# Google Play Reviews Scraper (`obsidian937/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor Extract Google Play app reviews and metadata without proxy. Get rating, review text, author, version, date, developer replies — for any Android app in any language/country. Pair with App Store Reviews for cross-platform coverage. - **URL**: https://apify.com/obsidian937/google-play-reviews-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Obsidian IT Consulting SRL](https://apify.com/obsidian937) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.15 / 1,000 review or app info extracteds 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 Reviews Scraper Extract Google Play reviews and app metadata without proxy. Get ratings, review text, developer replies, install counts — for any Android app, in any language and country. ### What you get #### App metadata (`type: "app_info"`) | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `appId` | Package name (e.g. `com.whatsapp`) | | `appName` | App name | | `developer` | Developer name | | `category` | App category | | `price` | Price (0 = free) | | `rating` | Average star rating | | `reviewCount` | Total number of ratings | | `installs` | Install count (e.g. "1,000,000+") | | `version` | Current version | | `updated` | Last update timestamp | #### Reviews (`type: "review"`) | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `reviewId` | Unique review ID | | `author` | Reviewer username | | `rating` | Star rating (1–5) | | `review` | Full review text | | `date` | Review date (ISO) | | `thumbsUp` | Helpful vote count | | `appVersion` | App version reviewed | | `developerReply` | Developer response text (if any) | | `developerReplyDate` | Date of developer response | ### Watchlist mode — delta tracking Enable `watchlistMode: true` to only get reviews published **since your last run**. The actor saves a timestamp after each run and uses it automatically next time. ```json { "apps": ["com.spotify.music"], "watchlistMode": true } ```` Run on a schedule → only new reviews flow into your pipeline each time. When sorted by `newest`, the actor stops pagination as soon as it reaches already-seen reviews — fast and efficient. You can also set a one-time start date manually with `sinceDate`: ```json { "apps": ["com.spotify.music"], "sinceDate": "2026-06-01T00:00:00Z" } ``` ### Use cases - **Product feedback** — monitor your own app reviews across all markets - **ASO (App Store Optimization)** — find what users request most - **Competitor analysis** — track rival app ratings and sentiment over time - **Developer reply monitoring** — learn how top apps respond to negative reviews - **Recurring watchlist** — schedule runs and only process new reviews each time - **Cross-platform** — pair with [App Store Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/obsidian937/app-store-reviews-scraper) for full iOS + Android coverage ### Example input ```json { "apps": ["com.spotify.music", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp"], "languages": ["en", "fr"], "countries": ["us", "fr"], "maxReviews": 200, "sortBy": "newest", "minRating": 0 } ``` ### Example output ```json { "type": "review", "store": "google_play", "appId": "com.spotify.music", "author": "MusicLover42", "rating": 4, "review": "Great app overall, but the offline mode has been buggy lately", "date": "2026-05-15T10:23:00.000Z", "thumbsUp": 12, "appVersion": "8.9.14", "developerReply": "Thanks for the feedback! We're looking into the offline issue.", "developerReplyDate": "2026-05-16T09:00:00.000Z", "lang": "en", "country": "us" } ``` ### Sorting options | Value | Description | |-------|-------------| | `newest` | Most recent reviews first (default) | | `rating` | Highest rated first | | `helpfulness` | Most helpful first | ### Pricing **$0.15 per 1,000 results** ($0.00015/item). Only pay for what you extract. ### FAQ **Does it require a proxy?** No — reads public data from Google Play without needing any proxy. **Can I scrape multiple apps at once?** Yes — pass a list of app IDs or full Google Play URLs in the `apps` field. **Can I filter by minimum rating?** Yes — set `minRating: 4` to only get reviews with 4+ stars. **How many reviews can I get?** Controlled by `maxReviews` per app/language/country combination. No hard cap. **What formats are supported?** Output is available as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML via the Apify dataset viewer. # Actor input Schema ## `apps` (type: `array`): Google Play app IDs or URLs. Example: 'com.notion.id' or 'https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notion.id' ## `languages` (type: `array`): Language codes for reviews (e.g. 'en', 'fr', 'de') ## `countries` (type: `array`): Country codes (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'fr') ## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of reviews to extract per combination ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order for reviews ## `minRating` (type: `integer`): Only return reviews with this rating or above (0 = all) ## `includeAppInfo` (type: `boolean`): Include app name, developer, category, rating summary ## `watchlistMode` (type: `boolean`): Only emit reviews newer than the last run. Saves last run timestamp automatically — ideal for recurring monitoring with Make/Zapier/n8n. ## `sinceDate` (type: `string`): Only return reviews published after this ISO date (e.g. 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z). Overridden by watchlistMode if both are set. ## Actor input object example ```json { "apps": [ "com.google.android.youtube" ], "languages": [ "en" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "maxReviews": 100, "sortBy": "newest", "minRating": 0, "includeAppInfo": true, "watchlistMode": false } ``` # 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 = { "apps": [ "com.google.android.youtube" ], "languages": [ "en" ], "countries": [ "us" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("obsidian937/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "apps": ["com.google.android.youtube"], "languages": ["en"], "countries": ["us"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("obsidian937/google-play-reviews-scraper").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 '{ "apps": [ "com.google.android.youtube" ], "languages": [ "en" ], "countries": [ "us" ] }' | apify call obsidian937/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=obsidian937/google-play-reviews-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play Reviews Scraper", "description": "Extract Google Play app reviews and metadata without proxy. Get rating, review text, author, version, date, developer replies — for any Android app in any language/country. Pair with App Store Reviews for cross-platform coverage.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "OivhTaYPK2owdLcwF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/obsidian937~google-play-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-obsidian937-google-play-reviews-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/obsidian937~google-play-reviews-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-obsidian937-google-play-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/obsidian937~google-play-reviews-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-obsidian937-google-play-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "apps" ], "properties": { "apps": { "title": "Apps to scrape", "type": "array", "description": "Google Play app IDs or URLs. Example: 'com.notion.id' or 'https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notion.id'", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "languages": { "title": "Languages", "type": "array", "description": "Language codes for reviews (e.g. 'en', 'fr', 'de')", "default": [ "en" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "countries": { "title": "Countries", "type": "array", "description": "Country codes (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'fr')", "default": [ "us" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxReviews": { "title": "Max reviews per app/language/country", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of reviews to extract per combination", "default": 100 }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort reviews by", "enum": [ "newest", "rating", "helpfulness" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for reviews", "default": "newest" }, "minRating": { "title": "Minimum star rating", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Only return reviews with this rating or above (0 = all)", "default": 0 }, "includeAppInfo": { "title": "Include app metadata", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include app name, developer, category, rating summary", "default": true }, "watchlistMode": { "title": "Watchlist mode (delta tracking)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only emit reviews newer than the last run. Saves last run timestamp automatically — ideal for recurring monitoring with Make/Zapier/n8n.", "default": false }, "sinceDate": { "title": "Since date (manual delta)", "type": "string", "description": "Only return reviews published after this ISO date (e.g. 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z). Overridden by watchlistMode if both are set." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```