# Google Play Scraper (`codingfrontend/google-play-scraper`) Actor Scrape app listings, ratings and reviews from Google Play Store - **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/google-play-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [codingfrontend](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 Scraper ### Features - **App Listings**: Scrapes app data from Google Play Store including name, developer, rating, and price - **Install Counts**: Captures the total install count displayed on each app's Play Store page - **App Categories**: Extracts app category classifications (Games, Productivity, Health & Fitness, etc.) - **Full Descriptions**: Retrieves complete app descriptions via deep scraping - **User Reviews**: Optionally scrapes user reviews for each app - **Monetization Info**: Records whether apps contain ads or in-app purchases - **Dual Mode**: Supports both search-based discovery and direct URL scraping - **Localization Support**: Configurable country and language codes for region-specific store listings - **Proxy Support**: Built-in Apify Proxy with residential proxies for reliable Play Store access ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | String | No | `"search"` | Scraping mode: `search` to find apps or `productUrl` for specific app URLs | | `query` | String | No | `"fitness tracker"` | Search term to find apps (used in search mode) | | `productUrls` | Array | No | `[]` | List of Google Play app URLs to scrape (used in productUrl mode) | | `maxItems` | Integer | No | `50` | Maximum number of app results (1–500) | | `includeReviews` | Boolean | No | `false` | Whether to scrape user reviews for each app | | `deepScraping` | Boolean | No | `true` | Visit each app's detail page for full data (description, installs, etc.) | | `gl` | String | No | `"us"` | Two-letter country code for localized results (e.g., us, in, gb) | | `hl` | String | No | `"en"` | Language code for results (e.g., en, hi, de, fr) | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Apify Residential | Proxy settings for the scraper | #### Input Schema Example ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "meditation app", "maxItems": 20, "includeReviews": false, "deepScraping": true, "gl": "us", "hl": "en", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` ### Output Schema The scraper outputs structured JSON data for each app found on the Google Play Store. #### Main Fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `position` | Integer | Result position in the search | | `appName` | String | App name | | `developer` | String | Developer or publisher name | | `rating` | Number | Average user rating (0–5) | | `reviewCount` | String | Total number of user reviews | | `price` | String | App price (e.g., "Free", "$2.99") | | `installs` | String | Install count (e.g., "10M+", "500K+") | | `category` | String | App category | | `description` | String | Full app description (from deep scraping) | | `containsAds` | Boolean | Whether the app contains advertisements | | `hasInAppPurchases` | Boolean | Whether the app has in-app purchases | | `link` | String | Direct Google Play Store URL | | `thumbnail` | String | App icon/thumbnail image URL | #### App Listing Example ```json { "position": 1, "appName": "Headspace: Sleep & Meditation", "developer": "Headspace Inc.", "rating": 4.4, "reviewCount": "352K", "price": "Free", "installs": "10M+", "category": "Health & Fitness", "description": "Headspace is your guide to mindfulness and meditation, offering hundreds of guided sessions...", "containsAds": false, "hasInAppPurchases": true, "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getsomeheadspace.android", "thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/headspace-icon.png" } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Choose 'search' to search for apps or 'productUrl' to scrape specific app URLs ## `query` (type: `string`): The search term to find apps on Google Play Store (used in search mode) ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): List of Google Play app URLs to scrape (used in productUrl mode) ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of app results to retrieve ## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`): Whether to scrape user reviews for each app ## `deepScraping` (type: `boolean`): Whether to visit each app's detail page for full data (description, installs, etc.) ## `gl` (type: `string`): Two-letter country code for localized results (e.g. 'us', 'in', 'gb', 'de') ## `hl` (type: `string`): Language code for the results (e.g. 'en', 'hi', 'de', 'fr') ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration for the scraper ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "fitness tracker", "productUrls": [], "maxItems": 50, "includeReviews": false, "deepScraping": true, "gl": "us", "hl": "en", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "mode": "search", "query": "fitness tracker", "maxItems": 50, "gl": "us", "hl": "en", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/google-play-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "query": "fitness tracker", "maxItems": 50, "gl": "us", "hl": "en", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("codingfrontend/google-play-scraper").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 '{ "mode": "search", "query": "fitness tracker", "maxItems": 50, "gl": "us", "hl": "en", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call codingfrontend/google-play-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=codingfrontend/google-play-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play Scraper", "description": "Scrape app listings, ratings and reviews from Google Play Store", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "FN6zMjZhkZgfhUBGU" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/codingfrontend~google-play-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-codingfrontend-google-play-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/codingfrontend~google-play-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-codingfrontend-google-play-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/codingfrontend~google-play-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-codingfrontend-google-play-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Scraping Mode", "enum": [ "search", "productUrl" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose 'search' to search for apps or 'productUrl' to scrape specific app URLs", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "The search term to find apps on Google Play Store (used in search mode)", "default": "fitness tracker" }, "productUrls": { "title": "App URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Google Play app URLs to scrape (used in productUrl mode)", "default": [], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of app results to retrieve", "default": 50 }, "includeReviews": { "title": "Include Reviews", "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether to scrape user reviews for each app", "default": false }, "deepScraping": { "title": "Deep Scraping", "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether to visit each app's detail page for full data (description, installs, etc.)", "default": true }, "gl": { "title": "Country Code", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter country code for localized results (e.g. 'us', 'in', 'gb', 'de')", "default": "us" }, "hl": { "title": "Language Code", "type": "string", "description": "Language code for the results (e.g. 'en', 'hi', 'de', 'fr')", "default": "en" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration for the scraper", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "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": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```