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mrbgty
mrbgty

Reputation: 31

Query the AppStore?

How do sites like Apptism and Appbeacon build their list of apps from the AppStore? Is there some way to query the store and get information such as title, author, ratings, etc.?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 898

Answers (3)

almathie
almathie

Reputation: 731

Some companies specialized in ASO services provide access to their underlying architecture. They scrape the stores to generate data for their SAAS products or consulting services. And they provide access to the data with API's (for a fee).

Examples include :

  1. http://apptweak.io
  2. https://developer.searchman.com/

Upvotes: 0

John Fricker
John Fricker

Reputation: 3334

There are also XML feeds of the App Store which includes category, release date, etc.

Here's an article that describes what's available and how to get at it. Your View into the App Store

Upvotes: 2

Andrew Grant
Andrew Grant

Reputation: 58786

They screen-scrape the html. This article may be helpful for you.

Several websites (such as Pinch) use this data to provide RSS feeds of different application categories and their associated information. Depending on your needs this may be an easier option.

Upvotes: 2

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