How to get Chrome Extension Permission Diff Monitor

Download Chrome Web Store extension CRX packages, parse manifest permissions, and emit baseline snapshots or permission/version diffs on scheduled runs. A run saves one row per result.

One row per result

A row has Extension ID, Name, Version, Change type. The columns are listed in the schema on this page.

The next run

Put the run on a schedule and the next file is the latest rows.

Chrome Extension Permission Diff Monitor in Excel, Sheets, or Power BI

The rows are the same in each of those tools. The guide for the one you already use starts with a free Apify account and finishes with the file.

Schema

Examples come from the actor sample, not a live result.

Name	Description	Example
`extensionId`	Extension ID	`cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm`
`name`	Name	`uBlock Origin`
`version`	Version	`1.74.0`
`changeType`	Change type	`baseline`
`detail`	Detail	`initial snapshot`
`permissions`	Permissions	`alarms, contextMenus, privacy, storage`
`hostPermissions`	Host permissions	empty
`sourceUrl`	Source URL	`https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?...`
`scrapedAt`	Scraped at	`2026-09-09T10:00:00+00:00`

extensionIdExtension IDcjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm
nameNameuBlock Origin
versionVersion1.74.0
changeTypeChange typebaseline
detailDetailinitial snapshot
permissionsPermissionsalarms, contextMenus, privacy, storage
hostPermissionsHost permissionsempty
sourceUrlSource URLhttps://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?...
scrapedAtScraped at2026-09-09T10:00:00+00:00