Google Play Scraper - Apps, Ratings & Reviews

Google Play Scraper collects Google Play data in three modes. App search returns the apps for a keyword with their package name, title, developer, rating, price, genre, installs, short description, icon and link. App details returns one app's full listing: description, developer name, website and email, rating, ratings and reviews counts with the per-star histogram, installs, price, in-app purchases, ads flag, content rating, release and update dates, recent changes, screenshots and data-safety notes. App reviews returns reviews page by page with author, stars, text, date, thumbs-up count, app version and the developer's reply, sorted and filtered by stars. Pick any country and language. Pricing is pay-per-event: $0.003 per search, per app and per review page; failed requests are not charged.

Proxies, retries and anti-bot handling are built in, so you don't need your own proxies or an API key. Start a run, get structured JSON.

What can this Google Play scraper do?

• App search: about 30 apps per keyword with package name, developer, rating, price, genre and installs.
• App details: description, developer contacts, ratings and reviews counts, 1-5 star histogram, installs, in-app purchases, ads, content rating, dates, screenshots, data safety.
• App reviews: up to 200 per page and 50 pages per app, sorted by most relevant, newest or rating, with an optional star filter.
• Any country and language (gl, hl): prices, ratings and text follow the storefront you pick.
• Batch many keywords or package names; searches and review pages with no results are free.

Modes

Mode	What it returns	Price per request
search	Apps for a search: package name, title, developer, rating, price, genre, installs, description, icon, link	$0.003
app	One app's listing: description, developer contacts, rating with per-star histogram, installs, price, in-app purchases, ads, content rating, dates, screenshots, data safety	$0.003
reviews	Reviews for a package name: author, stars, text, date, thumbs-up count, app version, developer reply	$0.003

Use cases for Google Play data

• App marketers and ASO teams: Track which apps show for a keyword and how their ratings and installs move, per country.
• Product teams: Mine Google Play reviews of your app and its competitors, filtered by stars.
• Lead generation: Collect developer names, websites and support emails from app listings in a category.

What Google Play data can you extract?

Field	Description
apps[].app_id / title / link	App identity (App search)
apps[].developer / genre / installs	Developer, genre and install band
apps[].rating / price / featured	Rating, price (value, currency, free flag) and featured flag
app.description / summary / recent_changes	Store page text (App details)
app.developer	Developer name, id, page, website and support email
app.rating / ratings_count / reviews_count / histogram	Ratings, counts and ratings per star
app.installs / min_installs / real_installs	Install band and counts
app.in_app_purchases / contains_ads / content_rating	Monetisation and age rating
app.released / updated / data_safety	Dates and data-safety notes
reviews[].rating / text / date / thumbs_up	Review content (App reviews)
reviews[].author / app_version / developer_reply	Reviewer, app version and the developer's reply
next_page_token	Cursor for the next review page

Every dataset item also carries input (the exact request that was sent), request_id (quote it to support), billed and scraped_at.

How to scrape Google Play apps and reviews

1. Open Google Play Scraper in Apify Console and go to the Input tab.
2. Enter search terms, or switch Mode to App details or App reviews and paste package names (the id= value of a Google Play app link). Set Country and Language, and Review pages per app for more reviews.
3. Adjust the options if needed. Dates accept an exact date (2026-12-01) or a relative one (30 days from today), so saved tasks and schedules never go stale.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download the results from the Output tab as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or fetch them with the Apify API.

Input example

This is the default input; running the Actor without changes uses it.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "meditation"
  ],
  "appIds": [
    "com.duolingo"
  ],
  "reviewsPerPage": 100,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "includeErrors": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "maxRetries": 2
}

Output example

One dataset item per request (trimmed here; real items contain every field the API returns):

