# Google Play Store Scraper (`sourabhbgp/google-play-scraper`) Actor Scrape app details, reviews, and search results from Google Play Store. 3 modes, all countries and languages. Rating histograms, exact install counts, developer contact info. - **URL**: https://apify.com/sourabhbgp/google-play-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Sourabh Kumar](https://apify.com/sourabhbgp) (community) - **Categories:** Marketing, Lead generation - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $2.00 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 Store Scraper — 100 Free | App Details, Reviews & Search Scrape app details, user reviews, and search results from the Google Play Store. Fast HTTP-only scraper — no browser needed. Supports all countries and languages. ### 💰 Pricing - **100 free results** — lifetime, no credit card needed - After that: **$2 per 1,000 results** (pay-per-event) | Results | Cost | |---------|------| | 100 | Free | | 1,000 | $2 | | 10,000 | $20 | | 100,000 | $200 | ### 🔍 What can you scrape? #### App Details Full app information: name, developer, description, rating (with 1-5 star histogram), exact install count, price, category, content rating, screenshots, release notes, privacy policy, and more. #### User Reviews Up to 20 reviews per app with: author name, star rating, review text, thumbs-up count, date, and app version at review time. #### Search Results Search the Play Store by keyword. Returns app name, developer, rating, install count, price, and category for each result. ### 📥 Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `urls` | string[] | `["com.whatsapp"]` | App URLs, package IDs, or search keywords | | `mode` | enum | auto-detect | `app-details`, `reviews`, or `search` | | `maxResults` | integer | 50 | Max results to return (0 = unlimited) | | `language` | string | `en` | Language code (en, de, fr, ja...) | | `country` | string | `us` | Country code (us, gb, in, de...) | #### Auto-Detection - `play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=...` → app-details - `play.google.com/store/search?q=...` → search - `com.whatsapp` (package ID format) → app-details - `weather app` (plain text) → search - Set mode to `reviews` explicitly to get reviews instead of app details #### Example Input ```json { "urls": ["com.whatsapp", "com.mojang.minecraftpe"], "mode": "app-details", "maxResults": 10, "language": "en", "country": "us" } ```` ### 📤 Output #### App Details ```json { "type": "app-details", "packageId": "com.whatsapp", "name": "WhatsApp Messenger", "developer": "WhatsApp LLC", "rating": 4.7, "ratingCount": 232743506, "ratingHistogram": { "1": 7100000, "2": 2200000, "3": 6700000, "4": 20400000, "5": 196300000 }, "installs": "10,000,000,000+", "installsExact": 11812982503, "price": 0, "free": true, "category": "Communication", "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp" } ``` #### Reviews ```json { "type": "review", "packageId": "com.whatsapp", "appName": "WhatsApp Messenger", "authorName": "John Doe", "rating": 5, "text": "Great app!", "thumbsUpCount": 42, "reviewDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", "appVersion": "2.26.4.10" } ``` #### Search Results ```json { "type": "search-result", "packageId": "com.whatsapp", "name": "WhatsApp Messenger", "developer": "WhatsApp LLC", "rating": 4.7, "installs": "10B+", "price": 0, "free": true, "category": "Communication" } ``` ### 💡 Use Cases - **App market research** — compare ratings, installs, and reviews across competitors - **Review monitoring** — track user sentiment for your app or competitors - **App discovery** — find apps by keyword with ratings and install data - **Lead generation** — find developer contact info (email, website) from app listings - **Investment research** — track app growth via install counts and rating trends ### ⚡ Tips - Use package IDs (`com.whatsapp`) for fastest results — no URL parsing needed - Reviews mode returns up to 20 reviews per app (sorted by most relevant) - Set `language` and `country` to get localized results (e.g., `language: "ja"`, `country: "jp"` for Japan) - The `ratingHistogram` field shows exact counts per star — useful for sentiment analysis - `installsExact` gives the precise install count (e.g., 11,812,982,503) vs the rounded `installs` field ("10B+") # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): App URLs (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=...), package IDs (com.whatsapp), or search keywords. ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode. Auto-detected from URL if not set. Set to 'reviews' explicitly to get reviews instead of app details. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum results to return. 0 = unlimited. ## `language` (type: `string`): Language code (en, de, fr, ja, etc.). ## `country` (type: `string`): Country code (us, gb, in, de, etc.). ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ "com.whatsapp" ], "maxResults": 50, "language": "en", "country": "us" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Scraped data from Google Play Store. # 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 = { "urls": [ "com.whatsapp" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("sourabhbgp/google-play-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 = { "urls": ["com.whatsapp"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("sourabhbgp/google-play-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 '{ "urls": [ "com.whatsapp" ] }' | apify call sourabhbgp/google-play-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sourabhbgp/google-play-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play Store Scraper", "description": "Scrape app details, reviews, and search results from Google Play Store. 3 modes, all countries and languages. Rating histograms, exact install counts, developer contact info.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "eghAuC6lGQyecaUla" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/sourabhbgp~google-play-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-sourabhbgp-google-play-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/sourabhbgp~google-play-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-sourabhbgp-google-play-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/sourabhbgp~google-play-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-sourabhbgp-google-play-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "urls": { "title": "URLs, Package IDs, or Search Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "App URLs (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=...), package IDs (com.whatsapp), or search keywords.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "app-details", "reviews", "search" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode. Auto-detected from URL if not set. Set to 'reviews' explicitly to get reviews instead of app details." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum results to return. 0 = unlimited.", "default": 50 }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Language code (en, de, fr, ja, etc.).", "default": "en" }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Country code (us, gb, in, de, etc.).", "default": "us" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```