searchitunes

searchitunes

Light node.js module to quickly search the Apple iTunes Store and App Store for music, apps, etc.

Installation

npm install searchitunes

Usage

( params, [timeout], callback )

argument	type	required	default	description
params	object	yes		Search parameters
timeout	number	no	5000	Wait time out in ms
callback	function	yes		Callback function to process results

• Parameters: API documentation
• Live demo: Tonic

Callback

The callback function receives two parameters: err and data. On success err is null and data is the result object. On error err is an instance of Error and data is not set, see Errors below.

Example

var searchitunes = require ('searchitunes');

// Find free Github app for iPhone in Dutch App Store
searchitunes (
  {
    entity: 'software',
    country: 'NL',
    term: 'github',
    limit: 1,
    price: 0
  },
  function (err, data) {
    if (err) {

      // Error
      console.log ('Search failed: %s', err.message);

    } else {

      // All good
      console.log (data);

    }
  }
);

Output

{ resultCount: 1,
  results: 
   [ { screenshotUrls: 
        [ 'http://a4.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/8e/b6/b1/8eb6b18c-1703-3fe9-1311-9a891a851f2b/screen1136x1136.jpeg',
          'http://a5.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/8c/9c/df/8c9cdf9a-36ec-9b81-63af-68be202691d3/screen1136x1136.jpeg',
          'http://a3.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/9b/f7/6f/9bf76f76-05d8-80b0-4b9f-6dbb365a782a/screen1136x1136.jpeg',
          'http://a1.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/3d/81/77/3d8177a8-2653-7cbb-e04c-d45942ca980e/screen1136x1136.jpeg',
          'http://a4.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple49/v4/b8/4d/24/b84d24c8-3647-9df3-2244-ea0ddea32bc6/screen1136x1136.jpeg' ],
       ipadScreenshotUrls: 
        [ 'http://a1.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/f6/44/ee/f644ee69-53ed-65dd-85f0-24cf31f7daa1/screen480x480.jpeg',
          'http://a5.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/56/94/d3/5694d376-cea1-ab3f-51b4-f771c73c9bce/screen480x480.jpeg',
          'http://a3.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/2e/19/1d/2e191d6d-c571-360a-5d7c-a5a3e636af39/screen480x480.jpeg',
          'http://a4.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/aa/ec/91/aaec918e-4e32-f90e-dc18-9d183a636925/screen480x480.jpeg',
          'http://a4.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Purple69/v4/6e/0d/30/6e0d30fc-aaa8-f3f4-0fd7-42f92b876e96/screen480x480.jpeg' ],
       appletvScreenshotUrls: [],
       artworkUrl60: 'http://is3.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple49/v4/e9/84/67/e98467b8-388e-33fc-5ddd-70c1bf0e01ea/source/60x60bb.jpg',
       artworkUrl512: 'http://is3.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple49/v4/e9/84/67/e98467b8-388e-33fc-5ddd-70c1bf0e01ea/source/512x512bb.jpg',
       artworkUrl100: 'http://is3.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple49/v4/e9/84/67/e98467b8-388e-33fc-5ddd-70c1bf0e01ea/source/100x100bb.jpg',
       artistViewUrl: 'https://itunes.apple.com/nl/developer/dillon-buchanan/id551531425?uo=4',
       kind: 'software',
       features: [ 'iosUniversal' ],
       supportedDevices: 
        [ 'iPad2Wifi',
          'iPad23G',
          'iPhone4S',
          'iPadThirdGen',
          'iPadThirdGen4G',
          'iPhone5',
          'iPodTouchFifthGen',
          'iPadFourthGen',
          'iPadFourthGen4G',
          'iPadMini',
          'iPadMini4G',
          'iPhone5c',
          'iPhone5s',
          'iPhone6',
          'iPhone6Plus',
          'iPodTouchSixthGen' ],
       advisories: [],
       isGameCenterEnabled: false,
       trackCensoredName: 'CodeHub - A Client for GitHub',
       languageCodesISO2A: [ 'EN' ],
       fileSizeBytes: '42504655',
       sellerUrl: 'http://codehub-app.com',
       contentAdvisoryRating: '4+',
       trackViewUrl: 'https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/codehub-a-client-for-github/id707173885?mt=8&uo=4',
       trackContentRating: '4+',
       currency: 'EUR',
       wrapperType: 'software',
       version: '2.9.1',
       description: 'CodeHub is the best way to browse and maintain your GitHub repositories on any iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad device! Keep an eye on your projects with the ability to view everything from pull requests to commenting on individual file diffs in the latest changeset. CodeHub brings GitHub to your finger tips in a sleek and efficient design. \n\nFeatures include: \n\n- GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise support\n- Multiple GitHub profiles for easy switching \n- View repository events, issues, and change sets, pull requests, etc..\n- Browse source directories & files with beautiful syntax highlighting\n- Edit files and commit them!\n- View file diffs from checkins and pull requests\n- Update, comment and manage repository issues\n- Upload images directly from your devices to comments/issues.\n- Explore other GitHub open source repositories \n- Inline commit commenting\n- Access your public, private, and starred gists\n- Slide out menu for quick and efficient navigation\n- Much much more! \n\nFollow the project on twitter: @CodeHubApp\n\nPlease note: CodeHub is not affiliated with GitHub in any way. CodeHub is a third-party GitHub client.',
       artistId: 551531425,
       artistName: 'Dillon Buchanan',
       genres: [ 'Productiviteit', 'Sociaal netwerken' ],
       price: 0,
       trackName: 'CodeHub - A Client for GitHub',
       trackId: 707173885,
       bundleId: 'com.dillonbuchanan.codehub',
       primaryGenreName: 'Productivity',
       releaseDate: '2013-10-01T01:00:56Z',
       isVppDeviceBasedLicensingEnabled: false,
       currentVersionReleaseDate: '2016-04-14T13:40:02Z',
       releaseNotes: '- Bug fixes',
       sellerName: 'Dillon Buchanan',
       minimumOsVersion: '9.0',
       primaryGenreId: 6007,
       formattedPrice: 'Gratis',
       genreIds: [ '6007', '6005' ],
       averageUserRating: 4.5,
       userRatingCount: 19 } ] }

Errors

message	description
http error	API communication failed
invalid response	API returned unreadable data, see err.body
invalid params	Client provided no or invalid parameters
no results	No results received

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Author

Franklin van de Meent | Website | Github