Can I scrape data from App Stores in different countries?

Yes, the skill supports a wide range of country codes (such as 'us', 'gb', 'jp') to retrieve localized store data and ratings.

Does this skill require an official Apple API key?

No, this skill utilizes Apple's public iTunes Search and Lookup APIs which do not require authentication or API keys.

What formats does the data come in?

The skill provides patterns to retrieve data in structured JSON format, which is then parsed and formatted using jq for easy analysis.

Can I use this to monitor app rating changes?

Yes, by utilizing the Ratings Histogram and App Lookup endpoints, you can track current ratings and distributions over time.

App Store Scraper

Name: App Store Scraper
Author: mintuz

bymintuz

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Scrapes and analyzes iOS and macOS App Store data using iTunes APIs to retrieve structured JSON for apps, reviews, and ratings.

This Claude Code Skill enables seamless extraction of comprehensive data from Apple's App Store and iTunes APIs. It provides standardized implementation patterns for searching apps, fetching detailed metadata, tracking user reviews, and analyzing rating distributions across various regions. By leveraging curl and jq, it allows developers and marketers to perform competitive analysis, monitor app performance, and conduct market research directly within their Claude-powered workflows without needing complex external scraping infrastructure.

Key Features

01Perform keyword-based app searches with region-specific filters

02Format raw API responses into clean, structured JSON using jq

03Fetch and parse paginated user reviews and rating histograms

04Discover top charts and categories through RSS feeds and web scraping

05Retrieve detailed app metadata and developer portfolios via iTunes Lookup API

0614 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Automated sentiment analysis by monitoring and scraping recent user reviews

02Market research to identify trending apps and category leaders in different countries

03Competitive analysis to track pricing and feature sets of rival iOS apps

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add mintuz/claude-plugins app-store-scraper

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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