# Google Play Reviews Scraper (`67-labs/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Play app reviews: rating, text, date, thumbs up, app version and developer reply. CSV, JSON or Sheets.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/67-labs/google-play-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mokksh Bhatt](https://apify.com/67-labs) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 result (one review)s

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Play Reviews Scraper — every review of any Android app, with developer replies and Sheets-ready columns

Get the public reviews of any app on Google Play: rating, review text, date, thumbs up, app version, and the developer's reply. Give it app IDs or Play Store links, pick the language, the country and the sort order, and set how many reviews you want. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel or Google Sheets. No login, no API key.

**Who uses this:** product and support teams reading what users say, app makers watching competitors, ASO and marketing teams, researchers who need review data for sentiment work, AI agents that summarize user feedback.

### What you get per review

| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| `reviewId` | Google's ID of the review |
| `appId` | The app, for example `com.spotify.music` |
| `userName` | Public name of the reviewer |
| `rating` | 1 to 5 stars |
| `text` | The review text |
| `date` | When the review was written, ISO time in UTC |
| `thumbsUp` | How many people found it helpful |
| `appVersion` | App version the reviewer used, when Google shows it |
| `replyText`, `replyDate` | The developer's reply and its date, empty if there is none |
| `url` | Direct link to the review on Google Play |
| `scrapedAt` | When the row was collected |

All columns are flat, so the CSV opens cleanly in Google Sheets and Excel.

### Price

**$0.01 per run + $0.50 per 1,000 reviews.** That is two pay-per-event charges: `actor-start` ($0.01) once per run and `result` ($0.0005) per review. No compute fees on top. The free Apify plan ($5 per month credit) covers about 9,900 reviews a month at no cost. A run that Google Play blocks before it returns any data is not charged.

### How to use

1. Open the Input tab and add apps: an app ID such as `com.whatsapp`, or the link of the app on Google Play.
2. Set **Max reviews per app**. This is also your cost cap. Pick **Sort by**, **Language** and **Country** if you need them.
3. Click Start. When it is done, open the Output tab and export the table as CSV, JSON or Excel, or send it to Google Sheets with Apify's Google Sheets integration.

### Input examples

The 100 newest English reviews of one app:

```json
{ "apps": ["com.whatsapp"], "maxReviews": 100 }
```

Two apps, most helpful reviews first, in Hindi for India:

```json
{
    "apps": ["com.duolingo", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp"],
    "maxReviews": 500,
    "sort": "relevance",
    "language": "hi",
    "country": "IN"
}
```

The best-rated reviews of a competitor, to see what people love:

```json
{ "apps": ["com.spotify.music"], "maxReviews": 250, "sort": "rating" }
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "reviewId": "3c2cc852-aaa4-4605-b8b1-ed3569cb4c57",
    "appId": "com.spotify.music",
    "userName": "A. User",
    "rating": 3,
    "text": "would've been 5 stars if there wasnt so much ads.",
    "date": "2026-09-25T05:20:22.000Z",
    "thumbsUp": 1,
    "appVersion": "9.1.84.2231",
    "replyText": "Hi! Thanks for leaving a review. To enjoy an ad-free listening experience, complete control, and greater flexibility, we recommend exploring our Premium options at spotify.com/premium. ...",
    "replyDate": "2026-09-25T14:43:43.000Z",
    "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music&reviewId=3c2cc852-aaa4-4605-b8b1-ed3569cb4c57",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-26T06:18:20.000Z"
}
```

### Limits

- Only public reviews, exactly as Google Play shows them. No login and no private data.
- Google Play decides which reviews it shows for a language and country. A small app may have few reviews in one language. If a run finds nothing, check the app ID, the language and the country.
- `appVersion` is empty when the reviewer's version is not shown.
- Google Play may show an error page to servers that ask too fast. The actor keeps to under 2 requests a second, waits and tries again. If a run still fails with 429, turn on **Proxy** and choose Residential.
- Each request returns up to 100 reviews. 1,000 reviews take about 10 requests.

### FAQ

**Can I get every review of an app?** Yes, as far as Google Play lists them. Set **Max reviews per app** high, for example 100000.

**Can I watch new reviews every day?** Yes. Schedule the actor in Apify with `sort` set to `newest` and compare `reviewId` values between runs.

**Can I filter by stars?** Use `sort: rating` to get the best-rated reviews first, or filter the exported table by the `rating` column.

**Can an AI agent use it?** Yes. It works through Apify's API and MCP server. Give it an app ID and a `maxReviews` limit.

**Something is wrong. What now?** Open an issue on the Issues tab with the app and the input you used. Field requests are welcome.

### Changelog

- **0.1** First release: reviews with developer replies, language, country and sort options, pay per event.

# Actor input Schema

## `apps` (type: `array`):

One entry per app: an app ID (com.whatsapp) or a Google Play URL (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp).

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many reviews for each app. You pay per review, so this is also your cost cap.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Newest first, most helpful first, or highest rating first.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language of the reviews Google Play shows, as a code: en, hi, de, pt-BR.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country of the Play Store, as a 2-letter code: US, IN, GB, DE.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Google shows an error page to servers that ask too fast. If runs fail with 429, turn on Apify Proxy and pick Residential.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "apps": [
    "com.whatsapp",
    "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 20,
  "sort": "newest",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `reviews` (type: `string`):

One row per review: reviewId, appId, userName, rating, text, date, thumbsUp, appVersion, replyText, replyDate, url.

## `reviewsCsv` (type: `string`):

Same rows as CSV for Google Sheets or Excel.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "apps": [
        "com.whatsapp"
    ],
    "maxReviews": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("67-labs/google-play-reviews-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "apps": ["com.whatsapp"],
    "maxReviews": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("67-labs/google-play-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "apps": [
    "com.whatsapp"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 20
}' |
apify call 67-labs/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,67-labs/google-play-reviews-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/XiBWjuyhKU69bvW3l/builds/NmDmbIg28VJuFfzi8/openapi.json