# Google Play Scraper - App Details, Installs, Search & Charts (`datawright/google-play-scraper`) Actor

Google Play data for any country: app details (installs, rating, rating count, 1-5 star breakdown, price, version, update date, developer contact), keyword search with rank, top free/paid/grossing charts by category, developer apps and similar apps.

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

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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 - app details, installs, search rankings & top charts

Google Play data for **any app in any country**, as JSON, CSV or Excel - one flat row per app:

- **App details** - rating, rating count, **1-5 star breakdown**, **installs**, price, version, last update, in-app purchases, ads, developer email / website / address, description and screenshots
- **Keyword search** results with their **rank** - track your ASO position over time
- **Top charts** - top free, paid and grossing, overall or by category
- **All apps by a developer**
- **Similar apps** - find competitors

Built for **app marketers and ASO, mobile market research, competitor tracking, lead generation for app developers and investment research**. No login, no API key, no browser.

### Quick start

App details:

```json
{
  "mode": "details",
  "apps": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "au"
  ]
}
```

Where do apps rank for a keyword?

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": [
    "budget planner",
    "expense tracker"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50
}
```

Top grossing games apps:

```json
{
  "mode": "topCharts",
  "chart": "topGrossing",
  "category": "GAME",
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ]
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "store": "Google Play",
  "country": "au",
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "title": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music&hl=en&gl=au",
  "developer": "Spotify AB",
  "developerId": "Spotify+AB",
  "developerEmail": "support@spotify.com",
  "developerWebsite": "https://www.spotify.com",
  "developerAddress": "Regeringsgatan 19, 111 53 Stockholm, Sweden",
  "price": 0,
  "currency": "AUD",
  "free": true,
  "rating": 4.26,
  "ratingCount": 36462621,
  "reviewCount": 119545,
  "stars1": 4202503,
  "stars2": 1221548,
  "stars3": 1484089,
  "stars4": 3569264,
  "stars5": 25984889,
  "installs": "1,000,000,000+",
  "minInstalls": 1000000000,
  "realInstalls": 3155257317,
  "genre": "Music & Audio",
  "genreId": "MUSIC_AND_AUDIO",
  "contentRating": "Rated for 12+",
  "version": "VARY",
  "releasedAt": "2014-05-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-07T06:27:03.000Z",
  "recentChanges": "We’re always making changes and improvements to Spotify. To make sure you don’t ...",
  "summary": "Listen to songs, play podcasts, create playlists and discover music you'll love",
  "description": "Explore an extensive library of free music and podcasts with Spotify. Curate your own music playlists and stream million...",
  "offersInAppPurchases": true,
  "inAppPurchaseRange": "$7.99 - $251.99 per item",
  "containsAds": true,
  "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/IzQgYCcnCFCD08GR-3bdtcT8xzOvrNkC84avGT5CwTX2VIqmTmKKJcP_Cd4JoBOdmCMlTndlOzV6hrthg2fOWA",
  "screenshots": [
    "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/MEUcvNmCsxB9hXLa04j8nZAikpeUlWAPQkV5JFIs9EFP7cyI9BVxXD713KHxSYQtqViM6mZeasa7bGyCHrbo_Q",
    "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/wazR4bnce_nxRKHEMYgiPiXOSMYjPHqjwbLMBnvAHPDHZ2C3b427UxhnZzw8mao-pS5mmh07UnES2fd-d2Oj"
  ],
  "hasFullDetails": true
}
```

Search, chart, developer and similar-app results get the same full details by default (plus `rank`, `searchTerm`, `chart` or `similarTo`). Turn off *Full details* for a faster, lighter list.

### Pricing

Pay per app row - see the **Pricing** tab. Cap spending with *Max apps per query*, *Max rows in total* or the run's maximum cost.

### Related

- [Google Play Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/datawright/google-play-reviews-scraper) - every review for these apps
- [App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/datawright/app-store-scraper) - the same data for iOS

### Disclaimer

Not affiliated with Google. Collects publicly available store listing data.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Every mode returns one row per app.

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

For App details and Similar apps: Google Play URLs or package names.

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

For Keyword search: one term per line. Results keep their rank - great for ASO tracking.

## `chart` (type: `string`):

For Top charts.

## `category` (type: `string`):

For Top charts.

## `developerIds` (type: `array`):

For All apps by a developer: the developer name or id as on Google Play (e.g. "Spotify AB").

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Two-letter store codes (us, gb, au, de...). Each query runs once per country.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Search up to 250, charts up to 200.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Adds installs, rating count, star breakdown, update date and developer contact to every result (one extra request per app).

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

Two-letter language for titles and descriptions.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many rows (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "details",
  "apps": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "chart": "topFree",
  "category": "APPLICATION",
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50,
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "apps": [
        "com.spotify.music"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datawright/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 = {
    "apps": ["com.spotify.music"],
    "countries": ["us"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datawright/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 '{
  "apps": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ]
}' |
apify call datawright/google-play-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,datawright/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/FY8HwrpXn4Ta160xM/builds/jpOQiw9CltB73SNkw/openapi.json