# Google Play Reviews Scraper (`fetchsmith/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Get Google Play app reviews and app details (ratings, installs, developer info) by app ID or search term.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fetchsmith/google-play-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Fetch Smith](https://apify.com/fetchsmith) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.30 / 1,000 result items

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Play Reviews Scraper

Get Google Play app reviews and app details (ratings, installs, developer info) by app ID or search term. HTTP-only (no browser), so runs are fast and cheap, and you're charged only for the rows you actually get.

### What it does

- Fetches reviews for one or more Google Play apps, plus an optional app-details record (title, developer, score, installs, price, description, rating histogram).
- Accepts either exact `appIds` (package names, e.g. `com.spotify.music`) or `searchTerms` — the top matching app for each term is resolved automatically.
- Supports country/language targeting and sort order (newest / rating / helpfulness).

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `appIds` | array of strings | Google Play package names, e.g. `com.spotify.music` (from the app's Play Store URL `?id=` param) |
| `searchTerms` | array of strings | Alternative to `appIds`: search terms; the top match for each is used |
| `country` | string | Play Store country code (default `us`) |
| `language` | string | Language for reviews/details (default `en`) |
| `sort` | string | `NEWEST` (default), `RATING`, or `HELPFULNESS` |
| `maxReviewsPerApp` | integer | Stop after this many reviews per app (default 100) |
| `includeAppDetails` | boolean | Also push one app-details record per app (default true) |
| `maxResults` | integer | Hard cap across all apps and records (default 500) |

### Output

One item per row, either an app-details record (`recordType: "app"`) or a review (`recordType: "review"`).

Sample review row:

```json
{
  "recordType": "review",
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "reviewId": "24191734-8bd7-4aac-a714-46193c46b4d4",
  "userName": "Nikhil Rathod",
  "score": 5,
  "title": null,
  "text": "my motivation",
  "date": "2026-09-08T03:01:35.135Z",
  "thumbsUp": 0,
  "version": null,
  "replyText": null,
  "replyDate": null,
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music&reviewId=..."
}
```

Sample app-details row includes: `title`, `developer`, `score`, `ratings`, `reviewsCount`, `histogram`, `installs`, `price`, `free`, `genre`, `contentRating`, `released`, `updated`, `url`.

### Pricing

`result` — $0.0003 per returned item (review or app-details row). The run start is free.

### FAQ

**Can I get reviews in a specific country or language?** Yes, set `country` and `language` (Play Store returns different review sets per locale — run the Actor for each locale you need).
**Can I search by app name instead of package ID?** Yes, use `searchTerms`; the top matching app is resolved automatically.
**Why did I get fewer reviews than the app's total rating count?** Google Play's review API only returns a subset of written reviews, not every rating — this is a platform limitation, not a bug.

### Notes

Only public Google Play data is collected. Issues or feature requests: support@fetchsmith.com. Also available as a hosted API at https://fetchsmith.com

Source code: https://github.com/Fetchsmith/fetchsmith/tree/main/actors/google-play-reviews-scraper

# Actor input Schema

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

Google Play package names to fetch reviews for, e.g. com.spotify.music. Find it in the app's Play Store URL (?id=...).

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

Alternative to App IDs: search terms; the top matching app(s) for each term will have their reviews fetched.

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

Play Store country code (affects app availability and review language).

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

Language for reviews and app details.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Review sort order.

## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`):

Stop fetching reviews for an app after this many.

## `includeAppDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Also push one extra item per app with title, developer, rating, installs, price, description.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap across all apps and app-detail records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "appIds": [],
  "searchTerms": [],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "sort": "NEWEST",
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "includeAppDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fetchsmith/google-play-reviews-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fetchsmith/google-play-reviews-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 '{}' |
apify call fetchsmith/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fetchsmith/google-play-reviews-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/wQZJGwPoJ8cc1x0Ok/builds/c7XDET0q3HmH2gXa5/openapi.json