# Shopify AppStore Scraper (`storedata/shopify-appstore-scraper`) Actor

A powerful Apify Actor designed to extract comprehensive data from the Shopify App Store. This scraper can discover all available apps, collect detailed application information, and extract user reviews from any Shopify app, making it perfect for market research, and competitor analysis.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/storedata/shopify-appstore-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [StoreData](https://apify.com/storedata) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 254 total users, 15 monthly users, 99.6% runs succeeded, 5 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.07 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $2.90 / 1,000 results

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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

Get data from the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com) — app details, reviews, developers, category rankings, and keyword rankings. No setup, no API key, no account — 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

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "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.

```json
{
  "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.

```json
{
  "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

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

#### Get App Reviews

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

#### Get Developer Information

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

#### Get Category Rankings

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

#### Get Keyword Rankings

```json
{
  "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.

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

# Actor input Schema

## `scrapeType` (type: `string`):

Select what type of data to scrape from the Shopify App Store.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Global fallback for max pages across all paginated types (App Review, Category Rank, Keyword Rank) when no type-specific limit is set.

## `appHandles` (type: `array`):

App handles or full URLs (e.g. "tiktok" or "https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok"). The handle is the last path segment of the app URL. Required for Scrape Type: App Information.

## `reviewAppHandles` (type: `array`):

App handles or full URLs to scrape reviews for (e.g. "tiktok" or "https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok"). Required for Scrape Type: App Review.

## `reviewSortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort order for reviews.

## `maxReviewPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of review pages to scrape per app. Falls back to "Max Pages (Global Default)" if not set.

## `developerHandles` (type: `array`):

Developer handles or full partner URLs (e.g. "shopify" or "https://apps.shopify.com/partners/shopify"). Required for Scrape Type: Developer Information.

## `categoryHandles` (type: `array`):

Category handles or full category URLs (e.g. "marketing", "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing", or "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing/all"). Required for Scrape Type: Category Rank.

## `maxCategoryPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to scrape per category. Falls back to "Max Pages (Global Default)" if not set.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

List of search keywords to scrape app rankings for (e.g. "inventory management", "email marketing"). Required for Scrape Type: Keyword Rank.

## `maxKeywordPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of result pages to scrape per keyword. Falls back to "Max Pages (Global Default)" if not set.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "scrapeType": "app",
  "maxPages": 3,
  "appHandles": [
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "reviewAppHandles": [
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "reviewSortBy": "relevance",
  "maxReviewPages": 5,
  "maxCategoryPages": 1,
  "keywords": [
    "inventory management"
  ],
  "maxKeywordPages": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

URL of the dataset with the results

## `crawlStats` (type: `string`):

Statistics about the crawl process

# 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 = {
    "appHandles": [
        "tiktok"
    ],
    "reviewAppHandles": [
        "tiktok"
    ],
    "keywords": [
        "inventory management"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("storedata/shopify-appstore-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 = {
    "appHandles": ["tiktok"],
    "reviewAppHandles": ["tiktok"],
    "keywords": ["inventory management"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("storedata/shopify-appstore-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 '{
  "appHandles": [
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "reviewAppHandles": [
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "inventory management"
  ]
}' |
apify call storedata/shopify-appstore-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,storedata/shopify-appstore-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/FOFLwhGcJyDatO1JQ/builds/714jc0IUvakGLh0Yd/openapi.json
