Data Dictionary

Documentation contains explanations and examples for all data fields available in the Chrome Store Companies dataset.

All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.

Data points per category

1. Metadata

2. Product information

3. Reviews

4. Related extensions

The data points in the example snippets have been rearranged for better grouping. To see where a specific data point stands, check the full data sample here.

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Metadata

Data point	Description	Data type
meta	Contains metadata about the record	Object
created_at_date	Date when the record was initially scraped	Array of numbers
created_at_timestamp	Unix timestamp for when the record was first scraped	Number
updated_at_date	Date when the record was last updated	Array of numbers
updated_at_timestamp	Unix timestamp for when the record was last updated	Number
version_id	Identifier for the dataset version	String
source	Source from which the record was obtained	String
object	Data object type	String
is_deleted	Indicates if the record is available on the Chrome Store	Boolean

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Metadata

	{
		"_meta": {
			"created_at_date": [
				2023,
				10,
				13
			],
			"created_at_timestamp": 1697178153.75913,
			"updated_at_date": [
				2024,
				1,
				12
			],
			"updated_at_timestamp": 1705059501.547118,
			"version_id": "aff195c9",
			"source": "chromestore",
			"object": "company",
			"is_deleted": false
		},

Product information

Product metadata

Data point	Description	Data type
id	Record identifier in our database	String
source_id	Record identifier on Chrome Web Store	String
url	URL to the extension page on Chrome Store	String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Metadata

"id": "chromestore_company_chrome-extension/ooablmjjcdbdjhhjkaffpbjnanonjgnm",
"source_id": "chrome-extension/ooablmjjcdbdjhhjkaffpbjnanonjgnm",
"url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-extension/ooablmjjcdbdjhhjkaffpbjnanonjgnm",

Profile details

Data point	Description	Data point
name	Product name	String
website_url	Product website (outside Chrome Store)	String
logo_url	Logo URL	String
category	Software category on Chrome Store	Array of strings

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Product information

"name": "chrome-extension",
"website_url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/ext/1-communication",
"logo_url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p1HIJPf9Y8KacaXX0z9rJOBWvnp454555ffYK3EWlFWQjF--l-pGX-SWGyducI3A5we_y_srptH875NdyS3tKGIeYpynpx6E=w128-h128-e344365-rj-sc0x00ffffff",
"category": [
            "Social & Communication"
        ],

Product overview

Data point	Description	Data type
overview	Extention overview	Object
main_image	Logo URL	String
description	Description	String
version	Version available for download	String
last_updated	Last update date	String
size	Extension size	String
languages_count	Supported language count	Integer

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Product overview

"overview": {
            "main_image": "https: //lh3.googleusercontent.com/p1HIJPf9Y8KacaXX0z9rJOBWvnp454555ffYK3EWlFWQjF--l-pGX-SWGyducI3A5we_y_srptH875NdyS3tKGIeYpynpx6E=w128-h128-e344365-rj-sc0x00ffffff",
            "description": "Overview\nStop seeing HN stories on offending topics\nSource Available on github\n\nTired of seeing political stories in the HN list? Not interested in the latest JavaScript framework? Had enough of the Rust lovefest?\nRead more\nRead less",
            "version": "0.4",
            "last_updated": "July 19, 2017",
            "size": "7.31KiB",
            "languages_count": 5
        },

Product stats

Data point	Description	Data type
rating	Overview of privacy practices employed by the developer	Float
review_count	Total number of reviews	Integer
users_count	Total number of users	Integer

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Product information

    "rating": 4.9,
    "review_count": 16,
    "users_count": 30,

Product privacy practices

Data point	Description	Data type
privacy_practices_text	Overview of privacy practices employed by the developer	String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Privacy practises

"privacy_practices_text": "Privacy practices\nThe developer has disclosed that it will not collect or use your data\nTo learn more, see the developer's privacy policy\nThis developer declares that your data is:\nNot being sold to third parties, outside of the \n approved use cases \nNot being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality\nNot being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes",

Reviews

Data point	Description	Data type
reviews	List of extension reviews	Array of objects
author	Review author	String
date	Review date	String
rating	Rating in the review	Float
text	Review content	String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Review sources

			"reviews": [
				{
					"author": "John Doe",
					"date": "Aug 1, 2023",
					"rating": 4,
					"text": "It's a good extension, but at the moment its not working or loading at all. I'd like to have easy access to watch the new en girls but it just keeps loading forever."
				}
			],

Related extensions

Data point	Description	Data type
related_extensions	List of related extensions	Array of objects
name	Similar extension name	String
review_count	Total number of reviews	Integer
rating	Overall rating	Float
url	Extension page URL	String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Related extensions

"related_extensions": [
            {
                "name": "social-extension",
                "review_count": 260,
                "rating": 4.3,
                "url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/social-extension/odhjcgnffdddlbagjllfbilicalpigimhdclldffd"
            }
        ]