# Apple App Store Scraper – Apps, Ratings & Search (`stevenkramp/apple-app-store-scraper`) Actor

Get Apple App Store app data for app IDs, URLs, bundle IDs or search terms via Apple's official API: title, rating, ratings count, price, developer, genre, version, release notes, size, languages, screenshots and more. iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pay only per app returned.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/stevenkramp/apple-app-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Steven Kramp](https://apify.com/stevenkramp) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 apps

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

## Apple App Store Scraper – Apps, Ratings & Search

Get complete **Apple App Store app data** for any list of app IDs, App Store URLs or bundle IDs, or for any search term, in any country store. iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The data comes from **Apple's official iTunes Search API**, so it is fast and reliable.

**$1 per 1,000 apps.** You only pay for apps that are returned. Unknown IDs are reported and not charged. There is no start fee.

### What you get for each app

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `title`, `appId`, `bundleId`, `url` | Spotify: Music and Podcasts · 324684580 · com.spotify.client |
| `developer`, `developerId`, `developerUrl`, `developerWebsite` | Spotify |
| `score`, `ratings`, `scoreCurrentVersion`, `ratingsCurrentVersion` | 4.77 · 42,443,544 ratings |
| `free`, `price`, `currency`, `formattedPrice` | 0 USD |
| `genre`, `genreId`, `genres`, `contentRating`, `advisories` | Music · 12+ |
| `released`, `updated`, `version`, `releaseNotes` | 9.1.88 (updated 2026-10-01) |
| `sizeBytes`, `minimumOsVersion`, `languages`, `supportedDevicesCount` | 313 MB · iOS 16.1 · 61 languages |
| `description`, `icon`, `screenshots`, `ipadScreenshots` | full text and image URLs |
| `searchTerm`, `searchPosition`, `country`, `scrapedAt` | run context (ranking position for searches) |

### Use cases

- **App store optimization (ASO):** track your ranking for keywords and compare it with competitors, in any country.
- **Market research:** pull all apps for a niche, with ratings, prices and update dates.
- **Competitor monitoring:** schedule daily runs and watch ratings, versions and price changes.
- **iOS + Android:** combine with our [Google Play Store Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-play-store-scraper). Both use similar field names.

### How to use

```json
{
  "apps": ["324684580", "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id284882215", "com.burbn.instagram"],
  "searchTerms": ["budget planner"],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
  "platform": "iphone",
  "country": "us"
}
```

Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.001 per app returned** ($1 per 1,000 apps). Platform usage is included.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

This Actor works as a tool for AI assistants and agents – Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, n8n and other MCP clients – through Apify's hosted MCP server. Add this server URL to your client:

```
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=stevenkramp/apple-app-store-scraper
```

Sign in with your Apify account when asked. Your agent can then call the Actor in plain language, for example: *"Compare the top 20 meditation apps in the US App Store by rating and price."* Runs started by your agent are normal Actor runs on your Apify account at the same pay-per-event price.

### More from stevenkramp

Other Actors by the same developer – same quality standards, pay only for results:

**Search & trends**

- [Google Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-trends-scraper) – interest over time, regions, rising queries
- [Keyword Trends Finder](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/keyword-trends-finder) – keyword ideas with trend direction
- [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-news-scraper) – news articles with real URLs
- [Google Images Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-images-scraper) – full-size image URLs
- [Google Shopping Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-shopping-scraper) – prices and merchants
- [Google Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-jobs-scraper) – job listings

**Apps**

- [Google Play Store Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-play-store-scraper) – Android app data and rankings
- [Google Play Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/google-play-reviews-scraper) – Play Store reviews and ratings
- [Shopify App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/shopify-app-store-scraper) – Shopify apps and pricing plans

**Research & media**

- [arXiv Papers Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/arxiv-papers-scraper) – research papers and abstracts
- [Apple Podcasts Scraper](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/apple-podcasts-scraper) – podcasts with latest episodes

**Websites & places**

- [Website SEO Audit](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/website-seo-audit) – broken links, titles, sitemap
- [Germany Neighborhood Profile](https://apify.com/stevenkramp/germany-neighborhood-profile) – German neighborhood rents and vacancy

### FAQ

**How many apps per search?** Up to 200 per search term, in the order the App Store search API returns them.

**Reviews?** Not included. This Actor returns public app listing data only, and no user reviews or reviewer names.

**Rate limits?** Apple's API allows about 20 requests per minute. The Actor respects this, and one request returns up to 200 apps, so runs stay fast.

**Something broken?** Open an issue in the Issues tab. We fix problems quickly.

# Actor input Schema

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

Numeric IDs like 284882215, App Store URLs like https://apps.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id284882215, or bundle IDs like com.spotify.client.

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

Search the App Store like a user would, e.g. "budget planner". Every result comes with full details.

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Up to 200 apps per search term. You only pay for apps returned.

## `platform` (type: `string`):

Which App Store to search.

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

Two-letter country code of the store, e.g. us, gb, de, jp. Affects prices, availability and rankings.

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

Two-letter language code for texts, e.g. en, de, ja. Empty = default language of the country store.

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

Apify Proxy is used by default. Usually no change needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "apps": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "budget planner"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
  "platform": "iphone",
  "country": "us",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

One item per app.

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Key fields as a table.

# 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": [
        "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580"
    ],
    "searchTerms": [
        "budget planner"
    ]
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "apps": ["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580"],
    "searchTerms": ["budget planner"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("stevenkramp/apple-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": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "budget planner"
  ]
}' |
apify call stevenkramp/apple-app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,stevenkramp/apple-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/iyc1MLw0yssomlUs1/builds/ddMivodrubdvZtnjp/openapi.json