# Google Play Store Versioning (`beneficial_xanthophyta/google-play-store-versioning`) Actor This script takes an array of app package names and looks them up on the google play store and returns their most recent version number, when it was last updated and the nice pretty app name. It's a small script that does a very specific task: versioning - **URL**: https://apify.com/beneficial\_xanthophyta/google-play-store-versioning.md - **Developed by:** [Amanda Dalziel](https://apify.com/beneficial_xanthophyta) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Integrations, Open source - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Google Play Store Versioning ### What does Google Play Store Versioning do? Google Play Store Versioning enables you to retrieve version information from [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store) for your specified apps. This Actor takes an array of app package names and returns their current version numbers, last update dates, and official app names. Google Play Store Versioning can retrieve: - Current version number - Last update date - App name ### Why scrape Google Play Store? Google Play Store hosts millions of apps and is a crucial platform for Android app distribution. Tracking app versions is essential for developers, QA teams, and businesses that need to monitor app updates across their portfolio or competitors. Here are just some of the ways you could use this data: - Monitor your app's version releases and update frequency - Track competitor app versions and release cycles - Verify app version deployments across your application portfolio - Automate version tracking for compliance and auditing purposes - Build version history reports for your development team ### How to scrape Google Play Store It's easy to get version information from [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store) with Google Play Store Versioning. Just follow these few steps and you'll get your data in minutes. 1. Click on **Try for free**. 2. Enter an array of app package names you want to look up (for example: `[\"com.ubercab.driver\", \"com.spotify.music\"]`). 3. Click on **Run**. 4. When Google Play Store Versioning has finished, preview or download your data from the Dataset tab. ### How much will it cost to scrape Google Play Store? Apify gives you $5 free usage credits every month on the [Apify Free Plan](https://apify.com/pricing). Since this Actor is lightweight and performs targeted lookups, you can retrieve data for many apps with minimal credit usage, making it very cost-effective even on the free plan. If you need to continuously monitor app versions, consider the [Apify Starter plan at $49/month](https://apify.com/pricing), which provides ample credits for regular version tracking tasks. ### Results Here is a sample of the data that the Actor produces: ```json { \"package\": \"com.ubercab.driver\", \"name\": \"Uber - Driver: Drive & Deliver\", \"version\": \"4.580.10000\", \"last_updated\": \"2026-05-22\" } ```` ### Tips for using Google Play Store Versioning - Use full package names (e.g., `com.spotify.music` rather than just `spotify`) - Package names are case-sensitive - The Actor handles regional variations of the Play Store automatically - For best results, verify your package names are correct before running ### Is it legal to scrape Google Play Store? Note that personal data is protected by GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your use case is legitimate, consult your lawyers. We also recommend that you read our blog post: \[Is web scraping legal?]\(https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/ # Actor input Schema ## `packages` (type: `array`): The ids of the package. ## Actor input object example ```json { "packages": [ "com.ubercab.driver", "com.ubercab", "com.ubercab.eats", "com.ubercab.fleet", "com.ubercab.freight" ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "packages": [ "com.ubercab.driver", "com.ubercab", "com.ubercab.eats", "com.ubercab.fleet", "com.ubercab.freight" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("beneficial_xanthophyta/google-play-store-versioning").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "packages": [ "com.ubercab.driver", "com.ubercab", "com.ubercab.eats", "com.ubercab.fleet", "com.ubercab.freight", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("beneficial_xanthophyta/google-play-store-versioning").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "packages": [ "com.ubercab.driver", "com.ubercab", "com.ubercab.eats", "com.ubercab.fleet", "com.ubercab.freight" ] }' | apify call beneficial_xanthophyta/google-play-store-versioning --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=beneficial_xanthophyta/google-play-store-versioning", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play Store Versioning", "description": "This script takes an array of app package names and looks them up on the google play store and returns their most recent version number, when it was last updated and the nice pretty app name. 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"runs-sync-beneficial_xanthophyta-google-play-store-versioning", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/beneficial_xanthophyta~google-play-store-versioning/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-beneficial_xanthophyta-google-play-store-versioning", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "packages" ], "properties": { "packages": { "title": "Packages", "type": "array", "description": "The ids of the package.", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": 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