# Shopify App Store Scraper — Apps, Ratings, Pricing & Develop (`spotless_studios/shopify-apps-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the Shopify App Store by keyword or category: rating, review count, pricing, Built for Shopify badge, sponsored flag. Optional developer, launch date, languages and integrations. Monitor for newly listed apps.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/spotless_studios/shopify-apps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Spotless Studios](https://apify.com/spotless_studios) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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.

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

## Shopify App Store Scraper — Apps, Ratings, Pricing & Developers

Scrape the **Shopify App Store** by keyword search or category: **app name, handle, star rating, total reviews, pricing summary, free plan / free trial flags, Built for Shopify badge, and sponsored placement indicator**. Turn on details (`includeDetails`) to enrich each app with **developer name & partner profile URL, launch date, supported languages, "Works with" integrations, top-level categories, and granular feature tags**.

Built for Shopify app founders researching competitors, B2B SaaS teams selling to Shopify app developers, and agencies mapping the Shopify ecosystem.

> **Trial cost:** 25 apps ≈ **$0.08** list-only · **+$0.05** with developer/launch details (`includeDetails`).

### What you get

| Field | Example |
|-------|---------|
| `handle`, `name`, `url` | `smart-seo` · Smart SEO AI & Image Optimizer · apps.shopify.com/smart-seo |
| `rating`, `reviewCount` | `5` · `961` |
| `pricing`, `hasFreePlan`, `hasFreeTrial` | Free plan available · `true` · `false` |
| `builtForShopify`, `isSponsored` | `true` · `false` |
| `tagline`, `iconUrl` | AI SEO optimizer, AEO & page speed… · cdn.shopify.com/… |
| `source`, `sourcePosition` | `search:seo` · `5` |
| `developer`, `developerUrl` | Sherpas Design · apps.shopify.com/partners/sherpas-design *(details)* |
| `launchedAt` | `2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z` *(details)* |
| `languages` | `["English", "German", "Spanish", …]` *(details)* |
| `worksWith` | `["Shopify Admin", "ChatGPT", "Judge.me", …]` *(details)* |
| `categories`, `features` | `["SEO", "Image editor"]` · `["Image compression", "ALT text", …]` *(details)* |

### Why this scraper

- ⚡ **Pure HTTP via Turbo Frames** — no headless browser needed; scrapes search results and both hub & leaf categories rapidly.
- 🎯 **Pre-charge filtering** — filter by `builtForShopifyOnly`, `freeOnly`, `minRating`, `minReviews` / `maxReviews`, and `includeSponsored` before paying for saved items or detail page fetches.
- 🆕 **Find fast-growing new apps** — combine `launchedAfter: "180 days"` with `minReviews: 20` to spot breakout apps early.
- 🔔 **Monitoring mode** — schedule weekly with `onlyNewItems: true` to receive only newly listed apps in your niche.

### Quick start

**Built for Shopify SEO & marketing apps with 100+ reviews and developer links**

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["seo", "email marketing"],
  "builtForShopifyOnly": true,
  "minReviews": 100,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

**Newly launched apps gaining early traction (launched in the last 90 days)**

```json
{
  "categories": ["marketing-and-conversion"],
  "launchedAfter": "90 days",
  "minReviews": 10,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Weekly alert for newly listed apps in a category**

```json
{
  "categories": ["store-design-site-optimization-seo"],
  "onlyNewItems": true,
  "stateKey": "seo-apps-watch",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event — you only pay for apps that pass your filters:

| Event | Price |
|-------|-------|
| `app-scraped` (each saved app) | $0.003 |
| `app-details` (optional detail page enrichment per saved app) | $0.002 |
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### More from Spotless Studios

