A lightweight utility function to scrape app data from Google Play or the App Store.
$ curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vokal.dscout" }' https://950bxr0yk0.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/scrape
{
"app_type": "Android",
"company": "dscout",
"name": "dscout",
"icon": "https://lh3.ggpht.com/JAzNGzx6uMwHj8C4RL7FkjHWXrsRaNhgzUwUeS8Ljs9ASJvBf9VYKLPu86mU33nyll4=w300",
"price": "0",
"free": true,
"rating": "3.8",
"version": "2.82",
"description": "Dscout helps you improve the products and services you love — while getting paid to do it. After you've downloaded dscout, check out the 'apply' tab for a list of opportunities to get paid for sharing photos, videos and commentary about your everyday experiences! Questions? Visit [our site] (https://dscout.com/scouts) or [drop us a line] (mailto:[email protected]).",
"thumbnails": [
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"https://lh3.ggpht.com/TsV-s6xzRIkGDzkinnxhiTWrHMtD_41oo4gYhk1eL7R7oIl8e9VJh4DTgoZPq_iU5oY=h310",
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]
}Create a new .zip archive using the script
$ npm run zip
Navigate to the AWS Lambda dashboard
Click the "Upload" button and select the newly created .zip archive
Click the "Test" button to invoke the function, or make a request to the API endpoint
