Apple API: Compare Apple Store prices across countries
Compares the Apple Store price of one product configuration across up to 15 countries, converted with the latest European Central Bank reference rates.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.
- Product, required
product Apple product and configuration, such as iPhone 18 Pro 256GB.
iPhone 18 Pro 256GB
2 characters or more.
- Countries, required
countries Country names or two-letter codes (1-15), such as United States, Japan, and Germany.
- US
- ZA
- JP
List of text.
- Compare Currency optional
compare_currency Currency code for the converted prices, such as USD or EUR.
USD (default)
Input as JSON
{ "product": "iPhone 18 Pro 256GB", "countries": [ "US", "ZA", "JP" ]}Output
{ "countries": [ { "note": null, "country": "United States", "local_price": 1199, "buy_page_link": "https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-18-pro/6.3-inch-display-256gb-silver-unlocked" , "local_currency": "USD", "converted_price": 1199, "compare_currency": "USD", "local_tax_included": false }, { "note": null, "country": "Japan", "local_price": 219800, "buy_page_link": "https://www.apple.com/jp/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-18-pro/6.3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4-256gb-%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-sim%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC?bfil=1" , "local_currency": "JPY", "converted_price": 1399.59, "compare_currency": "USD", "local_tax_included": true }, { "note": "This configuration is not sold in this country.", "country": "South Africa", "local_price": null, "buy_page_link": null, "local_currency": "ZAR", "converted_price": null, "compare_currency": "USD", "local_tax_included": null } ], "rate_date": "2026-10-22", "cheapest_country": "United States"}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"apple.com/compare_country_prices","input":{"product":"iPhone 18 Pro 256GB","countries":["US","ZA","JP"]}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "apple.com/compare_country_prices" , "input": { "product": "iPhone 18 Pro 256GB", "countries": [ "US", "ZA", "JP" ] }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "apple.com/compare_country_prices" , "input": { "product": "iPhone 18 Pro 256GB", "countries": [ "US", "ZA", "JP" ] } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run apple.com/compare_country_prices# with {"product":"iPhone 18 Pro 256GB","countries":["US","ZA","JP"]}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "product", "countries" ], "properties": { "product": { "type": "string", "minLength": 2, "description": "Apple product and configuration, such as iPhone 18 Pro 256GB." }, "countries": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Country names or two-letter codes (1-15), such as United States, Japan, and Germany." }, "compare_currency": { "type": "string", "default": "USD", "description": "Currency code for the converted prices, such as USD or EUR." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "countries", "cheapest_country", "rate_date" ], "properties": { "countries": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "note": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "country": { "type": "string" }, "local_price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "buy_page_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "local_currency": { "type": "string" }, "converted_price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "compare_currency": { "type": "string" }, "local_tax_included": { "type": [ "boolean", "null" ] } } } }, "rate_date": { "type": "string" }, "cheapest_country": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
apple.com/compare_country_prices- Returns
- per-country local price, converted price, tax flag, buy link; cheapest country; rate date
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method apple.com/compare_country_prices with the inputs above.
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