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Search for iOS apps

Searches for iOS apps to promote in a campaign.

URL

GET https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/search/apps

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescription
limit Optionalint32

The number of items to return per request. The maximum is 1000.

GET https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/search/apps?limit=100
offset Optionalint32

The offset pagination that limits the number of records returned. The start of each page is offset by the number specified. You can apply offset to most API calls, but not all GET endpoints support it.

GET https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/search/apps?limit=<LIMIT>&offset=<OFFSET>
query Requiredstring

The query for a list of iOS apps using a matching prefix.

GET https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/search/apps?query=Run%20Ke

The query search pattern uses a prefix-matching algorithm. You can use spaces in search patterns. Prefixes require a minimum of three characters. If you’re sending a quoted search string, use HTML encoding.

returnOwnedApps Optionalboolean

The list of apps belonging to your organization.

GET https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/search/apps?query=appexample&returnOwnedApps=true

Response Codes

StatusReasonTypeDescription
200OK
Content-Type: application/json
AppInfoListResponse

If the call succeeds, the API returns the AppInfo object in the response payload with an HTTP status code of 200(OK). If unsuccessful, the HTTP status code indicates the error with details in the error message.

400Bad Request
Content-Type: application/json
ApiErrorResponse

An invalid query or missing required parameters.

401Unauthorized
Content-Type: application/json
ApiErrorResponse

An unauthenticated call fails to get the requested response.

403Forbidden
Content-Type: application/json
ApiErrorResponse

Insufficient rights to the resource.

404Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
ApiErrorResponse

The API can’t locate the resource.

429
Content-Type: application/json
ApiErrorResponse

The API calls exceed rate-limit thresholds. See the Rate Limits subsection of Calling the Apple Ads API.

500Internal Server Error
Content-Type: application/json
ApiErrorResponse

The Apple Ads server is temporarily down or unreachable. The request may be valid, but you need to retry it later.

Discussion

Use this endpoint to search for iOS apps that you can promote in a campaign. You can use query parameters to fetch data. For more information, see the Use Query Parameters section of Using Apple Ads API Functionality.

An app search returns your adamId, which you can use in Create a Campaign in addition to the AppDownloaderCriteria in the TargetingDimensions payload. You can apply targeting dimensions to ad groups using Create an Ad Group or Update an Ad Group endpoints.

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Payload Example: Search for iOS apps