Microsoft Store Scraper — App Data, Prices & Reviews

Extract comprehensive app data from the Microsoft Store — titles, descriptions, prices, ratings, publisher info, screenshots and more. Microsoft provides no public catalog API, making this the only Microsoft Store API alternative for accessing app data programmatically. Whether you call it the Microsoft Store or Windows Store, this scraper covers the entire catalog.

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Use Cases

• App market research & competitive analysis — Track competitor apps, pricing strategies, and market positioning
• Price monitoring across store apps — Monitor price changes, sales, and promotional pricing
• Publisher tracking & portfolio analysis — Analyze publisher portfolios and release strategies
• App store optimization (ASO) research — Research keywords, categories, and ranking factors
• Building app directories or review sites — Create curated app catalogs with rich metadata
• Scrape new app releases by category — Monitor new releases and updates in specific categories

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Features

Extract comprehensive data for every app:

• App titles, descriptions, publisher info — Full metadata including short and long descriptions
• Prices with currency detection — Numeric prices and formatted display prices in local currency
• Star ratings and review counts — Average ratings (0-5) and total number of user ratings
• App icons and screenshots — High-resolution images with captions
• Supported architectures — CPU architectures (x64, x86, arm64, arm)
• Available markets/regions — List of countries where the app is available
• Categories and subcategories — Primary category classification
• Age ratings and release dates — Content ratings and original release dates

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How it works

1. Choose your input — Search by keyword, paste store URLs, or provide Product IDs directly
2. Configure filters — Narrow results by type (apps/games), price (free/paid), market, and locale
3. Get structured data — Every app is pushed to your dataset as a clean JSON object with full metadata

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Input

The scraper supports three modes:

1. Search by keyword

Search the Microsoft Store for apps matching your queries:

{
  "queries": ["WhatsApp", "video editor", "VPN"],
  "mediaType": "apps",
  "priceType": "all",
  "market": "US",
  "locale": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 50
}

2. Direct Store URLs

Scrape specific apps by their Microsoft Store URLs:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/whatsapp/9NKSQGP7F2NH",
    "https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/spotify/9NCBCSZSJRSB"
  ],
  "market": "US",
  "locale": "en-US"
}

3. Product IDs (fastest)

Scrape apps directly by their Product IDs:

{
  "productIds": ["9NKSQGP7F2NH", "9NCBCSZSJRSB"],
  "market": "US",
  "locale": "en-US",
  "includeScreenshots": true,
  "includeAllImages": false
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
queries	array	Search terms like app names or keywords
urls	array	Direct Microsoft Store URLs
productIds	array	12-character Microsoft Product IDs
mediaType	string	Filter by all, apps, or games
priceType	string	Filter by all, Free, Paid, or Sale
market	string	Regional market (US, GB, DE, FR, JP, etc.)
locale	string	Language for titles and descriptions
maxItems	number	Max apps per query (0 = unlimited, max 500)
includeScreenshots	boolean	Include screenshot URLs and captions
includeAllImages	boolean	Include all image size variants
deduplicate	boolean	Skip duplicate apps across queries
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings for large runs

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Output

Each app is returned as a structured JSON object:

{
  "productId": "9WZDNCRFHVN5",
  "title": "Windows Calculator",
  "publisher": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "description": "A simple yet powerful calculator that includes standard, scientific, programmer, and graphing calculator functionality...",
  "shortDescription": "",
  "category": "Utilities & tools",
  "price": 0,
  "displayPrice": "$0.00",
  "currency": "USD",
  "averageRating": 4.3,
  "ratingsCount": 109329,
  "type": "app",
  "releaseDate": "2013-04-06T09:56:07.114303Z",
  "storeUrl": "https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9WZDNCRFHVN5",
  "iconUrl": "https://store-images.s-microsoft.com/image/apps.25936.jpg",
  "screenshotUrls": [
    "https://store-images.s-microsoft.com/image/apps.18490.jpg",
    "https://store-images.s-microsoft.com/image/apps.45784.jpg"
  ],
  "screenshotCaptions": [
    "Use \"Always on Top\" mode to easily keep track of calculations while multi-tasking.",
    "Use the currency calculator to calculate different monetary values."
  ],
  "packageFamilyName": "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe",
  "hasInAppPurchases": false,
  "publisherWebsite": "http://windows.microsoft.com",
  "supportUrl": "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=282454",
  "architectures": ["arm", "x86", "x64", "arm64"],
  "markets": ["US"],
  "query": "calculator",
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-18T21:36:31.125Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
productId	string	Microsoft Store product ID
title	string	App name
publisher	string	Developer or publisher name
description	string	Full app description
shortDescription	string	Brief summary (may be empty for some apps)
category	string	App category
price	number	Numeric price (0 for free)
displayPrice	string	Formatted price string
currency	string	Currency code (USD, EUR, etc.)
averageRating	number	Average rating (0-5)
ratingsCount	number	Total number of ratings
type	string	app or game
releaseDate	string	Release date (ISO 8601)
storeUrl	string	Link to Microsoft Store
iconUrl	string	App icon URL
screenshotUrls	array	Screenshot image URLs
screenshotCaptions	array	Screenshot captions (may be empty for some apps)
allImages	array	All image variants (when enabled)
packageFamilyName	string	Package identifier for winget
hasInAppPurchases	boolean	Whether app offers IAP
publisherWebsite	string	Publisher's website
supportUrl	string	Support page URL
architectures	array	Supported CPU architectures
markets	array	Available markets
query	string	Search query used
position	number	Rank in search results
scrapedAt	string	Extraction timestamp

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Performance

• Search mode — ~2-3 seconds per app
• URL mode — ~1-2 seconds per app
• Product ID mode — ~0.5-1 second per app (fastest)

For large runs (100+ apps), enable proxy configuration to avoid rate limiting.

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Download links

This scraper extracts metadata only. To obtain direct download links for Microsoft Store apps:

• Use winget — winget install Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe using the packageFamilyName field
• Use rg-adguard.net — Paste the storeUrl to get download links

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Pricing

$0.003 per app scraped ($3 per 1,000 apps). You are only charged for items successfully pushed to the dataset.