Google Play Reviews Scraper

Description

The Google Play Reviews Scraper is a tool designed to collect user reviews and ratings for any app listed on the Google Play Store. By utilizing the Google Play Scraper library, this project fetches reviews, ratings, and metadata for a specified app package. The data is saved in a CSV file and can be pushed to an Apify dataset for further analysis or processing.

Features

• Fetch App Details: Collect metadata such as the app’s name, developer, description, and more.
• Retrieve User Reviews: Collect user reviews, including ratings, text feedback, and the review date.
• Save to CSV: The reviews and metadata are saved in a CSV format for easy export and analysis.
• Push to Apify Dataset: The scraped data can be pushed to an Apify dataset for integration with other platforms or for further processing.

How to Find the App Package Name for a Google Play Store App

To scrape reviews from a specific app on the Google Play Store, you need the app's package name. Here's how to find it:

1. Visit the Google Play Store App Page:

   • Open the app’s page in your browser by searching for the app on the Google Play Store.

2. Look at the URL:

   • In the URL of the app, look for the string after id=.
   • Example: If the URL is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.example.app, the package name is com.example.app.

3. Use the Package Name in the Scraper:

   • Once you have the package name, you can use it in the scraper to fetch reviews for that specific app.

How to Use the Scraper

1. Find the Package Name: As described above, locate the app package name from the app’s Play Store URL.

2. Run the Scraper:

   • You can specify the app's package name to start scraping reviews. The script will collect the data and save it in a CSV file.

3. CSV Export:

   • Once the reviews are collected, the data is saved in a CSV format, which can be used for analysis, reporting, or other processes.

4. Push to Apify:

   • If you're using the Apify platform, the data can be pushed to an Apify dataset for further processing or integration with other tools.

Example Use Case

• App Analysis: You can scrape reviews of multiple apps to analyze user sentiment, feedback, and ratings for market research or app improvement purposes.
• Data Mining: Extract app data for comparison across different apps in the same category to track performance and trends.

Notes

• Make sure that you are adhering to any legal and ethical guidelines when scraping data, especially when dealing with large-scale data collection.
• The scraper fetches publicly available reviews, so there are no privacy concerns with the data you collect.

This detailed README provides an overview of the scraper, how to use it, and essential information about finding the app's package name and working with the scraped data.