# Google Play App & Review Monitor (`lukas-ebner/googleplay-review-monitor`) Actor Monitor any Android app on Google Play: metadata, rating histogram, derived review signals (positive/negative rate, recent-review average) and recent reviews — by app ID or search term. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lukas-ebner/googleplay-review-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [Lukas Ebner](https://apify.com/lukas-ebner) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Marketing - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Google Play App & Review Monitor Monitor any Android app on **Google Play** — metadata, the full rating histogram, derived **review signals**, and recent reviews — by app ID or search term. Reliable and fast: it uses Google Play's own data endpoints (no browser, no anti-bot war), so runs are cheap and stable. No Google account or API key required. ### What you get - **App metadata:** title, developer, score, total ratings & reviews, installs, price, genre, content rating, current version, last-updated, ad-supported, icon, URL. - **Rating histogram** (1–5 star counts) + **derived signals**: `positiveRatePct` (4–5★), `negativeRatePct` (1–2★), `recentReviewAvg` (average score of the newest reviews — an early warning when sentiment turns). - **Recent reviews:** user, score, title, text, thumbs-up, app version, date, developer reply. ### Who it's for - **App developers / ASO** — track your own and competitors' ratings, review velocity, and sentiment over time. - **Product & market researchers** — monitor a category's apps, mine review themes, watch version-to-version sentiment. - **Investors / analysts** — installs, rating trajectory and review signals as an app-health proxy. ### Input ```json { "appIds": ["com.spotify.music", "com.instagram.android"], "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"], "country": "us", "lang": "en", "maxReviewsPerApp": 50, "maxAppsPerSearch": 8 } ```` Provide `appIds` (Google Play package names) and/or `searchTerms` (top apps per term are added). Set `maxReviewsPerApp: 0` for metadata + signals only. ### Output Two record types in the dataset: one **`app`** row per app (metadata + histogram + signals) and one **`review`** row per fetched review. A run summary is stored as the run's `OUTPUT`. ### Recurring use (the monitoring angle) Schedule it daily/weekly to build rating- and sentiment-history per app: spot rating drops, review-volume spikes, and version-change sentiment before they show up in the store's rounded average. ### Pricing Pay-per-event — you pay only for run start and each result row. No monthly rental. ### Legality Collects publicly available Google Play data. Review text is authored by its users; you are responsible for using the data in line with Google's Terms and applicable law. # Actor input Schema ## `appIds` (type: `array`): Google Play package names, e.g. "com.spotify.music". Primary input. ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Optional. Each term is searched on Google Play; the top apps are added to the monitored set. ## `country` (type: `string`): Two-letter store country code. ## `lang` (type: `string`): Two-letter language code for metadata and reviews. ## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`): Newest reviews fetched per app (0 = metadata + signals only, no individual reviews). ## `maxAppsPerSearch` (type: `integer`): How many top apps to take from each search term. ## Actor input object example ```json { "appIds": [ "com.spotify.music" ], "country": "us", "lang": "en", "maxReviewsPerApp": 50, "maxAppsPerSearch": 8 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "appIds": [ "com.spotify.music" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lukas-ebner/googleplay-review-monitor").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "appIds": ["com.spotify.music"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lukas-ebner/googleplay-review-monitor").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" ] }' | apify call lukas-ebner/googleplay-review-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lukas-ebner/googleplay-review-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play App & Review Monitor", "description": "Monitor any Android app on Google Play: metadata, rating histogram, derived review signals (positive/negative rate, recent-review average) and recent reviews — by app ID or search term.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "N3JNkQrv1WScMyFFA" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lukas-ebner~googleplay-review-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lukas-ebner-googleplay-review-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lukas-ebner~googleplay-review-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lukas-ebner-googleplay-review-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lukas-ebner~googleplay-review-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lukas-ebner-googleplay-review-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "appIds": { "title": "App IDs", "type": "array", "description": "Google Play package names, e.g. \"com.spotify.music\". Primary input.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchTerms": { "title": "Search terms", "type": "array", "description": "Optional. Each term is searched on Google Play; the top apps are added to the monitored set.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter store country code.", "default": "us" }, "lang": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter language code for metadata and reviews.", "default": "en" }, "maxReviewsPerApp": { "title": "Max reviews per app", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "Newest reviews fetched per app (0 = metadata + signals only, no individual reviews).", "default": 50 }, "maxAppsPerSearch": { "title": "Max apps per search term", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "How many top apps to take from each search term.", "default": 8 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```