Is there a Windows Store web service api for developers?

Question

Is there a Windows Store web service API for developers?

I would like to capture public information about apps in the app store programmatically.

Sincerely,

Scott Nimrod

Answer 1

Hi Scott,

The Windows Store does not currently provide any API. This is a well known request, but I don't know if it will be available in future versions (and if I did know, I couldn't comment on unreleased versions).

--Rob

Answer 2

Thank you for your answer.

I guess I will have to write complex code to crawl the app store website so that I can capture all the app names instead.

Are there any other alternatives to getting the app names in the store?

Answer 3

Try this in your browser - may do the job for you.

https://appdev.microsoft.com/storeupload/services/uploadservice/ReservedInfo?productGuid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Answer 4

Thank you for the guidance.

The link provided only showed xml data for my apps based on me being signed into the site.

Can I get all app names though and not just mine?