iTunes & Apple Store Search Scraper

iTunes & Apple Store Search Scraper

Scrape iTunes and Apple Store search results for any term, across movies, music, apps, books, and audiobooks. Get every result with its title, artist, price, rating, and direct store URL. No API key or login. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Apple's official Search API needs a developer account, a signed JWT, and rate limits that throttle bulk research. This Actor queries the public iTunes Search endpoint directly, so you can pull up to a million results per run for any search term, filtered by entity type, country, and language. Each result lands in one flat row with the fields you need for catalog audits, market research, or app store optimization.

Who uses it	What they scrape iTunes & Apple Store for
Market researchers	Track which apps, songs, or books rank for a keyword in a given storefront.
App developers	Monitor competitor apps and their metadata across countries.
Music industry analysts	Compile catalogs of tracks, albums, and artists for a label or playlist.
Ecommerce teams	Audit digital product listings for pricing and availability.
SEO agencies	Gather keyword-level data for Apple ecosystem content strategies.

What it does

This Actor collects iTunes and Apple Store search results for a given query and returns each result as a flat row with metadata such as title, artist, price, rating, and store URL.

• 🎬 Entity filters: search movies, music tracks, artists, albums, ebooks, iPhone apps, iPad apps, Mac apps, or audiobooks.
• 🌍 Storefront targeting: pick any of 68 Apple storefronts, from the US to Japan to Brazil, and get localized results.
• 🗣️ Language control: request human-readable fields in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, or Korean.
• 📦 Bulk collection: set maxItems up to 1,000,000 and pull every matching result in one run.
• 🔗 Direct store links: each row includes the trackViewUrl so you can open the item in iTunes or the App Store.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with iTunes & Apple Store data

📱 App store competitive analysis.

An app developer searches for 'fitness tracker' in the US App Store, collects the top 100 iPhone apps, and compares their ratings, prices, and release dates to plan a feature update.

🎵 Music catalog research.

A music analyst searches for 'live albums' across 10 countries, pulls every matching album, and builds a spreadsheet of regional availability for a licensing report.

📚 Ebook market monitoring.

A publisher searches for 'python programming' in the German store, collects all ebooks, and tracks price changes over weekly runs to adjust their own pricing.

🌍 Localization gap analysis.

A growth team searches for their brand name in Japan and Korea, compares the localized titles and descriptions, and identifies which markets need better metadata.

🎧 Audiobook trend tracking.

A content strategist searches for 'true crime' audiobooks in the UK store, collects the top 500 results, and uses the release dates and ratings to pitch new titles to publishers.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Queries the public iTunes Search endpoint, so you skip Apple's developer registration and JWT signing.
One flat schema	Every result, whether a song, app, or book, returns the same fields for easy analysis.
Localized data	Choose from 68 storefronts and 9 languages to see exactly what a user in that market sees.
Bulk ready	Collect up to a million results per run, then export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets iTunes & Apple Store the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	iTunes & Apple Store Search Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When iTunes & Apple Store changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a free-text search query, then narrow results by entity type, country, and language. The maxItems limit caps how many results are collected per run. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "searchQuery": "the beatles",
  "entity": "musicTrack",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en_us"
}

A larger pull:

{
  "maxItems": 200,
  "searchQuery": "the beatles",
  "entity": "musicTrack",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en_us"
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.016 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$1.60
1,000 results	$16.00
10,000 results	$160.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the iTunes & Apple Store Search Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to iTunes & Apple Store through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/itunes-apple-search-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your search query. Apple's search endpoint may return zero results for very specific or misspelled terms. Try a broader query or a different entity type. Also verify that the selected country and language combination is valid.

Why are some fields empty in my results?

Not all fields are available for every entity type. For example, a music track may not have a collectionName, and an app may not have a trackPrice. Empty fields are normal and reflect Apple's data.

Why did I get fewer results than maxItems?

The Actor collects up to maxItems results, but Apple's search endpoint may return fewer matches for your query. If you need more, try a broader search term or remove some filters.

Why are my results in the wrong language?

The language field controls human-readable fields like titles and descriptions, but Apple may fall back to the storefront's default language if the requested language is not available for that item. Try a different language or country.

Can I search for podcasts with this Actor?

No. Podcasts are not supported by this Actor. Use the iTunes Podcast Search scraper instead.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Does this Actor scrape podcasts?	No. Podcasts are intentionally excluded from this Actor. Use the iTunes Podcast Search scraper for podcast data.
What is the maximum number of results I can get?	You can set maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run. The actual number returned depends on how many results Apple's search endpoint returns for your query and filters.
Do I need an Apple developer account or API key?	No. This Actor queries the public iTunes Search endpoint, so no registration or authentication is required.
Which countries are supported?	68 Apple storefronts are supported, including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, India, and many more. You can see the full list in the input schema.
Can I search for apps only?	Yes. Set the entity type to 'iPhone App', 'iPad App', or 'Mac App' to search only software. You can also search movies, music, books, and audiobooks.
What fields are returned for each result?	Each result includes fields such as trackName, artistName, collectionName, trackPrice, currency, averageUserRating, userRatingCount, releaseDate, and trackViewUrl. The exact fields depend on the entity type.
Can I filter by language?	Yes. You can set the language for human-readable fields like titles and descriptions. Supported languages include English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.
Is the data real-time?	The Actor queries Apple's live search endpoint at the time of the run, so the data reflects what is currently available in the selected storefront.
Can I schedule this Actor to run regularly?	Yes. You can schedule runs on Apify to collect data daily, weekly, or at any interval you need.
What export formats are supported?	You can export the results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML directly from the Apify dataset.

Related actors

• itunes-podcast-search-scraper: Use this instead if you need to scrape podcast episodes, shows, or reviews from Apple Podcasts.

Browse the full ParseForge collection for more scrapers.

🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.