# Apple App Store Ads Scraper (`lexis-solutions/apple-app-store-ads-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Apple’s Ad Repository to extract App Store ad creatives, formats, targeting, and impression data by country for competitor research, ad intelligence, and market analysis at scale with structured JSON output.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/apple-app-store-ads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Lexis Solutions](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 ads

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?

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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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🍎 Apple Ads Scraper

![Apple Ads Scraper](https://i.ibb.co/twHWJnfY/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-7-37-53-PM.png)

### ❓ What is Apple Ads  Scraper?

The Apple Ads  Scraper extracts ad data from **Apple's Ad Repository**, Apple's public ad transparency database for App Store ads. It automates data collection and returns structured results for individual ads — including the app, developer, ad format, targeting settings, and creative assets.

It is designed for app store ad monitoring, competitor research, ad creative analysis, and building structured datasets of App Store advertising activity.

### 🌍 Why scrape Apple's Ad?

Apple's Ad publishes information about ads shown in the App Store as part of Apple's ad transparency commitments. Scraping this data allows you to collect structured information about ad creatives, formats, and targeting in one dataset, making it easier to analyze App Store advertising at scale.

Scraping the Apple Ad allows you to:

- Discover which apps and developers are running App Store ads, by country
- Collect structured metadata such as ad placement, format, targeting, and impression dates
- Track ad creatives (images, videos, icons, descriptions) used by an app or developer
- Analyze competitor advertising strategies in the App Store
- Build datasets for ad intelligence, market research, or compliance monitoring
- Compare ad activity across European markets over time

This is especially useful for app marketers, competitive intelligence teams, ad tech platforms, and researchers.

### 📥 Input

```json
{
  "countryOrRegion": ["BE", "FR", "DE"],
  "datePreset": "LAST_90_DAYS",
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

To filter by a specific app or developer, provide both `id` and `type`:

```json
{
  "countryOrRegion": ["BE"],
  "type": "APP",
  "id": "6467693181",
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

#### ⚠️ Input restrictions

- **`countryOrRegion` is required** and must contain at least one country code.
- **`datePreset` defaults to `LAST_90_DAYS`** if not provided. Other accepted values are `LAST_180_DAYS` and `LAST_YEAR`.
- **If `id` is provided, `type` (`APP` or `DEVELOPER`) must also be provided** — providing an `id` without a `type` will fail input validation.

### 📤 Output

```json
[
  {
    "adId": "53b898529fed93c5ebcb39a302ce5054",
    "appId": 6467693181,
    "appName": "Elemental",
    "developerId": 917063289,
    "developerName": "Synchronized Web Solutions",
    "legalName": "Synchronized Web Solutions",
    "placement": "APPSTORE_SEARCH_RESULTS",
    "format": "Icon + Asset Ad",
    "subFormat": null,
    "countryOrRegion": "BE",
    "audienceRefinement": {
      "ageTarget": false,
      "genderTarget": false,
      "locationTarget": false,
      "customerTypeTarget": false
    },
    "firstImpressionDate": "Over 1 Year Ago",
    "lastImpressionDate": "2026-06-10 00:00:00.0",
    "defaultLanguageTag": "en-GB",
    "defaultLanguageDisplayName": "English (United Kingdom)",
    "defaultPreviewDevice": "iphone_6_7",
    "adBanner": {
      "joeColor": null,
      "iconPictureUrl": "https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/13/f5/12/13f51293-425f-1ecf-53c6-87167aff6ac3/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-1-85-220.png/1024x1024.png",
      "subtitle": null,
      "primaryCategory": "Games",
      "inAppPurchases": false,
      "promotionalText": "Minor updates and bug fixes.",
      "editorialBadge": false,
      "shortDescription": "Elemental is a puzzle game where you mix and match elements to discover new ones..."
    },
    "adAssets": [
      {
        "videoUrl": null,
        "pictureUrl": "https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/df/50/e7/df50e776-2a9a-fd62-c186-3298f3b3db0f/IMG_1072.PNG/2796x1290.png",
        "order": 1,
        "height": 2796,
        "width": 1290,
        "orientation": "PORTRAIT"
      }
    ],
    "appIconVariations": [],
    "adLocaleVariations": []
  }
]
```

### Need to scrape other App Store data?

Check out our other scrapers on Apify:

- [Bing Ads Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/bing-ads-scraper)
- [Snapchat Ads Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/snapchat-ads-scraper)
- [Reddit Ads Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/reddit-ads-scraper)
- [Pinterest Ads Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/pinterest-ads-scraper)
- [TikTok Top Ads Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/tiktok-top-ads-scraper)

***

👀 p.s.

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### Image Credit

Image Credits: [Apple Ad Repository](https://adrepository.apple.com/)

# Actor input Schema

## `countryOrRegion` (type: `array`):

Country or region codes to fetch ads for.

## `datePreset` (type: `string`):

Restrict results to ads with activity within this time range.

## `type` (type: `string`):

Whether "id" refers to an app or a developer. Required if "id" is set.

## `id` (type: `string`):

App ID or developer ID to filter ads by. Requires "type" to also be set.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

The maximum number of ads to fetch.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Your proxy configuration from Apify.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countryOrRegion": [
    "BE"
  ],
  "datePreset": "LAST_90_DAYS",
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "countryOrRegion": [
        "BE"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lexis-solutions/apple-app-store-ads-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 = { "countryOrRegion": ["BE"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lexis-solutions/apple-app-store-ads-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 '{
  "countryOrRegion": [
    "BE"
  ]
}' |
apify call lexis-solutions/apple-app-store-ads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lexis-solutions/apple-app-store-ads-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/TtGb0Tz30cy4Lo1pM/builds/hzGN079Ia6wLX3Aa4/openapi.json