# Chrome Web Store Scraper (`vujeen/chrome-web-store-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Chrome Web Store: search extensions, get users, ratings, review counts and monetization signals. Fast, no browser, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vujeen/chrome-web-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [FEDOR TRYAKIN](https://apify.com/vujeen) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, E-commerce, Other
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 70 total users, 25 monthly users, 61.2% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## 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

## Chrome Web Store Scraper

Search the Chrome Web Store and extract clean, structured data about browser
extensions — users count, rating, number of reviews, description and
monetization signals. No browser, no login, no proxies required: the Actor
reads the store's server-rendered pages directly, so it is fast and cheap.

### What you get

For every extension found:

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `id` | `diomonnnbeebbomfokdmpackgfbpkccn` |
| `name` | `TypeSpark — Text Expander & Snippets` |
| `users` | `52000` |
| `rating` | `4.3` |
| `ratingCount` | `187` |
| `monetized` | `true` — mentions of Pro plans, subscriptions or prices |
| `featured` | `true` — has the store's Featured badge |
| `description` | first 500 chars of the store description |
| `query` | the search query that found it |
| `url` | direct link to the store listing |

### Use cases

- **Market research** — size up a niche before building an extension:
  how many competitors, how many users, how are they monetized.
- **Competitor monitoring** — track users/rating of specific extensions
  over time (run on a schedule, diff the datasets).
- **Lead generation** — find publishers of extensions in your niche.
- **ASO / listing optimization** — compare descriptions and positioning
  of top-ranked extensions for your keywords.

### Input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["text expander", "screenshot tool"],
    "extensionIds": ["https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/x/diomonnnbeebbomfokdmpackgfbpkccn"],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
    "fetchDetails": true
}
```

- `searchQueries` — list of search terms; each returns up to
  `maxResultsPerQuery` extensions.
- `extensionIds` — scrape specific extensions by ID or store URL
  (works without any queries).
- `fetchDetails` — set `false` to collect only IDs/slugs from search
  results (one request per query, fastest possible mode).

### Output example

```json
{
    "id": "kmicnifafiljgmkflempmejanmkoncfn",
    "slug": "brightmark-web-highlighter",
    "name": "BrightMark — Web Highlighter",
    "query": "highlighter",
    "users": 12000,
    "rating": 4.6,
    "ratingCount": 89,
    "monetized": false,
    "featured": false,
    "description": "Highlight text on any website...",
    "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/brightmark-web-highlighter/kmicnifafiljgmkflempmejanmkoncfn"
}
```

### FAQ

**Does it need cookies or a Google account?**
No. Only public store pages are read.

**How fresh is the data?**
Live — every run reads the store at request time.

**Can I monitor extensions on a schedule?**
Yes. Create a Task with your `extensionIds`, attach a Schedule
(e.g. daily) and consume the dataset via API or integrations.

**Is scraping the Chrome Web Store legal?**
The Actor reads only publicly available pages, the same content any
visitor sees in a browser. You are responsible for how you use the data.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Search terms, e.g. <code>text expander</code>. The scraper collects extensions found for each query.

## `extensionIds` (type: `array`):

Scrape specific extensions directly: 32-char IDs or full chromewebstore.google.com/detail/... URLs. Can be combined with search queries.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Limit of extensions collected from each search query.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each extension page to extract users, rating, review count, description and monetization signals. Turn off to get only IDs and slugs from search (faster, cheaper).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "text expander",
    "screenshot tool"
  ],
  "extensionIds": [],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
  "fetchDetails": true
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "text expander",
        "screenshot tool"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vujeen/chrome-web-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchQueries": [
        "text expander",
        "screenshot tool",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vujeen/chrome-web-store-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "text expander",
    "screenshot tool"
  ]
}' |
apify call vujeen/chrome-web-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vujeen/chrome-web-store-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/Lz1vKcBzGxkC4IjPv/builds/Kjc3XyAgaZWZVfUW5/openapi.json