Raycast Store Scraper — Extension Catalog and Metadata

Export the full extension catalog from the Raycast Store — the public marketplace for Raycast extensions on macOS and Windows. Returns flat JSON records for every extension, including commands, AI tools, author profiles, download counts, and source-repo URLs. No authentication required.

What does the Raycast Store Scraper do?

The scraper hits Raycast's public JSON API to pull all 2,800+ extensions in a single paginated run. Two modes are available: catalog streams every extension in popularity order; search finds extensions matching a keyword. You can further filter by platform (macOS or Windows) and cap results with maxItems.

What data does it extract?

Field	Type	Description
extension_id	string	Raycast extension UUID
name	string	Extension slug (e.g. linear)
title	string	Display title
description	string	Short description
platforms	string[]	Supported platforms (macOS, Windows)
categories	string[]	Display category names (e.g. Developer Tools, AI Extensions)
seo_categories	string[]	URL-friendly category slugs
access_status	string	public or private
status	string	active or archived
download_count	number	Total cumulative installs at scrape time
created_at	number	Creation timestamp (Unix epoch seconds)
updated_at	number	Last update timestamp (Unix epoch seconds)
extension_url	string	Raycast Store page URL
source_url	string	GitHub source repository URL
readme_url	string	README file URL on GitHub
icon_url	string	Extension icon URL (light theme)
icon_dark_url	string	Extension icon URL (dark theme)
author_handle	string	Author username
author_name	string	Author display name
author_bio	string	Author biography
author_github	string	GitHub handle
author_twitter	string	Twitter/X handle
author_location	string	Author location
author_website	string	Author website
author_avatar_url	string	Author avatar URL
commands	string[]	Commands as "name: title — description" strings
tools	string[]	AI tools as "name: title — description" strings
api_version	string	Raycast API version targeted
commit_sha	string	Published git commit SHA

How to use it

Full catalog run:

{
  "mode": "catalog",
  "maxItems": 0
}

Search mode — find GitHub-related extensions:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "github",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Sample of the top 500 most-downloaded extensions (completes in under 5 minutes):

{
  "mode": "catalog",
  "maxItems": 500
}

The catalog is returned in popularity order by default, so maxItems: 500 gives you the 500 most-downloaded extensions.

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	catalog	catalog = full store, search = keyword search
query	string	""	Search keyword — required in search mode
platform	string	""	"" (all), "macOS", or "Windows"
maxItems	integer	10	Cap on records. 0 = no limit (full catalog).

Pricing

Pay-per-record: $0.001 per extension plus $0.10 per run start. The math for the full catalog of 2,800 extensions: $0.001 × 2,800 + $0.10 = approximately $2.90. A sample of 500 extensions costs approximately $0.60.

Use cases

• Technical recruiters — The download_count + source_url + author_github combination gives you a ranked list of active macOS developer-tooling contributors. The top 50 most-downloaded extensions by author GitHub handle is a direct list of highly active developer-experience engineers who ship public tools.

• VC and analyst intelligence — Export the full catalog sorted by download_count, then filter for extensions with 100k+ downloads that have an active source_url GitHub repo. Those are the highest-signal extension authors — the ones building things people actually install.

• Developer tool market research — Track which categories are growing, which extensions are gaining downloads fastest, and which authors dominate specific verticals (productivity, AI, developer tools).

• AI extension builders — Survey existing AI tool definitions (the tools field) and command structures before designing a competitor or complement.

• Ecosystem completeness analysis — Cross-reference source_url against a list of popular SaaS products to find which ones already have Raycast integrations and which are missing one.

FAQ

Does this scraper need authentication? No. Raycast's extension API is fully public — no token, no account.

What are the commands and tools fields? Commands are the action palette entries an extension adds to Raycast. Tools are AI-callable functions the extension registers. Both are flattened to human-readable strings ("name: title — description") for spreadsheet compatibility.

Can I export to CSV or Excel? Yes. Apify supports JSON, CSV, and Excel export from the dataset view.