# Google Play Reviews & App Details Scraper (`mattzer/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Google Play reviews and app details: rating, star histogram, installs, price, and every review with text, date, app version and developer reply. Any language and country. Monitoring mode returns only new reviews.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mattzer/google-play-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Matt Fau](https://apify.com/mattzer) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.30 / 1,000 reviews

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 Reviews & App Details Scraper

Get **Google Play reviews** and **app details** for any Android app, in any language and country — fast, clean and cheap.

- ⭐ **Reviews**: rating, full text, date, app version, thumbs-up count and the **developer's reply** (text + date).
- 📊 **App details**: title, developer, genre, average rating, **rating histogram (1★–5★)**, ratings and reviews count, installs, price & currency, ads, in-app purchases, content rating, release date, last update, description, icon.
- 🔔 **Monitoring mode**: schedule it daily and get **only the new reviews** since the last run — perfect for Slack/email alerts, support teams and reputation tracking.
- 🌍 Any **language** (`en`, `fr`, `de`, `es`, `pt`, `ja`…) and **country** (`us`, `gb`, `fr`, `de`, `br`, `in`…).
- 🎯 Filters: min/max stars (e.g. only 1–2★ complaints), only reviews with text, sort by newest / most relevant / rating.
- 🔒 Privacy-friendly: reviewer names are **not** collected unless you explicitly turn it on.

No login, no browser, no cookies.

### Who uses it

- **Product & support teams** — catch bugs and complaints the day they're posted, track how each release is received (`appVersion`).
- **ASO & app marketing agencies** — compare ratings, histograms and review themes against competitors.
- **Market research & investors** — follow installs, rating trends and user sentiment across an app category.
- **AI / LLM pipelines** — feed fresh, structured review text into sentiment analysis or topic clustering.

### Input examples

Latest 500 reviews of an app, in French, from France:

```json
{ "apps": ["https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.leboncoin"], "maxReviewsPerApp": 500, "language": "fr", "country": "fr" }
```

Only negative reviews of 3 competitors:

```json
{ "apps": ["com.spotify.music", "com.deezer.android.app", "com.aspiro.tidal"], "maxReviewsPerApp": 1000, "maxRating": 2, "onlyWithText": true }
```

Daily new-review alerts (schedule the Actor every day):

```json
{ "apps": ["com.yourcompany.app"], "monitorMode": true, "monitorId": "my-app", "maxReviewsPerApp": 2000 }
```

App details only (no reviews):

```json
{ "apps": ["com.whatsapp", "org.telegram.messenger"], "maxReviewsPerApp": 0 }
```

### Output

One row per app (`"type": "app"`) and one row per review (`"type": "review"`).

```json
{
  "type": "review",
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "reviewId": "7eb58f0e-0432-4ee3-a216-ce23650e1632",
  "rating": 1,
  "text": "Too many ads for non premium users…",
  "date": "2026-10-11T09:48:08.000Z",
  "thumbsUp": 0,
  "appVersion": "9.1.90.2270",
  "replyText": null,
  "replyDate": null,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music&reviewId=7eb58f0e-0432-4ee3-a216-ce23650e1632"
}
```

```json
{
  "type": "app",
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "title": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
  "developer": "Spotify AB",
  "genre": "Music & Audio",
  "score": 4.35,
  "ratingsCount": 36467559,
  "reviewsCount": 1855831,
  "histogram": { "1": 3714732, "2": 1063305, "3": 1312513, "4": 3099143, "5": 27277844 },
  "installs": "1,000,000,000+",
  "minInstalls": 1000000000,
  "free": true,
  "containsAds": true,
  "inAppPurchases": "$4.99 - $203.88 per item",
  "contentRating": "Teen",
  "released": "May 27, 2014",
  "updated": "2026-10-07T06:27:03.000Z"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay only for what you get:

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Review | $0.0003 (= $0.30 per 1,000 reviews) |
| App details | $0.002 |

Set a maximum charge per run in the run options if you want a hard cap.

### Tips

- Google Play returns reviews mostly in the selected `language`: run once per language you care about.
- For very large apps, use `sort: "newest"` with `monitorMode` daily instead of re-downloading everything.
- `appVersion` lets you compare ratings before/after a release.

### Good to know

This Actor collects publicly visible Google Play data. Reviewer display names are excluded by default; if you enable them, you are responsible for processing them lawfully (GDPR). Google Play is a trademark of Google LLC; this Actor is not affiliated with Google.

# Actor input Schema

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

Play Store URLs (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music) or package names (com.spotify.music).

## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`):

How many reviews to fetch per app (0 = app details only). Up to 100,000.

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

Newest first, most relevant (Google's default) or by rating.

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

Two-letter language code of the reviews and app texts (en, fr, de, es, pt, it, ja…). Google Play mostly returns reviews written in this language.

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

Two-letter country code (us, gb, fr, de, br, in…). Affects price, currency and availability.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add one row per app with title, developer, genre, rating, rating histogram, installs, price, ads, in-app purchases, content rating and last update.

## `minRating` (type: `integer`):

Keep only reviews with at least this many stars (1–5).

## `maxRating` (type: `integer`):

Keep only reviews with at most this many stars (1–5). Set 2 to collect only negative reviews.

## `onlyWithText` (type: `boolean`):

Skip star-only ratings without a written review.

## `includeUserName` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default for privacy. Only turn on if you have a legitimate reason to process reviewer names.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Only output reviews posted since the previous run with the same Monitor ID. Schedule daily to get new reviews in your inbox, Slack or sheet.

## `monitorId` (type: `string`):

Name of your watch list. Use a different ID for each independent list of apps.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "apps": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "sort": "newest",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "minRating": 1,
  "maxRating": 5,
  "onlyWithText": false,
  "includeUserName": false,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorId": "default"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "apps": [
        "com.spotify.music"
    ],
    "maxReviewsPerApp": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mattzer/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 = {
    "apps": ["com.spotify.music"],
    "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mattzer/google-play-reviews-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 '{
  "apps": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100
}' |
apify call mattzer/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mattzer/google-play-reviews-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/ZRsh2GUdN3L189qTk/builds/RH0dCGM7mYeWbSNHh/openapi.json