You can access the iTunes JP Software Snapshot programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "watchlistTerms": ["Deterministic fixture Product Name for Mercari Japan + Rakuten Price Tracker"],
10    "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
11    "sourceMode": "startUrls",
12    "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
13    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=ramen&entity=software&country=jp" }],
14    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
15    "maxRequestRetries": 2,
16    "sinceLastRun": False,
17    "deltaMode": True,
18}
19
20# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
21run = client.actor("zentrafoundry/mercari-rakuten-price-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)
22
23# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
24print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
25for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
26    print(item)
27
28# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

iTunes JP apps — not Mercari/Rakuten API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use iTunes JP Software Snapshot API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

iTunes JP Software Snapshot API in JavaScript

iTunes JP Software Snapshot API through CLI

iTunes JP Software Snapshot OpenAPI definition

iTunes JP Software Snapshot API

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