# Google Play Search Scraper - Apps by Keyword, Rating & Price (`ninhothedev/google-play-search-scraper`) Actor

$0.5/1K 🔥 Fast Google Play search scraper! Apps by keyword — title, developer, rating, price & icon. No key. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Pull thousands of apps for ASO, competitor & market research ⚡

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-play-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ninhothedev](https://apify.com/ninhothedev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 results

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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 Search Scraper

Search the **Google Play Store** by keyword and get a clean, structured list of
matching Android apps — **title, developer, rating, price, currency, package ID
(app\_id) and icon** — with no API key, no login, and no Google account.

Perfect for **ASO (App Store Optimization)**, app research, competitor analysis,
and mobile market intelligence. Datacenter-proxy friendly and cheap to run.

> Related: [Google Play Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-play-scraper) ·
> [Google Play Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-play-reviews-scraper) ·
> [App Store Search Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/app-store-search-scraper) ·
> [App Store Charts Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/app-store-charts-scraper)

***

### What it does

Give it a list of keywords (e.g. `vpn`, `habit tracker`, `budget app`) and a
storefront country/language, and the actor returns the apps Google Play ranks
for each keyword — the exact search results a real user sees. Data is extracted
directly from Google Play's own embedded page data, so it stays accurate.

### Use cases

- **ASO / App Store Optimization** — see who ranks for your target keywords and
  benchmark titles, ratings and pricing.
- **App research** — quickly build a shortlist of apps in any niche.
- **Competitor analysis** — track which rivals surface for your core terms.
- **Market intelligence** — map pricing, free-vs-paid mix and top developers per
  category across countries.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `mode` | select | Scraping mode. Currently `search` (keywords → apps). |
| `queries` | array | Keywords to search on Google Play. Prefilled with `["vpn", "habit tracker"]`. |
| `country` | string | Two-letter storefront code (`gl`), e.g. `us`, `de`, `gb`. Default `us`. |
| `language` | string | Two-letter UI language (`hl`), e.g. `en`, `de`. Default `en`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max apps per query (1–250). Default `50`. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": ["vpn", "habit tracker"],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per app:

```json
{
  "query": "vpn",
  "app_id": "com.nordvpn.android",
  "title": "NordVPN – fast VPN for privacy",
  "developer": "Nord Security",
  "rating": 4.588,
  "price": 0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "free": true,
  "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nordvpn.android",
  "source": "googleplay",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-20T17:00:00+00:00"
}
```

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `query` | The keyword this app matched. |
| `app_id` | Android package name (unique app ID). |
| `title` | App name. |
| `developer` | Publisher / developer name. |
| `rating` | Average star rating (float). |
| `price` | Numeric price, `0` for free apps. |
| `currency` | ISO currency code, e.g. `USD`. |
| `free` | `true` if the app is free. |
| `icon` | High-res app icon URL. |
| `url` | Canonical Google Play listing URL. |
| `source` | Always `googleplay`. |
| `scraped_at` | UTC timestamp of the run. |

### Pricing

Runs on tiny compute (512 MB, plain HTTP requests). Budget roughly **$0.50 per
1,000 apps** returned — a fraction of a cent per app. No proxies required for
most storefronts; datacenter proxies work fine.

### Tips

- Use specific keywords to surface niche competitors.
- Change `country` to compare rankings and pricing across storefronts.
- Feed the resulting `app_id` values into the
  [Google Play Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-play-scraper) for
  full app detail, or the
  [Google Play Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-play-reviews-scraper)
  for review mining.

### Keywords

google play scraper, play store search, app store optimization, aso tool,
android app research, keyword ranking, competitor analysis, mobile market
intelligence, app pricing, google play api, package name lookup, app metadata.

***

*Not affiliated with Google. Scrapes only public search results. Respect Google
Play's terms and applicable laws when using this data.*

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Scraping mode. 'search' takes keywords and returns matching apps from Google Play.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search on Google Play (one search per keyword). Example: 'vpn', 'habit tracker', 'budget app'.

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

Two-letter country/storefront code (gl parameter), e.g. 'us', 'de', 'gb', 'br'. Affects which apps and prices are shown.

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

Two-letter UI language code (hl parameter), e.g. 'en', 'de', 'es'. Affects titles and text localization.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of apps to return per search query (Google Play shows roughly 30-50 apps per search page).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "vpn",
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "vpn",
        "habit tracker"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ninhothedev/google-play-search-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 = { "queries": [
        "vpn",
        "habit tracker",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ninhothedev/google-play-search-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "vpn",
    "habit tracker"
  ]
}' |
apify call ninhothedev/google-play-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ninhothedev/google-play-search-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/UDYF0uCW9q4IzZHZ9/builds/8ylykR8dYvyieEukS/openapi.json