Google Play Scraper — App Data, Reviews & ASO API

An unofficial Google Play Store scraper and REST-style Android app data API in a single Apify actor. Extract Play Store app details, user reviews, ratings, top charts, ASO keyword suggestions, Android permissions and Google Play data-safety info — no Play Console account, no API key, no headless browser, just fast HTTP and clean JSON.

This Google Play data scraper is built for Android developers, ASO platforms, app intelligence tools, market researchers and AI agents who need structured Play Store data on demand. Ten endpoints (modes) share one input form, and every result is tagged with _mode so you can mix modes in a single dataset.

What you get

Each mode returns documented, flat fields. Highlights across all 10 modes:

• App details — appId, title, summary, description, descriptionHTML, icon, headerImage, screenshots[], video
• Ratings — score (float), scoreText, ratings, reviews, full 1–5 star histogram
• Reach — installs (display band), minInstalls, maxInstalls, realInstalls
• Reviews — userName, score, full review text, date, app version, helpful-votes, developer replyText/replyDate
• Pricing — price, currency, free, priceText, offersIAP, IAPRange
• Metadata — version, recentChanges, released, updated, androidVersion, contentRating, genre, categories
• Developer — developer, developerId, developerEmail, developerWebsite, developerAddress, developerLegalName
• Compliance — privacyPolicy, adSupported, permissions list, data-safety section
• ASO suggestions — ranked autocomplete search terms from Google Play
• Universal — _mode and scrapedAt (ISO 8601) on every item

Export everything as CSV, JSON, Excel (XLSX), HTML, RSS or JSONLines. Four pre-built dataset views (Overview, App catalog, Reviews, App details) let you slice the data with no post-processing.

The 10 modes

Mode	What it returns
search	Keyword search results (Play Store search bar)
app	Full details for one app or many (batch, 5× concurrency)
reviews	Up to 100,000+ reviews per app, auto-paginated
list	Top charts (free / paid / grossing) by category
similar	"Similar apps" for a given app
developer	Every app published by a developer
suggest	Autocomplete suggestions for ASO keyword research
permissions	Android permissions an app declares
datasafety	Google Play data-safety section
categories	Full list of Google Play category codes

Use cases

• ASO & app store optimization — track keyword rankings with search, mine long-tail keywords with suggest, monitor competitor metadata changes.
• App market intelligence — bulk-ingest app details, install bands, top charts by country, and rating histograms into dashboards.
• Review monitoring & sentiment — pull tens of thousands of reviews for your app or competitors, filter by star rating, alert on 1-star spikes.
• Privacy & compliance research — extract Android permissions and data-safety sections for GDPR/CCPA vendor reviews and MDM policy audits.
• AI agents & RAG — wrap the actor as a tool so an LLM can answer "top mindfulness apps in Germany?" or embed app descriptions + reviews.

How to use

1. Open the actor and pick a Mode.
2. Fill the fields that mode needs (the input form shows which apply): an appId for app-targeted modes (e.g. com.spotify.music), a query for search/suggest, or a devId for developer.
3. Set country (e.g. us, de, jp) and language (e.g. en). The same app can differ per locale.
4. Optionally set maxResults. Run the actor and export results as CSV, JSON or Excel — or pull them via the Apify API.

Example — search for meditation apps:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "meditation",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example — pull 5,000 newest reviews for an app:

{
  "mode": "reviews",
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "country": "us",
  "maxResults": 5000,
  "reviewSort": "NEWEST"
}

Call it from your stack via the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items), the JavaScript/Python clients, or no-code tools like Make, n8n and Zapier.

FAQ

Do I need a Google account or API key?

No. This is an unofficial scraper that reads data publicly visible on play.google.com, the same way a browser would. You only need an Apify account — no Play Console account, no OAuth, no API key.

How many reviews can I pull per app?

Reviews are auto-paginated, so you can pull anywhere from a handful to 100,000+ per app on popular titles. Use reviewSort: NEWEST and increase maxResults; the actor handles continuation tokens for you. Set reviewScore: 1 to fetch only 1-star reviews for negative-sentiment monitoring.

How accurate are the rating and install numbers?

score is the floating-point average Google exposes and scoreText is the rounded display value. histogram gives exact 1–5 star counts. minInstalls/maxInstalls are Google's official install bands per country, and realInstalls is the closest available estimate.

Can I run several modes in one run?

Each run executes one mode. To combine modes, call the actor multiple times and join the datasets on appId. Every item carries a _mode field, so mixed datasets stay easy to filter.

Is this a Google Play API alternative?

Yes. It works as an unofficial Google Play API alternative, returning REST-style JSON for app details, reviews, ratings and top charts — without a Play Console account, OAuth or API key.

How do I export Google Play data to CSV or JSON?

Run any mode, then download the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel (XLSX), HTML, RSS or JSONLines from the run's Storage tab, or pull it via the Apify API. Pre-built views let you export app data to CSV with no post-processing.

Can I scrape Google Play without an API or login?

Yes. This Play Store scraper reads publicly visible pages over plain HTTP, so you can scrape Google Play app data and reviews without login, without an API key, and without a headless browser.

Support

Open an issue on the actor page for bugs, feature requests, or custom modifications. Responses typically within 24 hours.

Changelog

2026-06-07

• Docs: added coverage for using the actor as a Google Play API alternative, exporting Play Store data to CSV/JSON, and scraping Google Play app data without login.

2026-06-05

• Reliability fix: results are no longer dropped by strict output validation — runs complete cleanly at high volume.
• Stability & performance hardening; fresh rebuild.

2026-06-04

• Verified live & refreshed build — reliability/maintenance pass.