# Google Play Price History Scraper (`googleapi/google-play-price-history-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Play app details and capture current public price, rating, and install snapshots over time without inferring unobserved history.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/googleapi/google-play-price-history-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Google API](https://apify.com/googleapi) (community)
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## Pricing

from $3.99 / 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/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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What this Actor does

Google Play Price History Scraper records the public price and listing details currently shown for Android apps. It can also build a history of price observations across scheduled runs. It does not reconstruct prices from before the first observation.

Each dataset row is an app snapshot. `observedAt` records when the listing was checked, while `updatedAt` is the calendar date displayed by Google Play.

### Input

Provide one or more app package IDs, public app URLs, or a public Google Play search URL. Choose the country and language for the listing, then set limits such as `maxApps` and `maxItems`.

```json
{"appId":"com.google.android.apps.maps","country":"US","language":"en"}
```

```json
{"appIds":["com.google.android.apps.maps","com.google.android.youtube"],"maxItems":20}
```

```json
{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://play.google.com/store/search?q=maps&c=apps&hl=en&gl=US"}],"maxApps":10,"locale":"en-US"}
```

| Input | Description | Default |
|---|---|---:|
| `appId` / `appIds` | One or more Android package IDs. | — |
| `startUrls` | Public app, search, or category pages. `sourceUrls`, `urls`, and `url` are aliases. | — |
| `maxApps` | Maximum apps discovered from search or category sources (1–100). | 20 |
| `maxTargets` | Maximum source workflows (1–50). | 10 |
| `maxItems` | Maximum app snapshot records (1–500). `maxResults` is an alias. | 100 |
| `deduplicate` | Avoid recording the same app more than once in a run. | `true` |
| `locale` / `language` / `country` | Select the Google Play storefront and language. | `en-US` / `en` / `US` |
| `historyStoreName` | Reuse the same named store to retain observations across scheduled runs. Omit it to keep history within the current run. | — |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional Apify Proxy configuration for public listing pages. | — |

Search and category sources use their first public results page. `page` and `maxPages` are fixed at `1`.

### Dataset output

Useful fields include:

| Field | What it contains |
| --- | --- |
| `appId`, `title`, `developer`, `appUrl`, `appCategory` | App identity and public listing details |
| `priceStatus`, `priceAmount`, `priceText`, `currency`, `isFree` | Price state visible on the listing, when available |
| `rating`, `ratingText`, `ratingCount`, `ratingBreakdown` | Public rating signals |
| `downloadCount`, `downloadCountText`, `downloadCountIsApproximate` | Install count and whether the displayed value is approximate |
| `updatedAt`, `updatedText`, `whatsNew` | Update date and visible release notes |
| `description`, `descriptionHtml`, `featureHighlights` | Full listing description and public feature information |
| `screenshots`, `appIconUrl`, `contentRating`, `dataSafety` | Other public listing details, when available |
| `observedAt`, `locale`, `country` | Snapshot time and selected market |

A record can look like this:

```json
{
  "appId": "com.example.premium",
  "title": "Premium Utility",
  "priceStatus": "paid",
  "priceAmount": 2.99,
  "priceText": "$2.99",
  "currency": "USD",
  "downloadCountText": "1M+",
  "downloadCountIsApproximate": true,
  "observedAt": "2026-09-24T10:30:00.000Z",
  "locale": "en-US",
  "country": "US"
}
```

Google Play may show compact rating and install values; the original display text and approximation indicator are retained when applicable. Unavailable values remain empty rather than being inferred. Dataset results can be downloaded in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other formats supported by Apify.

### Coverage and responsible use

The Actor reads public Google Play pages for the selected market. Search and category discovery is limited to the first public results page, and a run only records data visible at the time it runs. Use the captured information in accordance with Google Play's terms and applicable laws.

# Actor input Schema

## `appId` (type: `string`):

One Android package ID.

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

Android package IDs.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Google Play detail, search, or category pages.

## `sourceUrls` (type: `array`):

Compatibility alias for public source URLs.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Compatibility alias for public source URLs.

## `url` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for one public source URL.

## `maxApps` (type: `integer`):

Maximum search-discovered apps.

## `maxTargets` (type: `integer`):

Maximum source workflows.

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

Maximum normalized observations.

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

Compatibility alias for maxItems.

## `locale` (type: `string`):

Language-country locale such as en-US.

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

Two-letter Play language code.

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

Two-letter Play country code.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for country.

## `deduplicate` (type: `boolean`):

Deduplicate app observations.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum seconds per public request.

## `requestTimeoutMs` (type: `integer`):

Compatibility timeout in milliseconds.

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Compatibility alias for requestTimeoutSecs.

## `maxRequestRetries` (type: `integer`):

Finite retries for transient failures.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Delay before later requests.

## `maxResponseBytes` (type: `integer`):

Maximum HTML response size for a public Google Play page.

## `userAgent` (type: `string`):

Optional ordinary browser user agent.

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

Optional active Apify Proxy configuration.

## `page` (type: `integer`):

Only the first public search/category page is supported.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Only the first public search/category page is supported.

## `historyStoreName` (type: `string`):

Optional named key-value store shared across scheduled runs. Omit to keep snapshots in the current run only.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxApps": 20,
  "maxTargets": 10,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "locale": "en-US",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "deduplicate": true,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
  "maxRequestRetries": 1,
  "requestDelayMs": 0,
  "maxResponseBytes": 2500000,
  "page": 1,
  "maxPages": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runHealth` (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("googleapi/google-play-price-history-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("googleapi/google-play-price-history-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 googleapi/google-play-price-history-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,googleapi/google-play-price-history-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/A4Pz0qowsBgROF05H/builds/lKbKKxwDxG0UDvZ10/openapi.json