# Microsoft Store Scraper — App Data, Prices & Reviews (`vnx0/microsoft-store-scraper`) Actor Scrape Microsoft Store apps, games, prices, ratings and reviews. No official API exists — this is your only programmatic data source. Try free. - **URL**: https://apify.com/vnx0/microsoft-store-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Vnx0](https://apify.com/vnx0) (community) - **Categories:** Integrations, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $3.00 / 1,000 app scrapeds 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 ## 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. --- ### 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 --- ### 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 --- ### 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 --- ### Input The scraper supports three modes: #### 1. Search by keyword Search the Microsoft Store for apps matching your queries: ```json { "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: ```json { "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: ```json { "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 | *** ### Output Each app is returned as a structured JSON object: ```json { "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 | *** ### 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. *** ### 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](https://store.rg-adguard.net)** — Paste the `storeUrl` to get download links *** ### Pricing **$0.003 per app scraped** ($3 per 1,000 apps). You are only charged for items successfully pushed to the dataset. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Search terms like app names or keywords (e.g. WhatsApp, video editor, VPN). Each query returns up to maxItems results. ## `urls` (type: `array`): Direct Microsoft Store URLs like https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/whatsapp/9NKSQGP7F2NH. Skips search — faster. ## `productIds` (type: `array`): 12-character Microsoft Product IDs like 9NKSQGP7F2NH. Fastest mode — skips search entirely. ## `mediaType` (type: `string`): Filter results by media type. ## `priceType` (type: `string`): Filter results by price type. ## `market` (type: `string`): Regional market for pricing and availability. ## `locale` (type: `string`): Language for app titles and descriptions. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum apps to extract per search query. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `includeScreenshots` (type: `boolean`): Include screenshot image URLs and captions. ## `includeAllImages` (type: `boolean`): Include all icon and tile image variants with dimensions. If false, only the largest icon URL is included. ## `deduplicate` (type: `boolean`): Skip duplicate apps across all queries, URLs, and Product IDs. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Recommended for large runs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "WhatsApp" ], "mediaType": "all", "priceType": "all", "market": "US", "locale": "en-US", "maxItems": 50, "includeScreenshots": true, "includeAllImages": false, "deduplicate": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all extracted app listings ## `runSummary` (type: `string`): Summary with totals per query # 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": [ "WhatsApp" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("vnx0/microsoft-store-scraper").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": ["WhatsApp"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("vnx0/microsoft-store-scraper").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": [ "WhatsApp" ] }' | apify call vnx0/microsoft-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vnx0/microsoft-store-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Microsoft Store Scraper — App Data, Prices & Reviews", "description": "Scrape Microsoft Store apps, games, prices, ratings and reviews. No official API exists — this is your only programmatic data source. Try free.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "adEY1IesOuQnxk30o" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/vnx0~microsoft-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-vnx0-microsoft-store-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/vnx0~microsoft-store-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-vnx0-microsoft-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/vnx0~microsoft-store-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-vnx0-microsoft-store-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "minItems": 0, "maxItems": 100, "type": "array", "description": "Search terms like app names or keywords (e.g. WhatsApp, video editor, VPN). Each query returns up to maxItems results.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "urls": { "title": "Store URLs", "minItems": 0, "maxItems": 500, "type": "array", "description": "Direct Microsoft Store URLs like https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/whatsapp/9NKSQGP7F2NH. Skips search — faster.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "productIds": { "title": "Product IDs", "minItems": 0, "maxItems": 500, "type": "array", "description": "12-character Microsoft Product IDs like 9NKSQGP7F2NH. Fastest mode — skips search entirely.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mediaType": { "title": "Media type", "enum": [ "all", "apps", "games" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter results by media type.", "default": "all" }, "priceType": { "title": "Price type", "enum": [ "all", "Free", "Paid", "Sale" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter results by price type.", "default": "all" }, "market": { "title": "Market", "enum": [ "US", "GB", "DE", "FR", "JP", "BR", "IN", "CA", "AU", "IT", "ES", "MX", "KR", "CN", "RU" ], "type": "string", "description": "Regional market for pricing and availability.", "default": "US" }, "locale": { "title": "Locale", "enum": [ "en-US", "en-GB", "de-DE", "fr-FR", "ja-JP", "pt-BR", "hi-IN", "en-CA", "en-AU", "it-IT", "es-ES", "es-MX", "ko-KR", "zh-CN", "ru-RU" ], "type": "string", "description": "Language for app titles and descriptions.", "default": "en-US" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items per query", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum apps to extract per search query. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 50 }, "includeScreenshots": { "title": "Include screenshots", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include screenshot image URLs and captions.", "default": true }, "includeAllImages": { "title": "Include all image sizes", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include all icon and tile image variants with dimensions. If false, only the largest icon URL is included.", "default": false }, "deduplicate": { "title": "Deduplicate results", "type": "boolean", "description": "Skip duplicate apps across all queries, URLs, and Product IDs.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Recommended for large runs.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```