Google Play Scraper — Apps, Installs & Reviews

Google Play Scraper — Apps, Installs & Reviews

Google Play Scraper extracts structured Google Play records, metadata, metrics, and direct links in real time. Built on a zero-browser HTTP/2 engine running in 256 MB RAM, it delivers normalized datasets with zero null fields ready for CSV, Excel, JSON, or API pipelines.

Looking for related scrapers? Check out Google Autocomplete & SEO Scraper, Google Maps Scraper, Google Search Scraper, Google News Scraper, or browse our full catalog of 118+ dedicated scrapers.

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What does Google Play Scraper do?

Ultra-fast Google Play Store Android app scraper without browser overhead. Extract package IDs, ratings, install counts (100M+, 1B+), dev.... Compatible Make.com, Zapier, n8n, Sheets & Webhooks. 256MB RAM & sub-second speed.

Whether you need to monitor Google Play at scale, enrich B2B/B2C databases, or feed structured records into analytics and AI workflows, Google Play Scraper handles pagination, field normalization, and schema validation automatically:

• Bulk Data Extraction: Collect Google Play listings, items, and detailed attributes in batches using keywords, filters, or direct URLs.
• Complete Public Metadata: Capture identifiers, pricing/engagement metrics, author/vendor details, timestamps, and canonical URLs.
• Multi-Format Export: Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, or HTML Table directly from the Apify Console.
• Ready for Automation & AI: Connect seamlessly to Apify Integrations (Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets), REST API endpoints, or the Apify MCP Server.

Beyond the Official Google Play API

• No API Keys or Approval Delays: Start extracting public Google Play data immediately without registering developer apps or waiting for quota approvals.
• No Restrictive Rate Quotas: Bypass strict per-minute API limits and expensive enterprise tiers while capturing the complete public data points displayed on Google Play.
• 256 MB Zero-Browser Architecture: Uses native HTTP/2 and TLS session emulation instead of heavy Chromium instances, executing in seconds at a fraction of standard compute costs.

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What data can you scrape from Google Play?

Google Play Scraper extracts the following data points from Google Play:

📝 Search Terms (searchTerms)	📍 Country (country)	📝 Language (language)
📝 Max Apps (maxApps)	🆔 App ID (appId)	📝 Title (title)
📝 Developer (developer)	🔗 Developer URL (developerUrl)	📅 Category (category)
🏷️ Genre (genre)	⭐ Score (score)	⭐ Rating (rating)

Data Category	Extracted Fields & Data Points
Identity & Core Identifiers	appId (App ID), title (Title)
Metrics, Pricing & Engagement	country (Country), maxApps (Max Apps), score (Score), reviewsCount (Reviews Count), price (Price), screenshotsCount (Screenshots Count)
Details, Attributes & Context	searchTerms (Search Terms), language (Language), developer (Developer), genre (Genre), installs (Installs), currency (Currency)
Direct Links, Media & Timestamps	developerUrl (Developer URL), category (Category), rating (Rating), contentRating (Content Rating), iconUrl (Icon URL), url (URL)

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Why scrape Google Play? (Typical Use Cases & Guides)

You can use Google Play Scraper for a wide range of data and business workflows:

• App Store Optimization (ASO): Benchmark competitor downloads, ratings, and keyword positions.
• Mobile Tech Lead Gen: Discover newly launched Android apps and reach out to developers.
• Feature Sentiment Mining: Analyze user complaints in reviews to build superior alternative apps.
• AI Agents, RAG & LLM Knowledge Pipelines: Stream clean, structured Google Play JSON records into vector databases, Claude, GPT-4, or LangChain workflows.
• Automated BI Dashboards & Scheduled Alerts: Schedule daily or hourly runs and push live Google Play updates directly to Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Slack, or webhooks.
• Market Research & Competitor Analysis: Benchmark Google Play offerings, pricing strategies, and market share across regions.
• Lead Generation & CRM Enrichment: Build targeted prospect lists and sync verified records straight into HubSpot, Salesforce, or Clay.
• AI Agents & RAG Pipelines via MCP: Connect live Google Play data directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or LangChain agents.

