# Google Play Reviews Scraper — Ratings, Text & Replies (`hichemdev/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Play app reviews: star rating, text, author, date, thumbs up, app version and developer replies. Any app, language and country.

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

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 reviews

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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

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# README

## Google Play Reviews Scraper — Ratings, Text & Developer Replies

Scrape **Google Play Store app reviews** at scale — **star rating, review text, author, date, thumbs-up count, app version and developer replies** — for any app, in any language and country. No login, no API key.

Pairs with the **App Store Reviews Scraper** for complete mobile-app market coverage.

### What you can do with it

- ⭐ **Monitor your app's reviews** and get alerted to rating drops
- 🔍 **Competitor analysis** — what users love and hate about rival apps
- 🗣️ **Voice-of-customer / feature mining** from thousands of reviews
- 🌍 **Compare sentiment across countries and languages**

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `appIds` | array | Package names, e.g. `com.spotify.music`, `com.whatsapp`. |
| `appUrls` | array | Google Play app URLs (alternative to IDs). |
| `maxReviews` | integer | Max reviews per app. |
| `sort` | select | `newest`, `helpful`, or `rating`. |
| `language` | string | `en`, `es`, `fr`, `de`… |
| `country` | string | `US`, `GB`, `DE`, `IN`… |

#### Example

```json
{ "appIds": ["com.spotify.music", "com.whatsapp"], "maxReviews": 500, "sort": "newest" }
```

### Output

```json
{
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "reviewId": "57d0b36d-2177-4190-8492-7cdb6785726d",
  "author": "Seth Werrett",
  "avatar": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "rating": 5,
  "text": "amazing app, love the playlists",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-25T18:54:04.000Z",
  "thumbsUp": 12,
  "appVersion": "9.1.68.1888",
  "replyAuthor": "Spotify AB",
  "replyText": "Hi. We'll pass this on to our team...",
  "replyAt": "2026-07-25T20:45:27.000Z",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music"
}
```

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or pull live via the Apify API.

### Notes

- Reads Google Play's own public review endpoint — fast and reliable, no browser needed.
- Paginates automatically (50 reviews per request) up to `maxReviews`.
- `replyText` is populated only where the developer has responded.

# Actor input Schema

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

Google Play package names, e.g. "com.spotify.music", "com.whatsapp".

## `appUrls` (type: `array`):

Google Play app URLs, e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to scrape per app.

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

Order the reviews are fetched in.

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

Language code for reviews, e.g. en, es, fr, de.

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

Country code, e.g. US, GB, DE, IN.

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

Optional proxy configuration.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "appIds": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "appUrls": [],
  "maxReviews": 50,
  "sort": "newest",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "appIds": [
        "com.spotify.music"
    ],
    "appUrls": [],
    "maxReviews": 50,
    "language": "en",
    "country": "US"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hichemdev/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 = {
    "appIds": ["com.spotify.music"],
    "appUrls": [],
    "maxReviews": 50,
    "language": "en",
    "country": "US",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hichemdev/google-play-reviews-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 '{
  "appIds": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "appUrls": [],
  "maxReviews": 50,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US"
}' |
apify call hichemdev/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hichemdev/google-play-reviews-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ym3pgbZ4a0fJ1XBLE/builds/Pnz2Ypp96RKl4Y4NZ/openapi.json