# Search Apps by Keyword in Both Stores

**Use case:** 

Search App Store and Google Play by your words and get the apps in search order, with developer, rating, price, and the full page data if you turn it on.

## Input

```json
{
  "modes": [
    "search"
  ],
  "store": "both",
  "apps": [
    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mychart/id382952264",
    "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=epic.mychart.android"
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "languages": [],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 20,
  "sort": "newest",
  "appStoreBothSorts": false,
  "ratings": [],
  "reviewKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "recentDays": 0,
  "appVersions": [],
  "developerReply": "any",
  "minThumbsUp": 0,
  "minReviewLength": 0,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "watchName": "default",
  "maxScanPerApp": 20000,
  "includeReviewAuthors": true,
  "deduplicate": true,
  "searchTerms": [
    "patient portal",
    "dentist booking"
  ],
  "charts": [
    "topFree"
  ],
  "device": "iphone",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30,
  "fullDetails": true,
  "includeDeveloperContacts": false,
  "includePrivacy": false,
  "includeErrorRows": true,
  "maxItems": 0,
  "fastMode": false,
  "failIfAllInputsFail": false,
  "strictInput": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "store": {
    "label": "Store",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "relation": {
    "label": "Found by",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "icon": {
    "label": "Icon",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "developer": {
    "label": "Developer",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ratings": {
    "label": "Ratings",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "installs": {
    "label": "Installs",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "genre": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "price": {
    "label": "Price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "version": {
    "label": "Version",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "updated": {
    "label": "Updated",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "chart": {
    "label": "Chart",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The App Store & Google Play Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Search Apps by Keyword in Both Stores". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/Bh0cG0adUmyeTQrUz) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Search Apps by Keyword in Both Stores" task

The App Store & Google Play Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like data to collect, store, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Search Apps by Keyword in Both Stores" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as store, found by, rank, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Search Apps by Keyword in Both Stores" task via API](https://apify.com/anuarbakty/app-store-play-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### How many results per search?

Up to about 200 on the App Store and about 30 on Google Play.

### Why turn on full details?

Google Play lists show only the basics. With it, each app page is opened for installs, histogram and description.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [App Store & Google Play Scraper](https://apify.com/anuarbakty/app-store-play-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/anuarbakty/app-store-play-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/anuarbakty/app-store-play-scraper.md

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`).