# App Store & Google Play Scraper (Search, Charts, Details) (`himanshu-data/app-store-google-play-scraper`) Actor

Get app data from Google Play and the Apple App Store in one run: keyword search rankings, top free/paid/grossing charts by country and category, full app details, similar apps and developer portfolios. Ratings, installs, prices, versions and more.

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

## Pricing

from $1.10 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## App Store & Google Play Scraper (Search, Charts, Details)

Get app intelligence from **Google Play and the Apple App Store in one run**: keyword **search rankings**, **top free / paid / grossing charts** by country and category, **full app details**, **similar apps** and a **developer's whole portfolio**. Ratings, rating counts, installs, prices, in-app purchases, versions, update dates, descriptions and screenshots. No login.

### What you can use it for

- **ASO (App Store Optimization):** track where apps rank for your keywords in each country, every day.
- **Competitor tracking:** watch competitors' ratings, installs, versions and release notes.
- **Market research:** see what is climbing the top-grossing charts in a country or category.
- **Lead generation for app services:** find developers in a category for marketing, localization or dev-shop outreach (company websites included).
- **Investors and analysts:** compare installs and ratings across both stores.

### Modes

| Mode | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword search | Search terms | Apps in store ranking order, with `rank` |
| Top charts | Chart (free/paid/grossing), optional category | Chart positions with `rank` |
| App details | Play links/packages, App Store links/IDs | Full details per app |
| Similar apps | Apps | Apps the store shows as similar |
| Developer's apps | Developer names/IDs | Every app by that developer |

Choose the **country** (us, in, gb, de, ae...) and **language** for store-specific results.

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "stores": ["googlePlay", "appStore"],
  "searchTerms": ["meditation", "budget tracker"],
  "country": "us",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
  "fullDetails": true
}
```

### Output

One row per app (real output, October 2026; shortened):

```json
{
  "store": "googlePlay",
  "query": "meditation",
  "rank": 1,
  "appId": "com.spotlightsix.zentimerlite2",
  "title": "Insight Timer - Meditation App",
  "developer": "Insight Network Inc",
  "score": 4.7,
  "ratings": 263175,
  "installs": "10,000,000+",
  "price": 0,
  "free": true,
  "genre": "Health & Fitness",
  "contentRating": "Everyone",
  "offersInAppPurchases": true,
  "updated": "2026-10-15T14:52:11.000Z",
  "version": "20.37.0",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotlightsix.zentimerlite2&hl=en&gl=us"
}
```

App Store rows add the numeric App Store ID, size, supported languages and minimum iOS version. Google Play rows add installs (range and exact estimate), rating histogram, ad support and in-app price range.

### Pricing

Pay per app saved: **$1.50 per 1,000 apps** on paid Apify plans (less on Scale and Business), including full details.

### Tips

- Turn off **Full details** for very fast rank tracking when you only need positions.
- Schedule a daily keyword search to build your own ranking history.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search apps by keyword, top charts, details of specific apps, apps similar to specific apps, or all apps of a developer.

## `stores` (type: `array`):

Google Play, Apple App Store, or both.

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

One per line, e.g. meditation, budget tracker, photo editor. Results keep their store ranking.

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

Google Play links or package names (com.whatsapp), App Store links or IDs (310633997).

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

Google Play developer name or ID (e.g. Google LLC), or App Store developer ID (number).

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

Which top chart to fetch.

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

e.g. GAME, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FINANCE, HEALTH_AND_FITNESS (Play) or GAMES, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FINANCE (App Store).

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

2-letter store country, e.g. us, in, gb, de, ae.

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

2-letter language for titles and descriptions, e.g. en, hi, es.

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

Up to 250 on Google Play and 200 on the App Store. You pay per app saved.

## `fullDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch installs, ratings histogram, description, version and more for each search or chart result. Slower but much richer.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "stores": [
    "googlePlay",
    "appStore"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "meditation"
  ],
  "chart": "topFree",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50,
  "fullDetails": true
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "meditation"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("himanshu-data/app-store-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": ["meditation"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("himanshu-data/app-store-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": [
    "meditation"
  ]
}' |
apify call himanshu-data/app-store-google-play-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,himanshu-data/app-store-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/yQQKms2cFQxjfnkZd/builds/L1enNjW2F7KrFqt0z/openapi.json