# Google Play Scraper - Apps, Ratings & Installs (`dataspace/google-play-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Play apps by search term, app ID or developer: rating, ratings count, rating histogram, installs (incl. exact count), price, in-app purchases, ads, release and update date, description and screenshots. Any country and language.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dataspace/google-play-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Dataspace](https://apify.com/dataspace) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 apps

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.

## 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.

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 Scraper

Scrape **Google Play apps** by **search term, app ID or developer** and get the data you see on the store — and more: **rating, ratings count, the 1–5 star histogram, installs (including the exact install count), price, in-app purchases, ads, release and update dates, category, content rating, description and screenshots**. Any country and language. No API key, no login.

- ✅ **Three ways in** — search terms, a list of app IDs/URLs, or all apps of a developer
- ✅ **Exact installs** — `realInstalls` gives the precise number behind "1,000,000,000+"
- ✅ **Rating histogram** — how many 1★…5★ ratings each app has
- ✅ **Any store country** — prices, availability and rankings for `us`, `gb`, `in`, `br`…
- ✅ **No duplicates** — an app found by several sources is saved once
- ✅ **$0.80 per 1,000 apps**, full details included, platform usage included

### What data do you get?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `title`, `appId`, `url`, `summary`, `description` | Duolingo: Learn Languages · com.duolingo — `summary`, `description` and `recentChanges` are clean plain text; `descriptionHtml` keeps the original formatting |
| `developer`, `developerUrl`, `developerWebsite`, `privacyPolicyUrl` | Duolingo · play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=… |
| `genre`, `genreId`, `contentRating` | Education · EDUCATION · Everyone |
| `score`, `ratingsCount`, `reviewsCount`, `ratingsHistogram` | 4.73 · 49,561,409 · {"1": …, "5": …} |
| `installs`, `minInstalls`, `realInstalls` | 500,000,000+ · 500000000 · 981024551 |
| `free`, `price`, `currency`, `priceText` | false · 6.99 · USD · $6.99 |
| `offersInAppPurchases`, `iapPriceRange`, `containsAds` | true · $0.99 - $119.99 per item · true |
| `released`, `updated`, `recentChanges` | 2013-05-29 · 2026-10-06T18:53:36Z · What's new text |
| `icon`, `headerImage`, `screenshots`, `video` | image links |
| `source`, `sourceType`, `position` | search term / developer / app, and the rank in that list |

### How to use

1. Add **search terms**, **app IDs** and/or **developers**.
2. Pick the **country** and **language**.
3. Click **Start**.

### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["habit tracker", "budget planner"],
  "appIds": ["com.duolingo"],
  "developers": ["Spotify AB"],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en"
}
```

### Example output (real result, shortened)

```json
{
  "appId": "com.duolingo",
  "title": "Duolingo: Learn Languages",
  "developer": "Duolingo",
  "genre": "Education",
  "score": 4.732,
  "ratingsCount": 49561409,
  "installs": "500,000,000+",
  "realInstalls": 981024551,
  "free": true,
  "containsAds": true,
  "offersInAppPurchases": true,
  "released": "2013-05-29",
  "updated": "2026-10-06T18:53:36Z",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.80 per 1,000 apps**, plus a tiny start fee of $0.00005 per run. Full app details are included. Platform usage (compute and proxies) is included — you are not charged anything else.

| Example | Cost |
|---|---|
| 30 apps for each of 20 keywords (600 apps) | $0.48 |
| daily tracking of 500 competitor apps | ~$12 per month |

### Use cases

- **App store optimization (ASO)** — see who ranks for your keywords and how they describe their apps.
- **Competitor tracking** — follow ratings, installs and update frequency of competing apps daily.
- **Market research** — compare categories, prices, in-app purchase ranges and ad usage across countries.
- **Lead generation for app businesses** — list developers and their websites in a niche.

### Use it via API

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("dataspace/google-play-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": ["meditation"],
    "country": "gb",
})
for app in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(app["title"], app["score"], app["realInstalls"])
```

Results also flow into Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, webhooks or your AI agent through the Apify MCP server.

### FAQ

**How many apps does a search return?** Google Play's web search shows about 30 apps per search term. Use several related terms to cover more.

**Does it get app reviews?** No — this Actor returns app data. Review text is planned as a separate Actor.

**Does it collect developer e-mails or addresses?** No. It returns the developer name, Google Play developer page, website and privacy policy link only.

**Is it legal?** The Actor collects only publicly visible store information without logging in and without bypassing any protection. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and Google's terms — see the Disclaimer.

**Missing a feature?** Open an issue on the Issues tab — feedback is welcome.

### More scrapers by dataspace

- [YouTube Search Scraper](https://apify.com/dataspace/youtube-search-scraper) — search results with every YouTube filter
- [Google Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/dataspace/google-trends-scraper) — search interest for app names and keywords
- [Google Ads Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/dataspace/google-ads-transparency-scraper) — which apps advertise on Google Play and YouTube
- [Google Maps Scraper](https://apify.com/dataspace/google-maps-scraper) — local businesses with phones and websites

**Like it?** If this Actor saves you time, please leave a review on the Reviews tab — it helps others find it. Found a problem? Open an issue and it will be fixed quickly.

### Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google LLC. Google Play is a trademark of Google LLC and is mentioned only to describe the publicly available data source. It collects only publicly visible store information — without logging in, without solving CAPTCHAs, without downloading apps and without collecting developer e-mail or postal addresses. You are responsible for making sure that your use of the data complies with applicable laws (including copyright and data protection laws such as GDPR) and with Google's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Search Google Play like in the search box, e.g. <code>vpn</code>, <code>photo editor</code>. Google Play shows about 30 apps per search.

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

App IDs or Google Play URLs, e.g. <code>com.spotify.music</code> or <code>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo</code>.

## `developers` (type: `array`):

Get a developer's apps: developer name (<code>Spotify AB</code>), numeric developer ID or developer page URL.

## `maxAppsPerSource` (type: `integer`):

How many apps to return for each search term and developer.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open every app page for ratings count, rating histogram, exact installs, release and update dates, full description and screenshots. Switch off for a faster run with the search card fields only. Same price either way.

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

Language of descriptions and texts, e.g. <code>en</code>, <code>de</code>, <code>tr</code>.

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

Store country, e.g. <code>us</code>, <code>gb</code>, <code>in</code>, <code>br</code>. Prices, availability and rankings depend on it.

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

Requests go directly first; a proxy IP is used only if Google Play slows the scraper down.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "maxAppsPerSource": 30,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `apps` (type: `string`):

One item per app: rating, ratings count, installs, price, developer, category and update date.

## `allFields` (type: `string`):

Every app with all fields, including description, rating histogram and screenshots.

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "habit tracker"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dataspace/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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dataspace/google-play-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 '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call dataspace/google-play-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dataspace/google-play-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/jETuJfJUQn6hbtrPx/builds/PiAQkRbhmk6pzAc3g/openapi.json