Google Play Store Review Scraper

Extract reviews from Android apps on Google Play Store.

What This Actor Does

The Google Play Store Review Scraper specializes in extracting user reviews from Android applications published on Google Play Store. As the world's largest mobile app marketplace with over 3 million apps, Google Play contains valuable user feedback that can drive product decisions and market insights.

Perfect for:

• 📱 Android Developers - Monitor user feedback, track app ratings, and identify issues affecting your Android apps
• 🎯 ASO Specialists - Analyze keyword mentions in reviews to optimize app store listings and improve discoverability
• 🏆 Competitive Analysis - Study competitor Android apps, feature requests, and user satisfaction levels
• 📊 Market Research - Understand Android user preferences, pain points, and emerging trends in your app category
• 🛡️ Reputation Management - Track brand mentions and respond to user concerns across your Android app portfolio

Why Use This Actor:

• Android-Focused: Specialized for Google Play Store with deep understanding of Android app ecosystem
• High Success Rate: 95%+ reliability using proven reverse-engineered Google Play endpoints
• Regional Flexibility: Access reviews from different countries and languages to understand global user sentiment
• Performance Optimized: Extract 20+ reviews in 3-5 seconds with built-in rate limiting
• Rich Context: Capture app version info, helpfulness scores, and user engagement metrics

Quick Start

Using Apify Console

1. Go to Apify Console
2. Configure input parameters and run

Using Apify CLI

npm install -g apify-cli
apify run 0OdYb7GPP3hcrRJ1T --input='{"appId": "com.whatsapp", "limit": 100}'

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
appId	string	✓	Android package name (e.g., "com.whatsapp")
limit	number		Maximum reviews to extract (default: 100)
country	string		Country code: "us", "gb", "de", "fr", etc.
language	string		Language code: "en", "es", "fr", "de", etc.
ratings	array		Filter by ratings: [4,5] for 4-5 star reviews
startDate	string		Extract reviews after this date: "2024-01-01"
endDate	string		Extract reviews before this date: "2024-12-31"

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

{
  "appId": "com.whatsapp",
  "limit": 100
}

Advanced Filtering

{
  "appId": "com.instagram.android",
  "limit": 200,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "ratings": [4, 5],
  "startDate": "2024-01-01"
}

Using Apify SDK

JavaScript Example

import { ApifyApi } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyApi({
  token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN',
});

async function getAndroidReviews() {
  const run = await client.actor('0OdYb7GPP3hcrRJ1T').call({
    appId: 'com.whatsapp',
    limit: 100,
    country: 'us',
    language: 'en'
  });

  const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
  console.log(`Downloaded ${items.length} reviews`);
  return items;
}

getAndroidReviews();

Python Example

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('0OdYb7GPP3hcrRJ1T').call(run_input={
    'appId': 'com.spotify.music',
    'limit': 50,
    'country': 'us',
    'ratings': [4, 5]
})

items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
for review in items:
    print(f"{review['rating']}⭐ {review['text'][:100]}...")

cURL Examples

Run Actor

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/0OdYb7GPP3hcrRJ1T/runs' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "appId": "com.netflix.mediaclient",
    "limit": 100,
    "country": "us"
  }'

Get Results

curl 'https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?format=json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN'

Output Format

[
  {
    "source": "apify",
    "store": "google",
    "appId": "com.whatsapp",
    "runId": "MYuA42WzaLwLtdK0z",
    "appName": "WhatsApp Messenger",
    "developer": "WhatsApp LLC",
    "appRating": 4.5777025,
    "appUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en&gl=us",
    "reviews": [
      {
        "reviewId": "gplay-com.whatsapp-39f08078-b544-4f11-938d-e478108d338c",
        "text": "excellent 👌",
        "rating": 5,
        "author": "Rizwan",
        "reviewedAt": "2026-01-26T14:37:02.579Z",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-01-27T14:37:21.539Z",
        "store": "google",
        "helpful": 0,
        "replyDate": null,
        "replyText": null,
        "version": "2.26.2.72",
        "country": "us",
        "language": "en"
      }
    ],
    "metadata": {
      "summary": {
        "totalReviews": 5,
        "averageRating": 4.2,
        "ratingDistribution": {
          "1": 1,
          "2": 0,
          "3": 0,
          "4": 0,
          "5": 4
        }
      },
      "scrapingStats": {
        "platform": "google-play",
        "scrapingTimeMs": 1721,
        "rawReviewsCount": 5,
        "processedReviewsCount": 5,
        "validatedApp": true,
        "totalRequests": 1
      }
    }
  }
]

💳 Pricing & Cost Control

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing, so you only pay for the reviews you actually receive.

How Pricing Works

• ✅ First 10 reviews are FREE on every run
• 💵 $0.00005 per additional review
• 📦 Charges are based on the number of reviews returned, not runtime

Example:

Reviews Returned	Free Reviews	Paid Reviews	Total Cost
10	10	0	$0.00
50	10	40	$0.002
100	10	90	$0.0045
1,000	10	990	$0.0495

Finding Package Names

Method 1: Google Play URL

From https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp, the package name is com.whatsapp

Method 2: Android Device

$adb shell pm list packages | grep appname

Method 3: APK Analysis Tools

Use tools like aapt dump badging app.apk

Popular Apps for Testing

App	Package Name	Category
WhatsApp	com.whatsapp	Communication
Instagram	com.instagram.android	Social
TikTok	com.zhiliaoapp.musically	Entertainment
Spotify	com.spotify.music	Music
Netflix	com.netflix.mediaclient	Entertainment
YouTube	com.google.android.youtube	Video
Facebook	com.facebook.katana	Social
Gmail	com.google.android.gm	Productivity

Error Handling

Common error responses:

{
  "error": {
    "type": "APP_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "App not found in Google Play Store",
    "appId": "invalid.package.name"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "REGION_BLOCKED", 
    "message": "App not available in specified country",
    "country": "xx"
  }
}

Performance Notes

• Speed: ~20 reviews in 3-5 seconds
• Scalability: Can extract 1000+ reviews with pagination
• Rate Limits: Built-in delays to respect Google's limits

Support

• Apify Documentation
• Community Forum