**[All actors on Apify](https://apify.com/spotless_studios)** · Support: spotless.studios.info@gmail.com

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|-------|----------|
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| [Stripe Partners](https://apify.com/spotless_studios/stripe-partners-scraper) | Stripe implementation partner lists |
| [UK Planning Applications](https://apify.com/spotless_studios/uk-planning-applications-scraper) | UK planning leads + agent contacts |
| [Product Hunt](https://apify.com/spotless_studios/product-hunt-scraper) | Every PH launch + makers / websites |
| [Duunitori Jobs](https://apify.com/spotless_studios/duunitori-jobs-scraper) | Finland job listings |
| [Clutch Agencies](https://apify.com/spotless_studios/clutch-agencies-scraper) | Clutch agency prospecting |
| [Skool Communities](https://apify.com/spotless_studios/skool-communities-scraper) | Skool community & creator leads |

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords as typed into the App Store search, e.g. "seo" or "subscriptions". Each query is paged until results run out.

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

Category slugs from the App Store URL, e.g. "marketing-and-conversion" or "store-design".

## `includeSponsored` (type: `boolean`):

Search shows paid ad slots above organic results. Off by default so every app appears once, as its organic listing.

## `builtForShopifyOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only apps carrying Shopify's Built for Shopify badge.

## `freeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only apps that advertise a free plan.

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Keep apps rated at least this many stars (0-5).

## `minReviews` (type: `integer`):

Keep apps with at least this many reviews.

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Keep apps with at most this many reviews. Useful for finding young apps that are gaining traction.

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

Open each saved app's page for developer name and URL, launch date, languages, integrations and categories. Billed as an add-on per app.

## `launchedAfter` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD, or a relative value like "90 days". Needs details (turned on automatically).

## `launchedBefore` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD, or a relative value like "1 year". Needs details (turned on automatically).

## `requireDeveloperUrl` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only apps whose page links to a developer profile. Needs details (turned on automatically).

## `includeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep apps whose name, tagline or developer contain these words. /regex/ supported.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Drop apps containing any of these words or /regex/.

## `keywordMatch` (type: `string`):

Require any or all include keywords.

## `onlyNewItems` (type: `boolean`):

Remember apps from previous runs and save only ones not seen before.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Separate memory per saved search.

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

Stop after saving this many apps.

## `outputPreset` (type: `string`):

Quickly choose how much data to save per record: full record, lean summary, or contact & social links only.

## `outputFields` (type: `array`):

Save only these fields, in this order (e.g. name, website, country, tier, minimumBudgetUsd, hourlyDesignRateUsd, profileUrl). Supports nested dot-paths (e.g. makers.username). Empty keeps all fields from the selected preset.

## `excludeFields` (type: `array`):

Remove specific fields (or nested dot-paths) from each saved record to keep datasets compact.

## `includeEmptyFields` (type: `boolean`):

When turned off, strips null, empty strings, empty arrays, and empty objects from every saved record.

## `requiredFields` (type: `array`):

Only save (and only pay for) records where every listed field or dot-path has a non-empty value (e.g. website, inquiryEmail).

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Pages fetched in parallel.

## `maxRequestRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries per request.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Timeout per request.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional; not usually needed.

## `proxyEscalation` (type: `boolean`):

If the site blocks the run, automatically step up from a direct connection to Apify datacenter proxy, then residential proxy, only for the blocked site. Turn off to use exactly the proxy above.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "seo"
  ],
  "includeSponsored": false,
  "builtForShopifyOnly": false,
  "freeOnly": false,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "requireDeveloperUrl": false,
  "keywordMatch": "any",
  "onlyNewItems": false,
  "stateKey": "default",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "outputPreset": "full",
  "includeEmptyFields": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 6,
  "maxRequestRetries": 4,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 45,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "proxyEscalation": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `apps` (type: `string`):

Scraped Shopify App Store listings

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "seo"
    ],
    "maxResults": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("spotless_studios/shopify-apps-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["seo"],
    "maxResults": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("spotless_studios/shopify-apps-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "seo"
  ],
  "maxResults": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call spotless_studios/shopify-apps-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,spotless_studios/shopify-apps-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/rwlOeJ4cRR7SuEaTa/builds/CnBWzfw3xM80PstGk/openapi.json