App Store app-search API

Endpoint

GET/v1/app_store/app-searchlive · proven3 credits

Parameters

Query parameters

Name	Required	Description	Example
`query`	yes	Search keywords	`spotify`
`country`	no	2-letter storefront country code (default us)	`us`
`language`	no	Result language code (e.g. en_us, ja_jp)	`en_us`
`depth`	no	Requested results, 1–100 (default 100); the source may return fewer. No per-item detail enrichment.	`100`
`dry_run`	no	Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution.	`1`

Examples

Make the request

curl

curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/app_store/app-search?query=spotify" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"

TypeScript

typescript

const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/app_store/app-search?query=spotify",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);

Python

python

import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/app_store/app-search?query=spotify",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "app_store",
  "endpoint": "/v1/app_store/app-search",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "123456789",
        "name": "Example App",
        "bundle_id": "com.example.app",
        "rating": {
          "average": 4.5,
          "count": 100
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": null,
    "has_more": null
  },
  "credits_used": 3,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example uses fictional values and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside data	Type	Meaning
`items`	`array`	Records in this response page.
`items[].id`	`string \| null`	Numeric App Store track ID represented as a string.
`items[].bundle_id`	`string \| null`	iOS bundle identifier.
`items[].name`	`string \| null`	Listing name.
`items[].url`	`string \| null`	Original source URL when supplied.
`items[].developer`	`object`	Nested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
`items[].developer.id`	`string \| null`	Source identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
`items[].developer.name`	`string \| null`	Developer name.
`items[].developer.url`	`string \| null`	Original source URL when supplied.
`items[].price`	`object`	Nested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
`items[].price.amount`	`number \| null`	Price amount.
`items[].price.currency`	`string \| null`	Currency code.
`items[].price.free`	`boolean \| null`	Whether the amount is zero.
`items[].rating`	`object`	Nested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
`items[].rating.average`	`number \| null`	Source average rating on a five-star scale.
`items[].rating.count`	`number \| null`	Ratings reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`items[].rating.current_version_average`	`number \| null`	Current-version average.
`items[].rating.current_version_count`	`number \| null`	Current-version ratings reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`items[].version`	`string \| null`	Listing version.
`items[].size_bytes`	`number \| null`	Download size in bytes.
`items[].description`	`string \| null`	Full listing description when returned.
`count`	`number \| null`	Returned row count when supplied; not the full source total.
`cursor`	`string \| null`	Opaque next-page token. A missing token does not prove full history was retrieved.
`has_more`	`boolean \| null`	Source continuation indicator; null means unknown.
`_warnings`	`array`	Collection limitations or component warnings. Read before interpreting coverage.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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Response fields and example

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