# Chrome Extension Scraper (`easyapi/chrome-extension-scraper`) Actor Scrape Chrome Web Store extensions data including ratings, reviews, user counts, descriptions, and manifest details. Perfect for market research, competitor analysis, and tracking extension trends. - **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/chrome-extension-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Integrations, Lead generation - **Stats:** 25 total users, 2 monthly users, 97.6% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $4.99 / 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. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Chrome Web Store Scraper 🔍 Powerful scraper for extracting detailed information about Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Get comprehensive data about extensions including ratings, reviews, user counts, and technical specifications. ### 🎯 Use Cases - Market research and competitor analysis - Track extension popularity and trends - Monitor ratings and user feedback - Analyze extension technical requirements - Discover extensions in specific categories - Build extension directories or databases ### ✨ Features - **Deep Data Extraction**: Captures comprehensive extension details including: - Extension ID and title - Ratings and review counts - User installation counts - Developer information - Category classification - Detailed descriptions - Icon and cover images - Complete manifest data - Verification status - Direct store URLs - **Flexible Configuration**: - Customizable number of results - Multiple category URL support - Resource filtering options ### 🚀 Getting Started 1. Input one or more Chrome Web Store category URLs 2. Set the maximum number of items to scrape (optional) 3. Run the actor and get structured JSON results ### 💪 Support For any questions or custom requirements, please reach out through Apify's platform. #### Input Example A full explanation of an input example in JSON. ``` { "queryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art" ], "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Output sample The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above: And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML. ``` [ { "id": "agionbommeaifngbhincahgmoflcikhm", "iconURL": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7wz7zn8tPEC1A6jhRoJaTCzC0cyYsOu-CbJRvgzf_Jgg06dSVHGxRL_ub_bJ2KcOs7dDfFAXbWMv0clnZMdfoRVgGQ", "title": "Image downloader - Imageye", "rating": 4.861319636507309, "reviewCount": 10124, "coverURL": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VvaEBWP3J3cXB_Vdg6PqpuPtOng2xZIBE-ywSqsT47H3MIUl5qX4GypD_RaMLFMHcs-47bRo85jCTY0NqTmJbU-D", "description": "Find and download all images on a web page with Image downloader.", "publish": "www.imageye.net", "ifEstablish": true, "ifFeatured": true, "category": "lifestyle/art", "categoryNo": 14, "userCount": 1000000, "extData": { "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "__MSG_appName__", "short_name": "Imageye", "description": "__MSG_appDesc__", "default_locale": "en", "version": "5.0.1", "commands": { "_execute_action": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+Y", "mac": "Command+Shift+Y" } } }, "action": { "default_icon": "imageye128.png" }, "permissions": [ "activeTab", "downloads", "storage", "webRequest", "scripting", "declarativeNetRequest", "sidePanel" ], "host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "" ], "background": { "service_worker": "fixR.js" }, "icons": { "128": "imageye128.png" } }, "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/agionbommeaifngbhincahgmoflcikhm", "queryUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art" }, { "id": "dpgjihldbpodlmnjolekemlfbcajnmod", "iconURL": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jjujkKH5X8zleN6uq4cSBPNBvHGRJjxs8MbSiybos8tE_0AS0W04NCUSBPfsEWkOxmyYejDbX7BrHxiOo6uca4az", "title": "Sumopaint - Online Image Editor", "rating": 3.5326711970726605, "reviewCount": 1913, "coverURL": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7MCIVPZgkKaYDpvZVlM26A2v516PBFqa84FAqCo9BzOBJGLaIvk-y5faQyIb1NqNzIiSbgHIxdnYuNwOMZaOwb67ZA", "description": "Sumopaint is a full featured painting and image editing application.", "publish": "sumo.app", "ifEstablish": true, "ifFeatured": true, "category": "lifestyle/art", "categoryNo": 14, "userCount": 700000, "extData": { "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Sumopaint - Online Image Editor", "short_name": "Sumopaint", "version": "12.4", "description": "Sumopaint is a full featured painting and image editing application.", "author": "Sumo Apps Ltd", "action": { "default_icon": "sumo128.png" }, "permissions": [ "contextMenus" ], "icons": { "16": "sumo16.png", "32": "sumo32.png", "48": "sumo48.png", "128": "sumo128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" } }, "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dpgjihldbpodlmnjolekemlfbcajnmod", "queryUrl": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art" }, ... ] ``` # Actor input Schema ## `queryUrls` (type: `array`): List of Chrome Web Store category URLs to scrape ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of extensions to scrape ## Actor input object example ```json { "queryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art" ], "maxItems": 30 } ``` # 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 = { "queryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art" ], "maxItems": 30 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("easyapi/chrome-extension-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 = { "queryUrls": ["https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art"], "maxItems": 30, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("easyapi/chrome-extension-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queryUrls": [ "https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/lifestyle/art" ], "maxItems": 30 }' | apify call easyapi/chrome-extension-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=easyapi/chrome-extension-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ImcZlSa7S3d8CaNEz/builds/HCp6OeKXOhzmgGefF/openapi.json