Google Play Store Reviews Scraper

Collect Google Play app reviews at scale using a direct app URL or package ID. Build clean review datasets for sentiment analysis, quality monitoring, competitor tracking, and customer feedback workflows. Results are normalized for downstream analytics and export.

Features

• Flexible app targeting — Use a Google Play URL or package ID.
• Review pagination — Collect across multiple pages up to your configured limits.
• Configurable sorting — Pull newest, most helpful, or rating-ordered reviews.
• Locale support — Set lang and country for market-specific review retrieval.
• Clean datasets — Null and empty values are excluded from output items.
• Deduplicated records — Prevents duplicate reviews in the final dataset.

Use Cases

Product Feedback Monitoring

Track recent customer complaints, bugs, and feature requests. Prioritize fixes based on recurring review themes.

Competitor Intelligence

Collect reviews for competing apps and compare pain points, satisfaction, and release impact over time.

Sentiment And Topic Analysis

Export review text for NLP pipelines, sentiment scoring, or issue clustering across regions and app versions.

Customer Support Insights

Capture developer replies and response timing to evaluate support quality and communication patterns.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	String	No	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkedin.android&hl=en&gl=US	Google Play app URL or package ID
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of reviews to collect
max_pages	Integer	No	10	Maximum number of pages to fetch
sort	String	No	newest	Review order: newest, helpfulness, rating
lang	String	No	en	Language code
country	String	No	us	Country code
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Apify Proxy enabled	Proxy settings for reliable large runs

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Output Data

Each dataset item can include the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
appId	String	Google Play package ID
appUrl	String	Google Play app URL
reviewId	String	Unique review identifier
reviewUrl	String	Direct URL to the review
userName	String	Reviewer display name
userImage	String	Reviewer avatar URL
reviewerId	String	Reviewer account identifier
score	Integer	Review rating (1-5)
scoreText	String	Rating represented as text
text	String	Review message
thumbsUpCount	Integer	Number of likes on the review
reviewCreatedVersion	String	App version used by reviewer
at	String	Review timestamp (ISO-8601)
replyAuthorName	String	Developer reply author
replyText	String	Developer reply content
repliedAt	String	Reply timestamp (ISO-8601)
criteriaRatings	Array	Additional per-topic ratings when available
lang	String	Language used in the run
country	String	Country used in the run
sort	String	Sort mode used in the run
sourceUrl	String	Input URL used for app resolution

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Usage Examples

Basic URL Run

Collect the newest 20 reviews from a known app URL.

{
    "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkedin.android&hl=en&gl=US",
    "results_wanted": 20,
    "max_pages": 3,
    "sort": "newest",
    "lang": "en",
    "country": "us"
}

Market-Specific Collection

Collect German-market reviews for the same app.

{
    "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkedin.android",
    "results_wanted": 40,
    "max_pages": 4,
    "sort": "rating",
    "lang": "de",
    "country": "de"
}

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Sample Output

{
    "appId": "com.linkedin.android",
    "appUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkedin.android",
    "reviewId": "c38217fd-526c-4d90-8c85-8bf2ec1ee9d1",
    "reviewUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkedin.android&reviewId=c38217fd-526c-4d90-8c85-8bf2ec1ee9d1",
    "userName": "Erik Lentz",
    "score": 1,
    "scoreText": "1",
    "text": "Way too many notifications and the notification menu is a labyrinth...",
    "thumbsUpCount": 47,
    "reviewCreatedVersion": "4.1.1188",
    "at": "2026-04-06T06:49:19.136Z",
    "lang": "en",
    "country": "us",
    "sort": "newest"
}

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Tips for Best Results

Choose A Precise Input

• Use a direct app URL or package ID.

Balance Speed And Coverage

• Start with results_wanted: 20 for quick validation.
• Increase max_pages gradually for larger datasets.

Use Locale Strategically

• Set lang and country for region-specific customer sentiment.
• Run multiple locale combinations for global analysis.

Keep Runs Stable

• Use proxy configuration for larger or frequent runs.
• Schedule periodic runs instead of one huge run when monitoring trends.

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Integrations

Connect your dataset with:

• Google Sheets — Build live review trackers.
• Airtable — Organize review workflows and triage queues.
• Slack — Send alerts for negative trends.
• Webhooks — Push run outputs into internal systems.
• Make — Automate no-code review pipelines.
• Zapier — Trigger downstream actions from completed runs.

Export Formats

• JSON — Best for APIs and analytics pipelines.
• CSV — Spreadsheet-friendly exports.
• Excel — Reporting and stakeholder sharing.
• XML — Legacy system integrations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use a package ID instead of a full URL?

Yes. You can pass a package ID such as com.linkedin.android in the url field.

Why are some fields missing on some reviews?

Google Play does not provide every field for every review. Empty and null values are omitted from output.

Can I collect more than 20 reviews?

Yes. Increase results_wanted and max_pages according to your use case.

Does this support different countries and languages?

Yes. Use lang and country to fetch localized review streams.

How do I avoid duplicate reviews?

The actor deduplicates by reviewId within each run.

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Support

For issues or feature requests, open a discussion in the actor repository or contact support through the Apify Console.

Resources

• Apify Documentation
• Apify API Reference
• Apify Scheduling

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Legal Notice

This actor is intended for lawful data collection and analysis. You are responsible for complying with Google Play terms, local laws, and all applicable data-use requirements in your jurisdiction.