Apple App Store Search API

The Apple App Store Search API returns structured search results from the Apple App Store for any query — app titles, developers, ratings, prices and more. Supports country and language localization, category and developer filters, and device simulation. Each successful request costs 5 API credits.

Endpoint: https://api.scrapingdog.com/apple/app_store

API Parameters

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Scrapingdog Parameters

api_key Required
Your personal API key. Available on your dashboard.

Type: String

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Search Query

term Required
The search query to look up on the App Store (e.g., coffee, netflix, testflight).

Type: String

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Localization

country Optional
Two-letter country code for the App Store region (e.g., us, uk, fr). Default: us.

Type: String
lang Optional
Language code used to localize results (e.g., en-us, fr-fr, uk-ua). Default: en-us.

Type: String

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️ Filters & Options

num Optional
Number of results to return per request. Accepts 1–200; values above 200 are capped at 200. Default: 10.

Type: Integer
disallow_explicit Optional
Set to true to exclude apps marked as explicit. Accepted values: true, false. Default: false.

Type: Boolean
property Optional
Restrict the search to a specific attribute. For example, property=developer matches the search term against developer names.

Type: String
category_id Optional
Filter results to a specific App Store category/genre by its numeric id (e.g., 6014 for Games).

Type: String
device Optional
Device type to simulate the search from. Accepted values: desktop, mobile, tablet. Default: desktop.

Type: String
html Optional
Set to true to return the raw HTML of the App Store page instead of parsed JSON. Default: false.

Type: Boolean

API Examples

Code to Integrate

curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/apple/app_store?api_key=APIKEY&term=whatsapp&country=us&lang=en-us"

import requests

params = {
    "api_key": "APIKEY",
    "term": "whatsapp",
    "country": "us",
    "lang": "en-us"
}

response = requests.get("https://api.scrapingdog.com/apple/app_store", params=params)
print(response.json())

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  api_key: "APIKEY",
  term: "whatsapp",
  country: "us",
  lang: "en-us"
});

const response = await fetch(`https://api.scrapingdog.com/apple/app_store?${params}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

<?php
$url = 'https://api.scrapingdog.com/apple/app_store?' . http_build_query([
    'api_key' => 'APIKEY',
    'term'    => 'whatsapp',
    'country' => 'us',
    'lang'    => 'en-us',
]);
echo file_get_contents($url);

API Response

{
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "id": 310633997,
      "title": "WhatsApp Messenger",
      "bundle_id": "net.whatsapp.WhatsApp",
      "version": "26.29.76",
      "vpp_license": true,
      "age_rating": "12+",
      "release_note": "We update the app regularly to fix bugs, optimize performance and improve the experience.",
      "seller_link": "http://www.whatsapp.com/",
      "minimum_os_version": "15.1",
      "description": "WhatsApp from Meta is a free messaging and calling app used by over 2 billion people across 180+ countries...",
      "game_center_enabled": false,
      "link": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?uo=4",
      "release_date": "2009-05-04 02:43:49 UTC",
      "latest_version_release_date": "2026-07-30 15:48:32 UTC",
      "price": { "type": "Free" },
      "rating": [
        { "type": "All Times", "rating": 4.69, "count": 18344615 }
      ],
      "genres": [
        { "name": "Social Networking", "id": 6005, "primary": true },
        { "name": "Utilities", "id": 6002, "primary": false }
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "WhatsApp Inc.",
        "id": 310634000,
        "link": "https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/id310634000"
      },
      "size_in_bytes": 378464256,
      "supported_languages": ["AR", "EN", "FR", "DE", "ES", "HI", "JA", "ZH"],
      "screenshots": {},
      "logos": [
        { "size": "512x512", "link": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/fd/a3/00/AppIcon.png/512x512bb.jpg" }
      ],
      "features": ["iosUniversal"],
      "advisories": [
        "Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes",
        "Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor"
      ],
      "supported_devices": ["iPhone8", "iPhoneX", "iPhone15", "iPhone16", "iPadPro11M4"]
    },
    {
      "position": 3,
      "id": 389801252,
      "title": "Instagram",
      "bundle_id": "com.burbn.instagram",
      "version": "440.0.0",
      "age_rating": "12+",
      "minimum_os_version": "16.3",
      "link": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?uo=4",
      "price": { "type": "Free" },
      "rating": [
        { "type": "All Times", "rating": 4.69, "count": 29325511 }
      ],
      "genres": [
        { "name": "Photo & Video", "id": 6008, "primary": true },
        { "name": "Social Networking", "id": 6005, "primary": false }
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Instagram, Inc.",
        "id": 389801255,
        "link": "https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/id389801255"
      },
      "logos": [
        { "size": "512x512", "link": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/a1/54/7a/Prod.png/512x512bb.jpg" }
      ]
    }
  ]
}