shortFilm.
country	string	no	US	Two-letter country code for the store to search, for example US, GB, DE, BR.
maxResults	integer	no	50	Maximum results to collect, up to 200 per search.
withAiSummary	boolean	no	false	Paid add-on. For items with a description or release notes, generate a concise plain-English summary. Requires a paid plan. Billed per usable AI result.
withAiTags	boolean	no	false	Paid add-on. Extract 5-10 discovery keyword tags from the item's listing text. Requires a paid plan. Billed per usable AI result.

If searchQuery is empty, the run returns a single item with a populated error field and is not charged.

Output reference

One dataset item per result. Types: string, integer, number, boolean, string[], or null when the source value is absent. Which fields are populated depends on the entity (apps carry bundleId and fileSizeBytes; songs carry trackTimeMillis and trackNumber).

Field	Type	Description
trackId	integer	Track, collection, or artist ID (first available).
trackName	string	Track, collection, or artist name.
artistName	string	Artist or developer name.
collectionName	string	Album/collection name, or null.
primaryGenreName	string	Primary genre or category.
kind	string	Item kind or wrapper type, for example software, song, podcast.
releaseDate	string	Release date (ISO 8601).
trackPrice	number	Item price, or null.
currency	string	Price currency code.
country	string	Store country as returned, or null.
previewUrl	string	Audio/video preview URL, or null.
artworkUrl100	string	100px artwork URL.
trackViewUrl	string	Store page URL for the item.
description	string	Full listing description or long description, or null.
sellerName	string	Seller/developer name, or null.
averageUserRating	number	Average user rating, or null.
userRatingCount	integer	Number of user ratings, or null.
contentAdvisoryRating	string	Content advisory / age rating, or null.
trackExplicitness	string	Track explicitness marker, or null.
collectionExplicitness	string	Collection explicitness marker, or null.
genres	string[]	All genres/categories. Empty array when none.
trackCount	integer	Number of tracks in the collection, or null.
trackNumber	integer	Track number within the album, or null.
discNumber	integer	Disc number, or null.
trackTimeMillis	integer	Track length in milliseconds, or null.
isStreamable	boolean	Whether the track is streamable, or null.
feedUrl	string	Podcast RSS feed URL, or null.
version	string	App version, or null.
bundleId	string	App bundle identifier, or null.
fileSizeBytes	integer	App download size in bytes, or null.
minimumOsVersion	string	Minimum OS version for an app, or null.
formattedPrice	string	Human-readable price, for example Free, or null.
collectionPrice	number	Collection price, or null.
currentVersionReleaseDate	string	Date of the current app version (ISO 8601), or null.
releaseNotes	string	App release notes, or null.
artworkUrl600	string	High-resolution artwork URL.
screenshotUrls	string[]	App screenshot URLs. Empty array when none.
artistViewUrl	string	Store page URL for the artist/developer, or null.
collectionViewUrl	string	Store page URL for the collection, or null.
artistId	integer	Artist/developer ID, or null.
collectionId	integer	Collection ID, or null.
aiSummary	string	Paid add-on. Plain-English summary, or null when not enabled.
aiTags	string[]	Paid add-on. 5-10 discovery keyword tags, or null.
source	string	Always iTunes.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	Present only on error records (no query / source down); success records omit it.

Example output record

The real Apple Passwords app record (from input {"searchQuery": "password manager", "entity": "software", "maxResults": 3, "withAiSummary": true, "withAiTags": true}) is shown in full at the top of this page. The description there is trimmed for readability; the actual field returns Apple's full listing text verbatim.

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~itunes-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQuery":"the beatles","entity":"album","country":"US","maxResults":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~itunes-search-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQuery":"password manager","entity":"software","maxResults":50}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/itunes-search-scraper \
  --input '{"searchQuery":"daily news","entity":"podcast","maxResults":10}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per result returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• AI add-ons billed separately. withAiSummary and withAiTags are optional paid events (ai_summary, ai_tags) charged only when they produce usable output, and require a paid Apify plan.
• No charge on failure. If the query is empty or the source is down, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 results per run. Upgrade for higher maxResults (up to 200 per search).
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.

FAQ and troubleshooting

How do I search for apps instead of songs? Set entity to software. Records then carry app fields like bundleId, fileSizeBytes, minimumOsVersion, version, and screenshotUrls.

Can I search a non-US store? Yes. Set country to any two-letter store code, for example GB, DE, BR, JP.

Why are some fields null? The iTunes Search API returns different fields per result type. A song has no bundleId; an app has no trackTimeMillis. Absent values are returned as null, never invented.

When do the AI add-ons produce output? Only for items that carry a real description or release notes (apps, podcasts, movies, books). Items without free text are skipped and not charged for AI.

What is the maximum number of results? Up to 200 per search on a paid plan. Free plans are capped at 10 per run.

Is this an official Apple tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with Apple. It reads only data from the public iTunes Search API.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with Apple. Accesses only data from the public iTunes Search API.