# Google Play Scraper: App Ratings, Installs & Rank (`leathered_latch/google-play-apps-scraper`) Actor

Search Google Play or look up app IDs and get each app as a row: rating, ratings count, installs, developer, category, price, ads flag, last update and search rank. Pay per app.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/leathered_latch/google-play-apps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Noor Holdings](https://apify.com/leathered_latch) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.30 / 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 App Scraper: ratings, installs and search rank

Search Google Play the way a user does, or paste app IDs, and get each app back as a row: rating, number of ratings, install bracket, developer, category, price, ads and in-app purchase flags, and last update date.

You pay only for apps delivered. Bad IDs and empty searches cost nothing.

### What you get

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `searchRank` | 1 |
| `name` | Photo Editor - Polish |
| `rating` / `ratingCount` | 4.8 / 4708359 |
| `installs` / `installsMin` | 100M+ / 100000000 |
| `developer` | InShot Inc. |
| `category` | PHOTOGRAPHY |
| `isFree`, `containsAds`, `inAppPurchases` | true, true, true |
| `updated` | Oct 9, 2026 |
| `appId` | com.duolingo |

Every row is flat, so it drops straight into a spreadsheet.

#### Sample output

```json
{
  "appId": "com.duolingo",
  "name": "Duolingo: Learn Languages",
  "developer": "Duolingo",
  "category": "EDUCATION",
  "rating": 4.74,
  "ratingCount": 50835742,
  "installs": "500M+",
  "installsMin": 500000000,
  "price": 0,
  "isFree": true,
  "containsAds": true,
  "inAppPurchases": true,
  "contentRating": "Everyone",
  "updated": "Oct 6, 2026",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo"
}
```

### Quick start

1. Type keywords in **Search keywords** (`budget tracker`, `meditation`), or paste package names or Play links in **App IDs**. You can use both.
2. Change **Country** if you care about a market other than the US. Rankings differ by country.
3. Click **Start**.

The default input searches "budget tracker" and returns about 30 apps.

### Use cases

- Track where your app ranks for its main keywords, week over week.
- Build a list of every competitor in a category with their ratings and install size.
- Watch competitors' update dates to see who ships and who's gone quiet.
- Find big apps with weak ratings, which is where reviews say users want something better.

### How many apps per search

Google Play shows about 30 apps for a keyword before you scroll. That's what this returns, ranked in the same order. If you need more, add related keywords (`budget app`, `expense tracker`, `money manager`); duplicates across searches are only charged once.

### What happens when something goes wrong

An app ID that doesn't exist, a link that isn't a Play link, or a search with no results each show up in `RUN_SUMMARY` with the reason, and none of them are charged. The rest of the run carries on.

### Pricing

Pay per app delivered, plus Apify's small start fee per run. Set a maximum cost per run and the scraper stops at your limit.

### FAQ

**Does it need a Google account?**
No. It reads public Play Store pages.

**Why is `rating` empty for some apps?**
Brand-new apps with too few ratings don't show a score on Google Play. We leave it blank.

**Exact install counts?**
Google only shows brackets (100M+, 1B+). `installsMin` turns the bracket into a number so you can sort.

**Does it scrape reviews?**
Not yet. App details and search only.

**Something broke?**
Open an issue with your input. I answer within a day.

### Limitations

- About 30 apps per keyword (Google's first page).
- Prices and rankings follow the country you pick.
- Apps only, no games-specific charts or books.

### Export or use as an API

Download any run's results from the **Storage** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

To call it from your own code, send your input to Apify's API and get the rows back in one request:

```
POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/leathered_latch~google-play-apps-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN
```

It also plugs into Make, Zapier and n8n through Apify's integrations, and AI agents can find and run it through Apify's MCP server.

### Your responsibility

How you use the output is your call, and so is the legal side of it. Copyright still covers any text or images you republish. The source site's own terms apply too. If you're unsure about a use, check with a lawyer first.

If you own content that shows up in these results and want it handled differently, open an issue on the Issues tab. We answer within 14 days.

### Data source and credit

Every row comes from Google Play (Google LLC). We don't own this data, and we don't take credit for it. The app listings belong to the app developers.

This tool reads only what Google shows to any logged-out visitor. No logins, no private data. Each row keeps a link back to the page it came from (the `url` field), so you can check any result and credit the source when you use it.

Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google. All names and trademarks belong to their owners.

### Changelog

- **0.1** First release. Keyword search with rank, app ID lookup, country and language.

# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

Search Google Play like a user would, one keyword per line. Each result comes back with its rank in that search.

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

Specific apps, one per line: package names like com.duolingo or full Google Play links.

## `maxAppsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many apps to return per keyword (1-50). You pay only for apps delivered.

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

Two-letter Play Store country, e.g. us, gb, de, in. Affects search ranking and price.

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

Language of descriptions, e.g. en, es, de.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "budget tracker"
  ],
  "maxAppsPerSearch": 30,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searches": [
        "budget tracker"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("leathered_latch/google-play-apps-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 = { "searches": ["budget tracker"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("leathered_latch/google-play-apps-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 '{
  "searches": [
    "budget tracker"
  ]
}' |
apify call leathered_latch/google-play-apps-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,leathered_latch/google-play-apps-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/qdRosfhl8tPJlgxqg/builds/cIPZkjhMckJwMbU15/openapi.json