App Store Search, Lookup & Reviews Scraper: one-request API, MCP and n8n

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": [
    "calculator"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 20,
  "reviewSort": "recent",
  "includeDeveloperResponses": false,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "chartType": "top-free"
}

---
name: app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper
description: "App metadata, chart rankings, and customer reviews from the iOS App Store, including privacy labels, version history, and developer responses when Apple exposes them. Runs the Apify Actor nimbryxo-studio/app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper. Use when the user needs Apple App Store data with fields such as id, name, developer, price, currency, rating and an Apify token is available."
compatibility: "Needs network access, curl, and an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable. Runs are billed to the token owner's Apify account."
metadata:
  actor: "nimbryxo-studio/app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper"
  store-url: "https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper"
---

# App Store Search, Lookup & Reviews Scraper

Use this skill to fetch Apple App Store data with the Apify Actor `nimbryxo-studio/app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper` and work with the returned rows.

## Before running

1. Check that `APIFY_TOKEN` is set in the environment. Never print it or write it to a file.
2. Build `input.json` from the user's request using the fields below. Keep limits small for a first run.
3. Confirm the search terms or URLs with the user if the request is ambiguous.

## Input fields

| Field | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | one of `search`, `lookup`, `reviews`, `developer`, `charts`, required | What to collect. Search finds apps by keyword, Lookup resolves IDs/URLs, Reviews collects customer feedback, Developer lists a publisher's apps, and Charts reads a top list. |
| `searchTerms` | array | Keywords to search for (mode=search). Each term returns up to 200 ranked apps, and results are de-duplicated across terms. |
| `country` | string | Two-letter App Store storefront. Changes pricing, availability, chart contents, and review language. |
| `language` | string | Language used for App Store metadata and reviews. Defaults to English (United States). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Hard cap on rows pushed per run (1-5000). Applies to apps, chart rows, and reviews combined. For very large review corpora, raise this and set maxReviewsPerApp. |
| `maxReviewsPerApp` | integer | Reviews to collect for each app (1-50000). The deep review route returns 20 per request; RSS enrichment is available for the first 500 reviews when version or helpful-vote data exists. |
| `reviewSort` | one of `recent`, `helpful` | Most recent first, or Apple's most-helpful ordering (mode=reviews). |
| `includeDeveloperResponses` | boolean | Keep developer replies when Apple exposes them (mode=reviews). Replies are available only for apps where the developer actually responded. |
| `includeDetails` | boolean | Add App Store detail fields such as privacy labels, version history, rating histogram, support URL, and subtitle (app-producing modes). Disable it for the fastest, cheapest search runs. |
| `chartType` | one of `top-free`, `top-paid`, `top-grossing`, `top-free-ipad`, `top-paid-ipad`, `top-free-mac` | Top chart to read (mode=charts). Mac charts use the App Store Mac catalog. |

Example `input.json` (the Actor's published prefill):

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": [
    "calculator"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 20,
  "reviewSort": "recent",
  "includeDeveloperResponses": false,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "chartType": "top-free"
}
```

## Run

```bash
curl -sS -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nimbryxo-studio~app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @input.json > results.json
```

The call waits for the run to finish and returns the dataset items as a JSON array. If the run needs more than 300 seconds the API answers with HTTP 408; then start the run with `POST /v2/acts/nimbryxo-studio~app-store-search-lookup-and-reviews-scraper/runs`, poll `GET /v2/actor-runs/{runId}` until `SUCCEEDED`, and read `GET /v2/datasets/{defaultDatasetId}/items`.

## Output

Each item is one record. Published fields include: `id`, `name`, `developer`, `price`, `currency`, `rating`, `ratingCount`, `genres`, `version`, `chartPosition`, `url`, `bundleId`, `subtitle`, `developerId`, `developerUrl`, `developerWebsite`, `formattedPrice`, `isFree`, `currentVersionRating`, `currentVersionRatingCount`.

Summarise what was found, cite the record URLs when present, and say how many items came back. Do not invent values for empty fields.