# Google Play Reviews Scraper (`scrapemint/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor Scrape Google Play app reviews at scale: rating, full review text, date, thumbs up count, app version and developer replies. Sort by newest or relevance, filter by star rating. No login, no API key. Pay per row. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemint/google-play-reviews-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Ken M](https://apify.com/scrapemint) (community) - **Categories:** Marketing, Business, E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 Pull Google Play app reviews at scale, for your own app or any competitor's. One clean row per review with the rating, full text, date, thumbs up count, the app version it was written on, and the developer reply if there is one. Sort by newest for monitoring or filter to 1 star rows to read the churn reasons. No login, no API key, no browser. ### What you get One row per review, with: - `appId`, `reviewId`, `url` (deep link to the review) - `userName`, `rating` (1 to 5), `text` (full review, not truncated) - `date`, `thumbsUpCount`, `appVersion` - `developerReplyText`, `developerReplyDate` (when the developer responded) - `sort`, `starsFilter`, `language`, `country`, `scrapedAt` ### Input - `apps`: package IDs (`com.whatsapp`) or full store URLs, one per app - `sort`: `newest`, `relevance`, or `rating` - `starsFilter`: `0` for all, or `1` to `5` to keep a single rating bucket - `language`, `country`: which localized reviews to pull (e.g. `en` / `us`, `pt` / `br`) - `maxReviewsPerApp`, `maxRows` ### Example input ```json { "apps": ["com.whatsapp", "org.telegram.messenger"], "sort": "newest", "maxReviewsPerApp": 500 } ```` Bug and churn mining, 1 star rows only: ```json { "apps": ["com.yourcompany.app"], "starsFilter": 1, "sort": "newest" } ``` ### Uses - Competitor research: what users love and hate about the apps in your category - Churn and bug mining: 1 and 2 star rows are a prioritized complaint list, with the app version attached - Review sentiment analysis: feed rows straight into your AI pipeline; the text is full length and structured - Reply tracking: which reviews the developer answers and how fast - Pairs with the [Google Play Developer Leads](https://apify.com/scrapemint/google-play-developer-leads) actor for contacting app developers, and the [App Store Top Charts Tracker](https://apify.com/scrapemint/app-store-top-charts-tracker) for the iOS side ### Pricing Pay per row. The first 2 rows of every run are free so you can validate output. 500 reviews cost $1.00; a full 200 review default run per app costs about 40 cents. ### Notes - Reviews come from Google Play's public review endpoint, the same one the store page uses, so rows match what you see on play.google.com for your chosen language and country. - Pagination is native, so deep pulls (thousands of reviews per app) are fine within your row caps. - Requests are paced and the Actor stops early with results if the endpoint rate limits, so a blocked run never spins compute. - This Actor reads only public data and never logs in. # Actor input Schema ## `apps` (type: `array`): Google Play package IDs (e.g. com.whatsapp) or full store URLs (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp). One entry per app. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Newest returns reviews in reverse chronological order (best for monitoring). Relevance mirrors the default order on the store page. ## `starsFilter` (type: `string`): Only return reviews with this star rating (1 to 5). Leave on all ratings for everything. 1 star rows are where the churn reasons and bug reports live. ## `language` (type: `string`): Review language code, e.g. en, es, fr, de, pt. Controls which localized reviews Play returns. ## `country` (type: `string`): Two letter country code, e.g. us, gb, in, br, de. ## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`): Cap on review rows per app. ## `maxRows` (type: `integer`): Maximum review rows across all apps. First 2 rows per run are free. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional. The endpoint works from datacenter IPs and requests are paced, so proxy is off by default. ## Actor input object example ```json { "apps": [ "com.whatsapp" ], "sort": "newest", "starsFilter": "0", "language": "en", "country": "us", "maxReviewsPerApp": 200, "maxRows": 1000 } ``` # 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.whatsapp" ], "language": "en", "country": "us" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapemint/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.whatsapp"], "language": "en", "country": "us", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapemint/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.whatsapp" ], "language": "en", "country": "us" }' | apify call scrapemint/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapemint/google-play-reviews-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play Reviews Scraper", "description": "Scrape Google Play app reviews at scale: rating, full review text, date, thumbs up count, app version and developer replies. Sort by newest or relevance, filter by star rating. No login, no API key. Pay per row.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "2PjsusgPLZjFOQ6W8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapemint~google-play-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapemint-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapemint~google-play-reviews-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapemint-google-play-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapemint~google-play-reviews-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapemint-google-play-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "type": "array", "description": "Google Play package IDs (e.g. com.whatsapp) or full store URLs (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp). One entry per app.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "sort": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "newest", "relevance", "rating" ], "type": "string", "description": "Newest returns reviews in reverse chronological order (best for monitoring). Relevance mirrors the default order on the store page.", "default": "newest" }, "starsFilter": { "title": "Star rating filter", "enum": [ "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" ], "type": "string", "description": "Only return reviews with this star rating (1 to 5). Leave on all ratings for everything. 1 star rows are where the churn reasons and bug reports live.", "default": "0" }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Review language code, e.g. en, es, fr, de, pt. Controls which localized reviews Play returns.", "default": "en" }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Two letter country code, e.g. us, gb, in, br, de.", "default": "us" }, "maxReviewsPerApp": { "title": "Max reviews per app", "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on review rows per app.", "default": 200 }, "maxRows": { "title": "Max rows total", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum review rows across all apps. First 2 rows per run are free.", "default": 1000 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional. The endpoint works from datacenter IPs and requests are paced, so proxy is off by default." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```