2 units. A failed run costs 0. The same input within 1 h costs 0.

app-store-search

Q: How do I get App Store data through an API?

Call POST /recipes/app-store-search with your key and query and country and limit. You get rows with the 27 fields above. The recipe is tested against the live site every 6 hours.

Q: Can I try it without paying?

Yes. Sign up with Google, GitHub or email for a free key with 1,000 credits every month. No credit card.

Q: What if the site changes?

The health check runs every 6 hours against the live site. A failing recipe shows as failing on this page until we fix it.

The iPhone/iPad apps Apple's App Store returns for a search, one row per app, in Apple's order: name, developer, price and currency, rating and rating count, categories, age rating, size, the current version with its date and release notes, first release date, minimum iOS, languages, description, icon, screenshots and the store link (the same columns as app-store-app). query is the search words; country is the two-letter store (us, gb, de, …); limit is how many apps, 1 to 50. About 1 s.

stageditunes.apple.comWASM module27 fields2 unitsfresh 1 h

Run it below API reference

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…json

POST api.crawl4ai.com/recipes/…

$ crawl recipe

Live · your key · counts against your quota✓ 200 OK

# Hit Run - the rows render here as a table, with the cost

Fields

27 columns on every row. null means the site does not state it.

field	type	meaning
app_id	string	Apple's id of the app (digits, as a string), the number after /id in its App Store URL.
name	string	The app's name as the store shows it.
bundle_id	string	The app's bundle identifier (com.burbn.instagram), the same in every country.
developer	string	The developer's name as the store shows it.
developer_id	string	Apple's id of the developer (digits, as a string).
developer_url	string	The developer's App Store page, listing all its apps.
developer_website	string	The developer's own website for the app; null when it gives none.
price	number	The price in the chosen country's store, in `currency`; 0 for a free app. In-app purchases are not counted.
currency	string	The currency of `price` (USD for the us store, EUR for de, …).
rating	number	The average rating out of 5 in the chosen country's store, two decimals; null with no ratings.
rating_count	integer	How many ratings the app has in the chosen country's store.
category	string	The app's primary category (Social Networking, Games, …).
categories	string[]	All categories Apple lists for the app, the primary one first.
content_rating	string	Apple's age rating (4+, 9+, 12+, 17+, …).
content_advisories	any[]	The reasons Apple gives for the age rating (Infrequent/Mild Profanity, …); empty when none.
size_bytes	integer	The download size in bytes, as Apple reports it.
version	string	The current version number.
version_released_at	string	When the current version came out, ISO 8601 UTC.
release_notes	string	The developer's notes for the current version (What's New); null when none.
released_at	string	The first release date Apple's lookup gives, ISO 8601 UTC; for some old apps Apple gives a later date than the real launch.
minimum_os	string	The lowest iOS version the app runs on.
languages	string[]	The languages the app supports, as two-letter codes (EN, DE, …) as Apple writes them.
description	string	The app's full store description.
icon	string	The app icon, a 512 px image URL.
screenshots_iphone	string[]	The iPhone screenshot image URLs, in store order; empty when the app has none.
screenshots_ipad	string[]	The iPad screenshot image URLs, in store order; empty for an iPhone-only app.
url	string	The app's page on the App Store in the chosen country.

null means the site does not state it.

app_idstringApple's id of the app (digits, as a string), the number after /id in its App Store URL.

namestringThe app's name as the store shows it.

bundle_idstringThe app's bundle identifier (com.burbn.instagram), the same in every country.

developerstringThe developer's name as the store shows it.

developer_idstringApple's id of the developer (digits, as a string).

developer_urlstringThe developer's App Store page, listing all its apps.

developer_websitestringThe developer's own website for the app; null when it gives none.

pricenumberThe price in the chosen country's store, in currency; 0 for a free app. In-app purchases are not counted.

currencystringThe currency of price (USD for the us store, EUR for de, …).

ratingnumberThe average rating out of 5 in the chosen country's store, two decimals; null with no ratings.

rating_countintegerHow many ratings the app has in the chosen country's store.

categorystringThe app's primary category (Social Networking, Games, …).

categoriesstring[]All categories Apple lists for the app, the primary one first.

content_ratingstringApple's age rating (4+, 9+, 12+, 17+, …).

content_advisoriesany[]The reasons Apple gives for the age rating (Infrequent/Mild Profanity, …); empty when none.

size_bytesintegerThe download size in bytes, as Apple reports it.

versionstringThe current version number.

version_released_atstringWhen the current version came out, ISO 8601 UTC.

release_notesstringThe developer's notes for the current version (What's New); null when none.

released_atstringThe first release date Apple's lookup gives, ISO 8601 UTC; for some old apps Apple gives a later date than the real launch.

minimum_osstringThe lowest iOS version the app runs on.

languagesstring[]The languages the app supports, as two-letter codes (EN, DE, …) as Apple writes them.

descriptionstringThe app's full store description.

iconstringThe app icon, a 512 px image URL.

screenshots_iphonestring[]The iPhone screenshot image URLs, in store order; empty when the app has none.

screenshots_ipadstring[]The iPad screenshot image URLs, in store order; empty for an iPhone-only app.

urlstringThe app's page on the App Store in the chosen country.

How it behaves

Cost. 2 units. A failed run costs 0.

Freshness 1 h. The same input within 1 h is served from cache at 0 units.

How it answers. Answers at once for one input; a large run goes as a job you poll.

Questions about this recipeQuestions

Short answers. The API reference has the long ones.

How do I get App Store data through an API?

Call POST /recipes/app-store-search with your key and query and country and limit. You get rows with the 27 fields above. The recipe is tested against the live site every 6 hours.

What does it cost?

Can I try it without paying?

What if the site changes?

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