Playstore Versioning

Scrapes current version numbers, app names, and update dates from Google Play Store listings using only package names.

Input: an array of Android package names like ["com.ubercab.driver", "com.ubercab.eats"]

Output per package:

Field	Description
package	The package name you provided
name	Human-readable app name
version	Current version string (e.g. 4.553.10004)
last_updated	Most recent update date
created	Original release date — useful for catching date mixups
warnings	Describes any fields that couldn't be extracted

How it works: Fetches the Play Store page, scans inline scripts for app data, scores candidates by relevance, extracts strings from the best matches, then separates created/last_updated dates from the pool.

Limitations: Only works for publicly listed apps. Google page structure changes can break extraction — the warnings field surfaces when that happens.