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How to scrape Google Play data

Google Play Scraper is designed for a zero-configuration start, even if you have never scraped data before:

1. Create a free Apify account using your email (includes $5.00 in free monthly credits).
2. Open Google Play Scraper and click on the Input tab — all required fields are already pre-filled with a working example.
3. Enter your search terms, target URLs, or filter criteria (or keep the default pre-filled configuration for an instant 1-Click test).
4. Click the green "Start" button and wait a few seconds for the data to be extracted.
5. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), or HTML, or fetch it via the API tab.

For more technical details on every parameter, check out the Input Schema tab or read the Apify Platform Documentation.

🔗 How to scrape Google Play by Search Term or Direct URL

Scraping by Search Term / Filter 🔑	Enter keywords, categories, or filter parameters just as you would search on Google Play. Set the maximum number of items you want to extract and click Start.
Scraping by Direct URL 🔗	Paste one or more direct Google Play links (or import a list of URLs from a Google Sheet / CSV) to extract targeted item or profile details in bulk.

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⬇️ Input Configuration & Examples

To start scraping Google Play, fill in the visual input form in the Apify Console or pass a JSON payload via the API. Full technical specifications are available on the Input Schema tab.

Input Parameters Reference

Parameter	Type	Default / Prefill	Description
searchTerms	array	["crypto wallet"]	App names or category keywords to search on Google Play (e.g. ['crypto wallet', 'photo editor', 'fitness tracker', 'language learning']).
appIds	array	—	Android package IDs to scrape directly (e.g. ['com.spotify.music', 'com.whatsapp', 'org.telegram.messenger']).
country	string	US	Two-letter country code (ISO-3166) for localized pricing and availability (e.g. 'US', 'GB', 'FR', 'DE', 'IN', 'BR').
language	string	en	Two-letter language code for descriptions and reviews (e.g. 'en', 'fr', 'es', 'de', 'pt').
maxApps	integer	5	Maximum number of apps to retrieve per search query.
extractReviews	boolean	true	If enabled, extracts recent user reviews, star ratings, and feedback for each application.
maxReviewsPerApp	integer	5	Maximum number of user reviews to retrieve per application.
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Apify Proxy settings.

Example 1: Standard Extraction (1-Click Default)

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "crypto wallet"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "maxApps": 5
}

Example 2: Filtered & Batch Extraction

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "crypto wallet"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "maxApps": 10,
  "extractReviews": true,
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 10
}

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⬆️ Output Example (Table View, JSON & Fields Reference)

The scraped results are stored in a structured Apify Dataset available in the Storage tab. Below is a preview of the dataset in both Table View (CSV/Excel format) and JSON format.

Table View (CSV / Excel Dataset Preview)

Search Terms	Country	Language	Max Apps
crypto wallet	US	en	5
crypto wallet	US	en	6
crypto wallet	US	en	4

JSON Output Example

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "crypto wallet"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "maxApps": 5
}

Output Fields Reference

Field Name	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Extracted search terms value.
country	string	Extracted country value.
language	string	Extracted language value.
maxApps	number	Extracted max apps value.
appId	string	Android package name
title	string	Application title
developer	string	Developer name or studio
developerUrl	string	Developer Google Play page
category	string	App category / genre
genre	string	App category alias
score	number	Star rating score (1.0 to 5.0)
rating	number	Star rating score alias
reviewsCount	string / integer / number	Total count of ratings/reviews
installs	string	Install tier milestone (e.g. 1B+, 100M+)
price	string	App price or Free
currency	string	Currency code
contentRating	string	Age content rating (Everyone, Teen, Mature 17+)
iconUrl	string	App icon URL
screenshotsCount	integer	Number of preview screenshots
screenshots	array	List of screenshot image URLs
url	string	Direct Google Play Store link
playStoreUrl	string	Direct Google Play Store link alias
description	string	App description summary
extractedReviewsCount	integer	Count of extracted user reviews
reviews	array	List of user review objects
scrapedAt	string	Extraction timestamp

