# Shopify AppStore Scraper (`applora/shopify-appstore-scraper`) Actor A powerful Apify Actor designed to extract comprehensive data from the Shopify App Store. This scraper can discover all available apps, collect detailed application information, and extract user reviews from any Shopify app, making it perfect for market research, and competitor analysis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/applora/shopify-appstore-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Applora](https://apify.com/applora) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, SEO tools - **Features:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 340 total users, 38 monthly users, 99.7% runs succeeded, 5 bookmarks - **User rating**: 4.07 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $2.90 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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. ## 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. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. 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 This Actor collects public Shopify App Store app details, reviews, developer profiles, category listings, and keyword search results into an Apify dataset. No separate scraper API key or external subscription is required. This is an independent scraper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shopify. ### Pricing and support Check this Actor's Pricing section in Apify Store for current charges and whether platform usage is included or billed separately. No payment outside Apify is required to use this Actor. Pricing fields in the scraped data describe Shopify apps, not the cost of running this Actor. For questions or problems, use the Issues tab on this Actor's Apify page. Include the run ID and relevant input, without credentials or other sensitive information. ### Data limitations Results reflect publicly available pages at the time of collection. Rankings, ratings, review counts, and app pricing may change. Page limits restrict how much data is collected; source availability, rate limits, or page changes can cause incomplete results. Check the run logs and `stats` record for failures. Examples below illustrate the output structure and are not current app metrics. Source URLs, image URLs, and developer websites in results are collected data, not recommendations to purchase or subscribe to external services. ### Features - **App Information**: Get detailed metadata for specific apps (pricing, features, ratings, categories, etc.) - **App Review**: Extract reviews with pagination and sort options - **Developer Information**: Get details about app developers/partners - **Category Rank**: Get ranked app lists within a category, with page tracking - **Keyword Rank**: Get search result rankings for specific keywords, with keyword and page tracking ### Input #### Scrape Type Select the type of data to fetch using the `scrapeType` field: | Value | Description | | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | `app` | Fetch detailed metadata for one or more apps | | `review` | Extract reviews for one or more apps | | `developer` | Fetch profile data for one or more developers | | `category` | Get ranked app lists within one or more categories | | `keyword` | Get app rankings for one or more search keywords | #### All Input Fields | Field | Type | Required for | Default | Description | | ------------------ | ------- | ------------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `scrapeType` | string | Always | `app` | Scrape type (see table above) | | `appHandles` | array | `app` | — | App handles or full URLs, e.g. `["tiktok"]` or `["https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok"]` | | `reviewAppHandles` | array | `review` | — | App handles or full URLs to fetch reviews for | | `reviewSortBy` | string | — | `relevance` | Review sort order: `relevance` or `newest` | | `maxReviewPages` | integer | — | `5` | Max review pages per app. Falls back to `maxPages` if not set | | `developerHandles` | array | `developer` | — | Developer handles or full partner URLs, e.g. `["shopify"]` or `["https://apps.shopify.com/partners/shopify"]` | | `categoryHandles` | array | `category` | — | Category handles or full category URLs, e.g. `["marketing"]`, `["https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing"]`, or `["https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing/all"]` | | `maxCategoryPages` | integer | — | `1` | Max pages per category. Falls back to `maxPages` if not set | | `keywords` | array | `keyword` | — | Search keywords to rank, e.g. `["inventory management"]` | | `maxKeywordPages` | integer | — | `1` | Max result pages per keyword. Falls back to `maxPages` if not set | | `maxPages` | integer | — | `3` | Global fallback max pages for all paginated types when the type-specific limit is not set | ### Output Each result is stored as an item in the actor's **default dataset**. Crawl statistics are stored in the default key-value store as `stats`. The item shape varies by scrape type. #### App Information ```json { "name": "TikTok", "subtitle": "Reach shoppers on TikTok", "description": "Reach TikTok's 1 billion+ users...", "handle": "tiktok", "iconUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...", "rating": 4.8, "reviewsCount": 1234, "developer": { "name": "TikTok Inc.", "address": "...", "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/partners/...", "website": "https://www.tiktok.com" }, "languages": ["English"], "categories": [{ "name": "Marketing", "url": "...", "handle": "marketing" }], "worksWith": ["Checkout", "Online Store"], "features": ["Create ads and track performance"], "featureMedia": { "type": "image", "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...", "alt": "TikTok app" }, "screenshots": [ { "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...", "alt": "App screenshot" } ], "pricing": "Free to install", "pricingType": "free", "pricings": [ { "name": "Free", "price": "0", "period": "", "description": "...", "features": [], "type": "free", "basePrice": 0, "priceText": "Free", "isEstimate": false, "trialDays": null, "usageNotice": "", "usageCharges": [] } ], "releasedAt": "2020-01-15T00:00:00+00:00", "isBuiltForShopify": true } ``` #### App Review ```json { "appUrl": "https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok", "appName": "TikTok", "authorName": "Jane Smith", "authorLocation": "United States", "rating": 5, "publishedAt": "2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "editedAt": null, "usageDurationAtReview": "6 months", "text": "Excellent app, drives real traffic.", "reviewId": "abc123" } ``` `developerReply` and `developerRepliedAt` appear when Shopify shows a developer reply. #### Developer Information ```json { "handle": "shopify", "name": "Shopify", "apps": [ { "name": "Shopify Email", "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-email", "handle": "shopify-email", "rating": 4.6, "reviewsCount": 2100, "pricing": "Free", "description": "...", "iconUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/..." } ] } ``` #### Category Rank Each result represents one app in the category listing. The `categoryHandle` and `page` fields (added by the actor) indicate where the app appeared; `position` is its rank on that page. Category-level metadata is not attached to each emitted app. ```json { "name": "Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS", "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo-email-marketing", "handle": "klaviyo-email-marketing", "rating": 4.8, "reviewsCount": 1200, "pricing": "Free plan available", "iconUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...", "description": "Grow your business with email and SMS", "isSponsored": false, "isBuiltForShopify": true, "position": 1, "categoryHandle": "marketing", "page": 1 } ``` #### Keyword Rank Each result represents one app in the keyword search results. The `handle` field is the app's URL slug, and `page` (added by the actor) indicates which result page it appeared on. Search-level metadata is not attached to each emitted app. ```json { "name": "Stocky", "url": "https://apps.shopify.com/stocky", "handle": "stocky", "rating": null, "reviewsCount": null, "pricing": "Free", "iconUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...", "description": "Manage inventory across locations", "isBestMatch": false, "isSponsored": false, "isBuiltForShopify": false, "position": 3, "page": 1 } ``` ### Usage Examples #### Get App Information ```json { "scrapeType": "app", "appHandles": ["tiktok", "klaviyo"] } ``` #### Get App Reviews ```json { "scrapeType": "review", "reviewAppHandles": ["tiktok"], "maxReviewPages": 3, "reviewSortBy": "newest" } ``` #### Get Developer Information ```json { "scrapeType": "developer", "developerHandles": ["shopify", "klaviyo"] } ``` #### Get Category Rankings ```json { "scrapeType": "category", "categoryHandles": ["marketing", "sales"], "maxCategoryPages": 5 } ``` #### Get Keyword Rankings ```json { "scrapeType": "keyword", "keywords": ["inventory management", "email marketing"], "maxKeywordPages": 3 } ``` #### Use Global Max Pages Fallback Set `maxPages` as a default for all paginated types. Type-specific limits (`maxReviewPages`, `maxCategoryPages`, `maxKeywordPages`) take precedence when provided. ```json { "scrapeType": "keyword", "keywords": ["loyalty program"], "maxPages": 5 } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `scrapeType` (type: `string`): Select what type of data to scrape from the Shopify App Store. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Global fallback for max pages across all paginated types (App Review, Category Rank, Keyword Rank) when no type-specific limit is set. ## `appHandles` (type: `array`): App handles or full URLs (e.g. "tiktok" or "https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok"). The handle is the last path segment of the app URL. Required for Scrape Type: App Information. ## `reviewAppHandles` (type: `array`): App handles or full URLs to scrape reviews for (e.g. "tiktok" or "https://apps.shopify.com/tiktok"). Required for Scrape Type: App Review. ## `reviewSortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order for reviews. ## `maxReviewPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of review pages to scrape per app. Falls back to "Max Pages (Global Default)" if not set. ## `developerHandles` (type: `array`): Developer handles or full partner URLs (e.g. "shopify" or "https://apps.shopify.com/partners/shopify"). Required for Scrape Type: Developer Information. ## `categoryHandles` (type: `array`): Category handles or full category URLs (e.g. "marketing", "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing", or "https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing/all"). Required for Scrape Type: Category Rank. ## `maxCategoryPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of pages to scrape per category. Falls back to "Max Pages (Global Default)" if not set. ## `keywords` (type: `array`): List of search keywords to scrape app rankings for (e.g. "inventory management", "email marketing"). Required for Scrape Type: Keyword Rank. ## `maxKeywordPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of result pages to scrape per keyword. Falls back to "Max Pages (Global Default)" if not set. ## Actor input object example ```json { "scrapeType": "app", "maxPages": 3, "appHandles": [ "tiktok" ], "reviewAppHandles": [ "tiktok" ], "reviewSortBy": "relevance", "maxReviewPages": 5, "maxCategoryPages": 1, "keywords": [ "inventory management" ], "maxKeywordPages": 1 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): URL of the dataset with the results ## `crawlStats` (type: `string`): Statistics about the crawl process # 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 = { "appHandles": [ "tiktok" ], "reviewAppHandles": [ "tiktok" ], "keywords": [ "inventory management" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("applora/shopify-appstore-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 = { "appHandles": ["tiktok"], "reviewAppHandles": ["tiktok"], "keywords": ["inventory management"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("applora/shopify-appstore-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 '{ "appHandles": [ "tiktok" ], "reviewAppHandles": [ "tiktok" ], "keywords": [ "inventory management" ] }' | apify call applora/shopify-appstore-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,applora/shopify-appstore-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 ` 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/FOFLwhGcJyDatO1JQ/builds/HVjJfZPg7aNqjY1Zl/openapi.json