Chrome Web Store Reviews Scraper with Review Themes

Scrape Chrome Web Store extension reviews: star rating, review text, date, last edit, the extension version reviewed and the language. Then get an automatic review themes report: what users complain about and praise most, with counts, share of reviews, example quotes, frequent phrases and rating by extension version.

$0.10 per 1,000 reviews, plus $0.05 per extension for the themes report (optional).

What can you use it for?

• Extension developers: see which bugs and complaints spike after each version, and what users love.
• Competitor research: learn why users uninstall competing extensions and what they ask for.
• Product and market research: compare the reputation of extensions in a category.

It reads only public, logged-out data from the Chrome Web Store. It does not save reviewer names or profile pictures.

What data does it extract?

Field	Example
extensionId, extensionName	kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen, Grammarly: AI Writing Assistant…
rating	1–5
text	"Stopped working in Google Docs after the update"
date, updatedDate	2026-10-03
extensionVersion	14.1334.0
reviewLanguage	en

The themes report for each extension is saved to the run's key-value store as THEMES. It includes the top complaint and praise themes with counts, share of reviews, average rating and example quotes, plus frequent phrases, the rating distribution, ratingByExtensionVersion, and the store's average rating, rating count and user count.

Example from Grammarly's 1★ reviews: Pricing & subscription came up in 125 of 400, Crashes & bugs in 74 and Ads in 58, with frequent phrases like "free version", "premium suggestions", "google docs" and "stopped working".

Optional AI summary with Claude

Turn on Add AI summary with Claude with your own Anthropic API key for a written overview, plain-language themes with quotes, feature requests and suggested fixes. It typically costs a few cents per extension on your Anthropic bill.

How to use it

1. Paste Chrome Web Store URLs, or just the 32-letter extension IDs.
2. Choose the review language, max reviews and filters. Set Maximum star rating to 2 for complaints only; the lowest-rated reviews are fetched first, so it's fast.
3. Click Start, then download the reviews and open the THEMES record.

How much does it cost?

• $0.10 per 1,000 reviews
• $0.05 per extension themes report. Turn it off if you only want raw reviews.

Platform usage is included. Example: 2,000 reviews for each of 2 extensions, with reports, costs $0.40 + $0.10 = $0.50.

Guides

Guide 1: See what broke in the latest version of an extension

1. Paste the extension's Chrome Web Store URL.
2. Set Maximum star rating to 2 and Reviews posted after to the release date of the version you care about.
3. Click Start and open the THEMES record. Check ratingByExtensionVersion to see if the average rating dropped after the update. The complaint themes show what users are reporting.

{
  "extensions": ["https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen"],
  "maxRating": 2,
  "reviewedAfter": "2026-09-01",
  "maxReviewsPerExtension": 500
}

Guide 2: Research competitors before building an extension

1. Paste 3 to 10 competing extensions (URLs or 32-letter IDs).
2. Set Sort by to mostHelpful and Max reviews per extension to 300, so you get the reviews other users found most useful.
3. Compare the themes reports. Recurring complaints across competitors are features to build, and recurring praise is what users expect as a baseline.

Guide 3: Monitor reviews in other languages

Set Review language to a language code such as de, fr, es or ja to collect reviews written in that language. Run once per language and compare the themes.

Run it from code (API)

Replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN with your token from Console > Settings > API & Integrations. This call runs the actor and returns the results in one request:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/tidydata-labs~chrome-web-store-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"extensions":["kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen"],"maxReviewsPerExtension":200,"maxRating":2}'

You can do the same with the apify-client package for Python or JavaScript, or connect the actor to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets or a webhook from the Integrations tab.

FAQ

Do I need a Google account? No. The actor reads public Chrome Web Store data without logging in.

Where do I find an extension ID? It's the 32-letter code at the end of the extension's Chrome Web Store URL.

Does it collect reviewer names? No. Names and profile pictures are left out.

How many reviews can I get? As many as the Chrome Web Store shows for that language. Popular extensions have thousands.

Is it legal?

The actor collects only public reviews and leaves out reviewer names and pictures. Review text can still contain details people typed in, so make sure your use of the data complies with applicable laws and the Chrome Web Store's terms.

Feedback

Missing a field or theme? Open an issue on the Issues tab. We usually reply within a day.