Apple App Store Search Scraper

Search App Store listings with one or more phrases. Collect app identity, developer, pricing, rating, release, and storefront fields for catalog and market analysis.

What data can you extract?

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Apple product ID assigned to the app in the selected storefront.
type	String	Apple storefront record type for the app listing.
title	String	App name displayed on the Apple App Store product page.
artist	String	Developer or publisher name shown on the app listing.
artist_id	String	Apple developer account ID associated with the listing.
description	String	App description displayed in the selected App Store storefront.
url	String	Public Apple App Store product page URL for the app.
artwork	String	Image URL for the app icon or storefront artwork.
genres	Array<string>	App Store categories assigned to the product.
price	Integer	Current app price in the selected storefront currency.
formatted_price	String	Localized price label displayed in the storefront.
currency	String	ISO currency code used for the listed price.
rating	Number	Average customer rating on the App Store five-star scale.
rating_count	Integer	Number of customer ratings recorded for the app.
release_date	String	App release date reported by the storefront, in ISO 8601 format.
version	String	Current app version listed by the storefront.
content_rating	String	Age guidance or content rating assigned to the app.
seller	String	Seller name printed on the App Store product page.
input_query	String	Search phrase used to find this App Store listing.
scraped_at	String	UTC date and time when this app listing was collected.

Use cases

• App discovery teams can build localized catalogs of available apps.
• Product marketers can compare competitor ratings, prices, and release history.
• App publishers can monitor how listings appear across storefronts.

How to use

1. Add one search phrase to queries for each App Store search.
2. Set store, country, and limit to focus collection.
3. Run the Actor and export result rows from its dataset.

{
  "queries": [
    {
      "query": "notion"
    }
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "store": "apps",
  "limit": 10,
  "maxResults": 20
}

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
queries	Array<object>	Yes	App Store search phrases. Add one object per phrase.
queries[].query	string	Yes per entry	Search term (q is accepted as an alias)
queries[].store	string	No	Store vertical: apps, mac, books, audiobooks, movies, tv, music, or podcasts
queries[].country	string	No	Two-letter Apple storefront country code (default: us)
queries[].limit	integer	No	Maximum number of results
store	string	No	Store vertical: apps, mac, books, audiobooks, movies, tv, music, or podcasts
country	string	No	Two-letter Apple storefront country code (default: us)
limit	integer	No	Maximum number of results
maxResults	integer	No	Maximum dataset items to save across this entire run.

Output example

{
  "id": "1234567890",
  "type": "apps",
  "title": "Pocket Notes: Daily Planner",
  "artist": "Northstar Mobile Studio",
  "artist_id": "12345",
  "description": "Organize daily tasks, quick notes, and reminders in one simple planner.",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pocket-notes-daily-planner/id1234567890",
  "artwork": "https://cdn.northstarmobile.dev/apps/pocket-notes/icon-512.png",
  "genres": [
    "Productivity"
  ],
  "price": 0,
  "formatted_price": "Free",
  "currency": "USD",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "rating_count": 250,
  "release_date": "2025-01-01",
  "version": "1.0",
  "content_rating": "4+",
  "seller": "Northstar Mobile Studio",
  "input_query": "notion",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-01T12:00:00Z"
}

Pricing

$0.30 per 1,000 results. Apify saves one dataset item per result and applies the Actor’s per-result price to saved items.

Set maxResults to cap the number of dataset items saved in one run.

FAQ

Is scraping this information legal?

Rules depend on the source, location, data type, and intended use. Check applicable laws and source terms, and make sure your workflow follows privacy and data protection requirements.

What limits apply?

Submit up to 100 batch entries per run. Use maxResults to cap saved items. Results also depend on source availability and your Scrappa API plan.

Can I start runs through the Apify API?

Yes. Send a POST request to https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/thescrappa~apple-app-store-search-scraper/runs with your Actor input, or use an Apify client library. Read the output from the run dataset.

Can I connect the results to other tools?

Yes. Apify integrations and APIs can pass dataset results to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, and other data workflows.

What happens when one input fails?

The Actor logs a short source error and continues with the remaining entries. Transient rate limits and gateway errors are retried; if every entry fails, the run reports an error.

Can I search storefronts outside the United States?

Yes. Set country to the two-letter App Store country code and choose a supported store type.

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