Apple APIapps.apple.com ↗
Search for applications available on the Apple App Store in China and retrieve detailed information including each app's current version number and file size. This lets you quickly find and compare apps while staying informed about their specifications and storage requirements.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/abbb162e-67e3-42a0-b936-851517830481/search_apps?limit=10&query=%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Search for apps on the Apple App Store (China region) by keyword. Returns a list of matching apps with their current version, file size in bytes and MB, developer, category, ratings, and other metadata. Results are ordered by relevance as determined by the App Store. One upstream request per call; no pagination beyond the limit parameter (max 200).
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Maximum number of results to return (1-200). |
| query | string | Search term for finding apps (e.g. '百度', 'WeChat', '抖音'). |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"apps": "Array of app objects with version and size details",
"query": "The search term used",
"result_count": "Number of apps returned"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"apps": [
{
"price": 0,
"version": "15.71.0",
"app_name": "百度-AI智能搜索",
"category": "Utilities",
"icon_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/c0/94/86/c094865d-7b58-3667-3058-456c15f7ddc4/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-0-sRGB-85-220.png/100x100bb.jpg",
"track_id": 382201985,
"bundle_id": "com.baidu.BaiduMobile",
"developer": "Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co.,Ltd",
"file_size_mb": 445.3,
"rating_count": 7870188,
"release_date": "2010-08-30T06:00:25Z",
"app_store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6-ai%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E6%90%9C%E7%B4%A2/id382201985?uo=4",
"average_rating": 4.61618,
"file_size_bytes": 466926592,
"formatted_price": "免费",
"minimum_os_version": "13.0",
"current_version_release_date": "2026-08-07T02:52:43Z"
}
],
"query": "百度",
"result_count": 8
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the Apple API
The Apple API on Parse exposes 1 endpoint for the publicly available data on apps.apple.com. Calls return JSON over HTTPS and are billed per successful response.
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