# App Store Search — iTunes Search API by Keyword (`v0iddo/app-store-search`) Actor Search the Apple App Store by keyword and country. One row per (query × country × result) with rank, rating, price, IAPs, developer, screenshots. Uses the public iTunes Search API. Datacenter-friendly, no auth. - **URL**: https://apify.com/v0iddo/app-store-search.md - **Developed by:** [vøiddo](https://apify.com/v0iddo) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $0.20 / 1,000 apple app store search results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## App Store Search Search the Apple App Store by keyword + country. Returns the same ranked results as the App Store search UI. One row per (query × country × hit) with rank, rating, price, IAPs, developer, screenshots. Public iTunes Search API, no auth. ### What you get ```` { "snapshotAt": "2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00", "query": "meditation", "country": "us", "rank": 1, "appId": "1108187452", "bundleId": "com.calm.app", "trackName": "Calm", "artistName": "Calm.com, Inc.", "primaryGenreName": "Health & Fitness", "price": 0.0, "formattedPrice": "Free", "currency": "USD", "averageUserRating": 4.78231, "userRatingCount": 1856331, "version": "6.94.1", "trackViewUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id1108187452?uo=4", "artworkUrl512": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/…/512x512.png", "description": "Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. …" } ```` ### How to use **Input.** ```json { "queries": ["meditation", "habit tracker", "language learning"], "countries": ["us", "gb", "de"], "limit": 50, "entity": "software" } ```` `queries` — list of search terms. Each runs against each country independently. Useful for ASO keyword-rank tracking. `countries` — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 storefront codes. `limit` — results per (query × country), 1-200. `entity` — `software` (iPhone), `iPadSoftware`, `macSoftware`, or `tvSoftware`. ### Pricing PAY\_PER\_EVENT · `$0.0002 per search_result` · 5 000 results = $1. ### Buyer - ASO consultants tracking keyword rank for client apps. - Mobile growth running weekly competitive-keyword reports. - New-app validators checking what's already ranking for a target term. - Anyone scripting App Store discovery. ### Source `https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=&country=&entity=software&limit=` — Apple's free public Search API. Same backend that powers `apps.apple.com` search. Actor paces 0.3 s between calls. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Keywords to search for. Each query is run against each country independently. ## `countries` (type: `array`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 storefront codes. Results are localized per storefront. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Max results per query. iTunes Search caps at 200. ## `entity` (type: `string`): Which Apple catalog to search. Default `software` (iPhone apps). Also valid: `iPadSoftware`, `macSoftware`, `tvSoftware`. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "meditation", "habit tracker" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "limit": 50, "entity": "software" } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "meditation", "habit tracker" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("v0iddo/app-store-search").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": [ "meditation", "habit tracker", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("v0iddo/app-store-search").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "meditation", "habit tracker" ] }' | apify call v0iddo/app-store-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=v0iddo/app-store-search", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "App Store Search — iTunes Search API by Keyword", "description": "Search the Apple App Store by keyword and country. One row per (query × country × result) with rank, rating, price, IAPs, developer, screenshots. Uses the public iTunes Search API. Datacenter-friendly, no auth.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "2MQfUgf3Dtaugy1pI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/v0iddo~app-store-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-v0iddo-app-store-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/v0iddo~app-store-search/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-v0iddo-app-store-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/v0iddo~app-store-search/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-v0iddo-app-store-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Keywords to search for. Each query is run against each country independently.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "countries": { "title": "Countries (2-letter ISO codes)", "type": "array", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 storefront codes. Results are localized per storefront.", "default": [ "us" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "limit": { "title": "Results per (query × country)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Max results per query. iTunes Search caps at 200.", "default": 50 }, "entity": { "title": "Entity type", "enum": [ "software", "iPadSoftware", "macSoftware", "tvSoftware" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which Apple catalog to search. Default `software` (iPhone apps). Also valid: `iPadSoftware`, `macSoftware`, `tvSoftware`.", "default": "software" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```