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🔗 Scrape any data you need with dedicated scrapers

Combine Google Play Scraper with our other dedicated scrapers from @RBBscrap if you want to extract specialized data across platforms:

🔹 Google Autocomplete & SEO Scraper	🔹 Google Maps Scraper	🔹 Google Search Scraper
🔹 Google News Scraper	🔹 Google Trends Scraper	🔹 Google Patents Scraper

Scraper	Extracted Data & Primary Use Case
Google Autocomplete & SEO Scraper	Search Ideas
Google Maps Scraper	Places, Leads & Emails
Google Search Scraper	SERP & People Also Ask
Google News Scraper	Global Headlines & PR
Google Trends Scraper	Real
Google Patents Scraper	Prior Art & Claims

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⚠️ Error Items & Resilience Reference

Google Play Scraper is engineered to process multi-query and batch runs resiliently without crashing if a single query or URL fails:

Status / Code	Meaning & Automatic Handling
OK	Record successfully extracted, validated, and normalized with zero null fields.
DEFAULT_PREFILL_APPLIED	When an empty input payload {} is submitted, the Actor automatically applies its built-in default query so 1-Click runs always succeed.
RATE_LIMIT_RETRY	Transient HTTP 429 / 503 responses trigger automatic retry with exponential backoff and session rotation.
INVALID_TARGET_SKIPPED	Unreachable or malformed target items in a batch are logged with [WARN] and skipped without interrupting the run.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How much does scraping Google Play cost?

Google Play Scraper uses transparent Pay-Per-Event (PAY_PER_EVENT) pricing set 10x cheaper than the market leader ($\div 10$):

• Event Rate: $0.0003 per Scraped Google Play Scraper Record ($0.3 per 1,000 items).
• 🎁 1st Run 100% FREE: Your very first execution is 100% free ($0.00 event charges are applied on your initial run).
• Apify Free Plan ($5.00/month included): Every Apify account receives $5.00 in free monthly credits, which is enough to extract up to ~16,666 items per month for free.
• View full details on the Pricing tab and the Apify Pricing page.

Can I integrate Google Play Scraper with Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets?

Yes. Google Play Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform, including Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and webhooks.

Can I use Google Play Scraper with the Apify API (Python & Node.js)?

Yes. The Apify API gives you programmatic access to run Google Play Scraper, schedule jobs, and fetch datasets. Use the apify-client PyPI package for Python or the apify-client NPM package for Node.js, or check the Apify API Reference:

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("rbbscrap/google-play-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": ["crypto wallet"],
    "country": "US",
    "language": "en",
    "maxApps": 5
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('rbbscrap/google-play-scraper').call({
    searchTerms: ["crypto wallet"],
    country: "US",
    language: "en",
    maxApps: 5
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Can I use Google Play Scraper through an MCP Server (Claude Desktop, Cursor, AI Agents)?

Yes. With the Apify API, you can use Google Play Scraper in conjunction with an MCP server to connect directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or LibreChat. Read the official guide on how to set up Apify Actors with MCP, or go to the MCP tab:

1. Start a Server-Sent Events (SSE) session to receive a sessionId.
2. Send API messages using that sessionId to trigger Google Play Scraper with your input parameters.
3. Receive structured Google Play dataset records directly inside your AI agent conversation.

Do I need residential proxies or login cookies to scrape Google Play?

No. Google Play Scraper operates on a zero-browser HTTP/2 protocol engine (256 MB RAM) and works out-of-the-box without requiring login cookies or external proxies for standard workloads. For high-volume enterprise runs, you can optionally use Apify Proxy in the input configuration.

Is it legal to scrape data from Google Play?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data behind login walls. They only extract what is shared publicly on the web. However, please keep in mind that personal data is protected by GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and other regulations worldwide. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate legal basis. Read more in Apify's guide on the legality of web scraping.

Your feedback & support

We are continuously improving the performance of our Actors. If you have any technical feedback for Google Play Scraper, need a custom feature, or found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in the Apify Console.