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Chrome & Edge Extension Intel + Permission Alerts

Users, ratings, versions, update dates, developer and (Edge) permissions for any Chrome or Edge extension by ID or URL. Input: extensions, stores. Output (JSON/CSV): one row per item with store, discovery, id, found, name, url, shortDescription, developer, developerWebsite, category.

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Example input

{
 "extensions": [
  "ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh",
  "https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak"
 ],
 "searchKeywords": [
  "password manager"
 ]
}

Example output

{
  "store": "chrome",
  "id": "ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh",
  "name": "uBlock Origin Lite",
  "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh",
  "shortDescription": "An efficient content blocker. Blocks ads, trackers, miners, and more immediately upon installation.",
  "developer": "Raymond Hill (gorhill)",
  "isTrader": false,
  "developerWebsite": null,
  "category": "Privacy & Security",
  "users": 21000000,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "ratingCount": 3700,
  "version": "2026.1006.1931",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-06",
  "size": "9.22MiB",
  "languagesCount": 60,
  "featured": true,
  "manifestVersion": null
}

Input reference

Field	Type	Notes
`extensions`	array	32-character extension IDs or Chrome Web Store / Edge Add-ons URLs. Optional if you use keyword search or category browse below.
`stores`	array	A URL input is checked only in its own store.
`searchKeywords`	array	Find extensions by keyword. Searches Edge Add-ons directly; for Chrome, used as a filter on the categories you pick below (Chrome's own search page is off-limits per its robots.txt).
`edgeCategory`	string	Optional: limit Edge keyword search to one category.
`chromeCategories`	array	Returns the store's listed extensions for each category (about 32 each), with full details.
`sortBy`	string	Order of Edge keyword results.
`maxResultsPerSearch`	integer	Edge results per keyword (20 per page).
`enrichDetails`	boolean	On: users, version, permissions, etc. for every hit (1 extra request each). Off: faster, listing fields only (name, developer, rating).
`includeDescription`	boolean	Edge only (Chrome gives the short description).
`monitorMode`	boolean	Stores a snapshot and reports changes in version, users, rating, permissions, developer, name.
`onlyChanged`	boolean	Monitor mode only.
`stateStoreName`	string	Named key-value store holding snapshots.
`maxConcurrency`	integer	Kept low to stay polite.

Pricing

Pay per result. Plus Apify's small per-run start fee. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit to try it.

How to run

Open the Store page and click Try for free.
Fill in the input (or paste the example JSON in the JSON tab).
Click Start, then export results as CSV, Excel or JSON, or call it via the Apify API.
Optional: add a Schedule and a webhook/Slack/email integration for ongoing monitoring.

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