# Apple App Store Reviews Scraper (Global 175 Countries) (`wyle/apple-app-store-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Fast HTTP-only scraper for Apple App Store customer reviews and app metadata. Extracts review ratings, titles, text comments, author profiles, timestamps, app versions, and developer details across 175 countries with multi-sort and rating filters.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wyle/apple-app-store-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Willy Lengkong](https://apify.com/wyle) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Apple App Store Reviews Scraper (Global 175 Countries)

A lightning-fast, production-grade **HTTP-only** Apify Actor to extract customer reviews, user ratings, reviewer profiles, and detailed application metadata from the official **Apple App Store** across all 175 countries.

Zero headless browser overhead. Extracts up to **500 reviews per second** directly from Apple's native APIs.

***

### ⚡ Key Features

- **100% HTTP-Only Architecture**: Ultra-lightweight and cost-efficient. Runs in seconds with zero browser RAM/CPU overhead.
- **Global Coverage (175 Store Countries)**: Collect customer sentiment from the United States (`us`), United Kingdom (`gb`), Germany (`de`), France (`fr`), Japan (`jp`), Indonesia (`id`), Canada (`ca`), and all other App Store territories.
- **Multi-Input Flexibility**:
  - Direct App Store URLs (`https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok/id835599320`)
  - Numeric App IDs (`835599320`, `570060128`)
  - Keyword Search (`"duolingo"`, `"spotify"`, `"uber"`) - automatically discovers the App ID and metadata!
- **Rich Data Extraction**:
  - Unique Review ID, Review Title, and Full Review Text Body
  - Star Rating (1 to 5 stars)
  - Reviewer Display Name and Profile URI
  - App Version reviewed (e.g., `47.6.0`)
  - Helpful Votes Count (`voteSum`, `voteCount`)
  - Review Publication Timestamp (ISO 8601 with timezone)
  - Full Application Metadata (App Name, Developer, Category, Overall Rating, App Icon, Total Rating Count)
- **Flexible Sorting**: Sort by Newly Published (`mostRecent`), Top Helpful Votes (`mostHelpful`), or Both combined & deduplicated.
- **Star Rating Filter**: Easily isolate 1-star and 2-star reviews for churn analysis, or 5-star reviews for testimonial gathering.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `appUrls` | Array of Strings | `["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320"]` | Direct Apple App Store application URLs. |
| `appIds` | Array of Strings | `[]` | Direct Apple App IDs (e.g., `"835599320"`). |
| `searchTerms` | Array of Strings | `[]` | App titles or keywords to automatically look up (e.g., `"duolingo"`, `"spotify"`). |
| `countries` | Array of Strings | `["us"]` | List of 2-letter ISO store country codes (e.g. `["us", "gb", "de", "ca", "id"]`). |
| `sortBy` | String (Enum) | `"mostRecent"` | Sorting method: `mostRecent`, `mostHelpful`, or `both`. |
| `ratings` | Array of Integers | `[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]` | Filter by star rating (1 to 5). |
| `maxReviewsPerApp` | Integer | `100` | Maximum reviews to collect per application across selected countries. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | `{ "useApifyProxy": false }` | Optional proxy settings (Apple endpoints are public and fast without proxies). |

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "appUrls": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "duolingo"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "gb"
  ],
  "sortBy": "mostRecent",
  "ratings": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 250
}
```

***

### 📤 Output Data Format

Each review pushed to the Apify Default Dataset follows this clean JSON schema:

```json
{
  "id": "14745123234",
  "appId": "835599320",
  "appName": "TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE",
  "developer": "TikTok Ltd.",
  "appCategory": "Entertainment",
  "appOverallRating": 4.72,
  "userName": "Magucsizard578(",
  "userUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/reviews/id1442426941",
  "rating": 4,
  "title": "Good but slow to update!",
  "review": "It’s a good app overall but it always seems to be wacky with its updates...",
  "version": "47.6.0",
  "voteSum": 0,
  "voteCount": 0,
  "country": "us",
  "countryName": "United States",
  "date": "2026-11-03T02:09:34-07:00",
  "sort": "mostRecent",
  "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id835599320",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-04T15:23:43.123456+00:00"
}
```

***

### 💡 Practical Use Cases

1. **AI Sentiment Analysis & LLM Training**: Fine-tune NLP sentiment models or train customer feedback classifiers using authentic, unfiltered user reviews.
2. **Competitor Intelligence & Feature Roadmaps**: Monitor what users love or hate about competing apps right after new version updates.
3. **Bug Tracking & Release Monitoring**: Filter 1-star reviews on the latest app version to instantly catch crash reports and regressions.
4. **Market Expansion**: Compare customer reception across different countries (US vs UK vs Germany vs Japan).

# Actor input Schema

## `appUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct URLs to applications on the Apple App Store (e.g. 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320').

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

List of numeric Apple App IDs (e.g. '835599320' for TikTok, '570060128' for Duolingo).

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords or app names to automatically search and extract top matches (e.g. 'spotify', 'duolingo').

## `countries` (type: `array`):

List of 2-letter ISO store country codes to extract reviews from (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'ca', 'au', 'de', 'fr', 'id', 'sg').

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sorting criteria for extracted customer reviews.

## `ratings` (type: `array`):

Filter reviews by specific star ratings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Leave empty or select all for all ratings.

## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of customer reviews to extract per application across all selected countries.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. Apple App Store endpoints are public and fast, but proxies can be enabled for enterprise volume.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "appUrls": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320"
  ],
  "appIds": [],
  "searchTerms": [],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "sortBy": "mostRecent",
  "ratings": [
    1,
    2,
    3,
    4,
    5
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "appUrls": [
        "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320"
    ],
    "appIds": [],
    "searchTerms": [],
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ],
    "ratings": [
        1,
        2,
        3,
        4,
        5
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wyle/apple-app-store-reviews-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "appUrls": ["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320"],
    "appIds": [],
    "searchTerms": [],
    "countries": ["us"],
    "ratings": [
        1,
        2,
        3,
        4,
        5,
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wyle/apple-app-store-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "appUrls": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiktok-videos-shop-live/id835599320"
  ],
  "appIds": [],
  "searchTerms": [],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "ratings": [
    1,
    2,
    3,
    4,
    5
  ]
}' |
apify call wyle/apple-app-store-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wyle/apple-app-store-reviews-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/rEHofaXVm32MB5EfS/builds/dl3rX2I4dg6rq5Vwu/openapi.json