{
  "mode": "search",
  "endpoint": "/v1/google_play/search",
  "input": {
    "q": "budget tracker",
    "gl": "us",
    "hl": "en"
  },
  "apps": [
    {
      "app_id": "com.spotify.music",
      "description": "With the Spotify music and podcast app, you can play millions of songs…",
      "developer": "Spotify AB",
      "featured": true,
      "genre": "Music & Audio",
      "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/IzQgYCcnCFCD08GR-3bdtcT8xzOvrNkC84avGT5CwTX2VIqmTmKKJcP_Cd4JoBOdmCMlTndlOzV6hrthg2fOWA",
      "installs": "1,000,000,000+",
      "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music",
      "position": 1,
      "price": {
        "currency": "USD",
        "free": true,
        "value": 0
      },
      "rating": 4.3473244,
      "title": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts"
    },
    {
      "app_id": "com.spotify.tv.android",
      "description": "Turn on the TV, turn up the moment and listen to music and podcasts for free.…",
      "developer": "Spotify AB",
      "featured": false,
      "genre": "Music & Audio",
      "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/7ghCqs4kKYrQpTECddnejlSeAXgpdiiKlIghuDR869MpF5msXdPsd3gqjC6lstD_NfJkmP0LAUJTty7UACcrLw",
      "installs": "100,000,000+",
      "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.tv.android",
      "position": 2,
      "price": {
        "currency": "USD",
        "free": true,
        "value": 0
      },
      "rating": 3.9170985,
      "title": "Spotify: Music & Podcasts"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "elapsed_s": 0.42,
    "source": "google_play"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_play_search",
    "gl": "us",
    "hl": "en",
    "q": "spotify"
  },
  "total": 2,
  "request_id": "req_3f9c0d6e2b8a4c1f9e7d5b3a1c0e8f6d",
  "billed": true,
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-01T14:03:27.512Z"
}

A request that fails is saved with an error message instead (turn off Include failed requests to skip those). Failed requests are never charged.

How much does it cost to scrape Google Play apps and reviews?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay for successful API requests, not for compute time.

Event	Charged when	Price	Per 1,000
search-page	One Google Play search (up to about 30 apps). Searches with no apps are free.	$0.003	$3.00
app-details	One app's full Google Play listing with the rating histogram.	$0.003	$3.00
review-page	One page of reviews (up to 200, as set). Empty pages are free.	$0.003	$3.00

For example, 1,000 requests in the default mode cost $3.00.

• Failed requests (errors, invalid input, blocked upstream after retries) are free.
• Requests where the source returns nothing at all (no results, nothing priced) are saved but not charged.
• Set Maximum cost per run when you start a run and the Actor stops cleanly before going over it.

FAQ

Do I need proxies or an API key?

No. Proxy rotation, retries and anti-bot handling are built in, and the Actor is ready to run as is. You only pay the per-event prices above.

How do I find a package name?

It is the id= value of the app's Google Play link (for example com.duolingo), or the app_id field of App search results.

How many reviews can I get?

Up to 200 per page and 50 pages per app in one run. Each page is charged the same whatever its size, so a larger Reviews per page costs less per review.

Are reviewer names personal data?

They are published publicly by Google Play, but they can still be personal data under GDPR. Only collect and store them if you have a lawful basis.

Is it legal to scrape Google Play apps and reviews?

The Actor collects publicly available information that anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for how you use the results: respect the source site's terms, copyright and privacy law (such as GDPR) and do not collect personal data without a lawful basis. If in doubt, ask a lawyer.

What happens when a request is blocked or rate-limited?

Rate limits (HTTP 429) and temporary errors (5xx) are retried automatically with exponential backoff, respecting Retry-After. If a request still fails it is saved with the error message and not charged, and the rest of the batch keeps going. A run only fails when every request failed.

Why did a request return an error?

Read the error field: validation problems (for example a malformed date or an unknown id) are reported exactly as the API sees them. Fix the input and run again; failed requests cost nothing.

How many requests can I run at once?

Any number per run. The Actor sends up to 3 requests in parallel by default (change it under Run options); larger batches simply take longer.

Use it from your code

Call the Actor from any language through the Apify API. With the JavaScript client (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('scrapercompany/google-play-scraper').call({
    "mode": "search",
    "queries": [
        "meditation"
    ]
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

With Python (pip install apify-client):

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("scrapercompany/google-play-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "search",
    "queries": ["meditation"],
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

You can also schedule runs, chain them with webhooks, or connect them to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets and other integrations from the Integrations tab.

Related scrapers

• Apple App Store Scraper: the same apps and reviews on the Apple App Store
• Google Search Scraper: organic results for app and brand keywords

Support

Questions, a field you need, or a site that stopped working? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Include the request_id from the dataset item so we can trace the request.