# App Store & Google Play Scraper (`solarg/app-store-scraper`) Actor

App details, search results and top charts from the Apple App Store and Google Play, in one format. Ratings, installs, prices, developer contacts, versions and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/solarg/app-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Solar G](https://apify.com/solarg) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 app scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

Collects app data from the Apple App Store and Google Play: app details, search results and top charts. Both stores return the same output format.

### Modes

| Mode | Input | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| `details` | `apps`: store URLs, App Store IDs, Google Play package names or app names | One record per app |
| `search` | `searchTerms` | Ranked search results from each selected store |
| `charts` | `chart` (`topFree`, `topPaid`, `topGrossing`) and an optional `category` | Ranked chart positions with full details |

Other options: `stores` (default both), `country` (default `us`), `language` (Google Play text, default `en`), `maxResults` per search or chart (up to 200 for the App Store), and `includeFullDetails` (fetch full Google Play pages for search and chart results; default `true`).

Categories: `GAME`, `FINANCE`, `BUSINESS`, `EDUCATION`, `ENTERTAINMENT`, `HEALTH_AND_FITNESS`, `LIFESTYLE`, `MEDICAL`, `MUSIC`, `NAVIGATION`, `NEWS`, `PHOTO_VIDEO`, `PRODUCTIVITY`, `SHOPPING`, `SOCIAL`, `SPORTS`, `TRAVEL`, `UTILITIES`, `WEATHER`, `FOOD_DRINK`, `BOOKS`. Each one maps to the matching category in both stores.

```json
{
  "mode": "charts",
  "chart": "topGrossing",
  "category": "GAME",
  "country": "gb",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "store": "googlePlay",
  "chart": "topFree",
  "rank": 1,
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "title": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music",
  "developer": "Spotify AB",
  "developerWebsite": "https://www.spotify.com",
  "developerEmail": "support@spotify.com",
  "price": 0,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "free": true,
  "rating": 4.25,
  "ratingsCount": 36523775,
  "installs": 1000000000,
  "genre": "Music & Audio",
  "contentRating": "Parental guidance",
  "updated": "2026-10-21T13:18:12.000Z",
  "version": "VARY",
  "summary": "Listen to songs, play podcasts, create playlists...",
  "description": "...",
  "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "screenshots": ["..."],
  "containsAds": true,
  "inAppPurchases": true,
  "country": "gb"
}
```

Some fields exist in only one store: `installs`, `developerEmail`, `containsAds` and `inAppPurchases` are Google Play only, while `sizeBytes`, `languages` and `bundleId` are filled from the App Store. Fields a store doesn't provide are `null`. Apps that can't be found return an item with an `error` field.

### API usage

Run the Actor and get results in one request:

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/solarg~app-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode": "charts", "chart": "topFree", "maxResults": 100}'
```

With the JavaScript client:

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('solarg/app-store-scraper').call({"mode": "charts", "chart": "topFree", "maxResults": 100});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

With Python:

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("solarg/app-store-scraper").call(run_input={"mode": "charts", "chart": "topFree", "maxResults": 100})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
```

You can also schedule runs in Apify Console and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks, Zapier, Make or n8n through Apify's integrations.

### Pricing

$2.00 per 1,000 apps. Platform usage is included in the price.

### Limitations

- Google Play search returns roughly the first 20–30 results per term.
- Charts reflect the selected country.
- For app reviews, use [App Store & Google Play Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/solarg/app-reviews-scraper).

Report problems in the Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape.

## `apps` (type: `array`):

Google Play URLs or package names, App Store URLs or numeric IDs, or app names.

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

Keywords to search in the stores.

## `chart` (type: `string`):

Which top chart.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Optional. Leave empty for all apps.

## `stores` (type: `array`):

Stores to use for search, charts and app names.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Per store. App Store charts and search go up to 200.

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

Two-letter country code.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language code for Google Play text.

## `includeFullDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each app's full page (installs, description, developer email, etc). Slower but more complete.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "details",
  "apps": [
    "Spotify",
    "com.whatsapp"
  ],
  "chart": "topFree",
  "category": "",
  "stores": [
    "appStore",
    "googlePlay"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "includeFullDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All scraped items in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "apps": [
        "Spotify",
        "com.whatsapp"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("solarg/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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "apps": [
        "Spotify",
        "com.whatsapp",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("solarg/app-store-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 '{
  "apps": [
    "Spotify",
    "com.whatsapp"
  ]
}' |
apify call solarg/app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,solarg/app-store-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/qoygsVlvMe6g3iaLl/builds/j7SBB6WFV4lMqDmhW/openapi.json