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Research itunes endpoint for app lists

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#56 opened on Mar 7, 2018

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Description

Instead of using the feeds endpoint, we could use whatever endpoint itunes uses internally. The feed is slow (see #55), has limited results and currently doesn't allow filtering by category.

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Research direction
Investigate the iTunes internal API endpoint used by the iTunes app for fetching app lists, compare its performance and features with the feeds endpoint.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api
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Research
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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JavaScript
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75