# Google Play Scraper – Android App Search, Details & Top Charts (`realletoangt/google-play-apps-scraper`) Actor

Android app data from Google Play in any country: keyword search, package ID lookup, Top Free/Paid/Grossing charts. Installs, rating, histogram, price, IAP, ads, version, last update, category, screenshots. Fast, no proxy. For ASO, n8n, Make and AI agents.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/realletoangt/google-play-apps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Toàn](https://apify.com/realletoangt) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Marketing, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 apps

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Play Scraper – Android App Search, Details & Top Charts

Get Google Play app data as clean JSON, in any country: search results by keyword, details for any package ID, and the Top Free / Top Paid / Top Grossing charts.

> Unofficial tool. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Reads public Google Play pages. No user reviews, no developer emails, addresses or phone numbers.

### What you get per app

Name, package ID, developer and website, category, installs (e.g. 10,000,000+ and exact minimum), rating, rating count, rating histogram (1–5 stars), price, in-app purchases and price range, contains ads, version, last update, release date, what's new, Android version, content rating, description, icon, screenshots and video, plus its **position** in the search or chart.

### Why this one

- **Fast, no proxy**: a few seconds per app, cheap compute.
- **ASO ready**: keyword positions per country to track rankings over time.
- **Charts included**: Top Free, Top Paid and Top Grossing in one input.
- **Pairs with** our App Store Scraper (iOS) with the same input format.
- **Cheap**: $1 per 1,000 apps; apps that are not found are not charged.

### Use cases

- ASO keyword rank tracking and competitor monitoring (installs, rating, updates, price).
- Market research: category leaders by country, monetization (ads / IAP) patterns.
- Mobile ad and agency prospecting by category (company names and websites only).
- Daily Top Charts dashboards and alerts.

### Input example

```json
{ "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"], "appIds": ["com.spotify.music"], "charts": ["top-grossing"], "countries": ["us", "in"], "maxResults": 30 }
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "source": "search", "sourceValue": "habit tracker", "position": 1, "country": "us",
  "appId": "org.isoron.uhabits", "name": "Loop Habit Tracker", "developer": "Álinson S. Xavier",
  "genre": "Productivity", "installs": "5,000,000+", "minInstalls": 5000000,
  "rating": 4.72, "ratingCount": 98000, "histogram": {"1": 1500, "2": 400, "3": 1200, "4": 6000, "5": 88900},
  "priceText": "Free", "offersIAP": false, "adSupported": false, "version": "2.1.1",
  "updated": "2026-09-20T10:00:00.000Z", "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.isoron.uhabits"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per event: $1 per 1,000 apps plus a tiny fee per run.

### n8n, Make and Zapier

- **n8n**: Schedule Trigger (daily) → HTTP Request `POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/realletoangt~google-play-apps-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items` (header `Authorization: Bearer <token>`, body `{"searchTerms":["your keyword"],"countries":["us"]}`) → Google Sheets append → alert when your `position` changes.
- **Make**: Apify "Run an Actor" → Iterator → Airtable "Create a record".
- **Zapier**: Schedule → Apify "Run Actor" → Slack message with today's Top Grossing.

### AI agents (MCP)

Available through the Apify MCP server (`mcp.apify.com`). Minimal input: `{"searchTerms":["budget app"]}`. Agents can compare competitors by installs, rating and update frequency.

### FAQ

**Reviews?** Not included.
**Faster runs?** Set `fullDetails` to false to get basic fields only.
**Max results?** Up to 200 per search or chart, unlimited package IDs.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Find apps by keyword, e.g. 'habit tracker'. Results keep Google Play search order (useful for ASO rank tracking).

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

e.g. com.spotify.music or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music

## `charts` (type: `array`):

Also fetch Google Play top charts.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

2-letter codes, e.g. us, gb, in, br, de, vn.

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

Language for texts, e.g. en, es, de.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Up to 200.

## `fullDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch installs, histogram, version etc. for every result (slower). Off = basic fields only.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 30,
  "fullDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `apps` (type: `string`):

One item per app per country (per source).

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "habit tracker"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("realletoangt/google-play-apps-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 = {
    "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"],
    "countries": ["us"],
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,realletoangt/google-play-apps-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/AgBfhcal4avxa3Ibc/builds/O1Mp8YRt3Diy5UfSR/openapi.json