JetBrains Marketplace Plugin Scraper

Fetch plugin metadata from JetBrains Marketplace by numeric plugin ID: name, vendor, downloads, rating, description, preview image, and IDE family. Useful for competitive research on the IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, and Rider plugin ecosystem.

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How to use

Pass a list of numeric plugin IDs via the plugin_id input field. The ID is the leading integer in a plugin URL: for example, https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/164-ideavim → "164".

Input shape

{
  "plugin_id": ["164", "6610", "7973"]
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
plugin_id	string[]	No (defaults to ["164","6610","7973"])	Numeric JetBrains Marketplace plugin IDs

If plugin_id is omitted the actor runs with the three prefill IDs above as a smoke test.

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Example output row

{
  "plugin_id": "164",
  "name": "IdeaVim",
  "xml_id": "IdeaVIM",
  "link": "/plugin/164-ideavim",
  "description": "Vim emulation plugin for IDEs based on the IntelliJ Platform...",
  "vendor_name": "JetBrains",
  "rating": 4.44,
  "rating_votes": 345,
  "downloads": 12500000,
  "preview": "https://plugins.jetbrains.com/files/.../preview.png",
  "family": "intellij"
}

Missing or removed plugins (404) are silently skipped: only resolved plugins appear in the dataset.

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Pricing

Pay per event. Price per 1,000 events:

Event	Base price	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Dataset item	$1.00	$0.90	$0.80	$0.70

Bronze, Silver and Gold are the discounts Apify gives users of its paid plans. The Pricing tab always shows the current prices.

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Buyer

• Plugin vendors tracking competitor download counts and ratings over time.
• Dev-tool companies doing ecosystem landscape analysis across IntelliJ-family IDEs.
• Researchers building plugin trend dashboards (PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, Rider, etc.).
• Product teams identifying feature gaps by scraping category leaders.
• Agencies delivering Marketplace competitive audits to JetBrains ISV clients.

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Run it through the API

Python, with the apify-client package:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("v0iddo/jetbrains-marketplace-plugins").call(run_input={"plugin_id": ["164", "6610", "7973"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript, with the apify-client package:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('v0iddo/jetbrains-marketplace-plugins').call({"plugin_id": ["164", "6610", "7973"]});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

One HTTP call that waits for the run and returns the rows (for runs that finish within 5 minutes):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/v0iddo~jetbrains-marketplace-plugins/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"plugin_id": ["164", "6610", "7973"]}'

Use it from an agent (MCP)

Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients can call this actor as a tool through the Apify MCP server. Add it to the client's MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=v0iddo/jetbrains-marketplace-plugins",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies or an API key?

No. The actor reads public data without logging in. You only need an Apify account to start it.

How am I charged?

Pay per event, at the prices on the Pricing tab for your Apify plan (the Pricing section of this page lists them). The platform usage of the run is included in those prices, and your spending limit for a run is always respected.

Why did my run return no results?

The status message and the log of the run say why: usually nothing matched the input, or the source did not answer for a moment. Check the input against the example above and run it again.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Save your input as a task and add a schedule in the Apify Console (daily, hourly or with a cron expression). Each run gets its own dataset, so you keep a history.

Which formats can I export?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table and RSS from the Output tab or the API. Integrations send the rows to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier, n8n or a webhook.

Is collecting this data allowed?

The actor collects data that the source publishes openly, without a login. Public data can still be personal data under laws such as the GDPR, and sources have their own terms: make sure your use of the data follows the rules that apply to you.

What happens when the source changes?

An automated test runs the actor every day on the example input and checks the rows, not only that the run finished. When a check fails, the actor is repaired and rebuilt; the build history on this page shows each update.

Something is missing or wrong. Where do I report it?

Open an issue on the Issues tab of this actor with the run link. Requests for a new field are welcome too.

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Source

Endpoint: GET https://plugins.jetbrains.com/api/plugins/{plugin_id}

Public, unauthenticated JetBrains Marketplace REST API. No API key required. Returns JSON with plugin metadata including nested vendor object, top-level downloads (the rating comes from GET .../{plugin_id}/rating, votes per star), and a family discriminator (intellij, teamcity, hub, etc.).

Rate limits are unspecified but loose; the actor paces at ~3 requests/second to stay polite.