Google Play Scraper

Features

• App Listings: Scrapes app data from Google Play Store including name, developer, rating, and price
• Install Counts: Captures the total install count displayed on each app's Play Store page
• App Categories: Extracts app category classifications (Games, Productivity, Health & Fitness, etc.)
• Full Descriptions: Retrieves complete app descriptions via deep scraping
• User Reviews: Optionally scrapes user reviews for each app
• Monetization Info: Records whether apps contain ads or in-app purchases
• Dual Mode: Supports both search-based discovery and direct URL scraping
• Localization Support: Configurable country and language codes for region-specific store listings
• Proxy Support: Built-in Apify Proxy with residential proxies for reliable Play Store access

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	String	No	"search"	Scraping mode: search to find apps or productUrl for specific app URLs
query	String	No	"fitness tracker"	Search term to find apps (used in search mode)
productUrls	Array	No	[]	List of Google Play app URLs to scrape (used in productUrl mode)
maxItems	Integer	No	50	Maximum number of app results (1–500)
includeReviews	Boolean	No	false	Whether to scrape user reviews for each app
deepScraping	Boolean	No	true	Visit each app's detail page for full data (description, installs, etc.)
gl	String	No	"us"	Two-letter country code for localized results (e.g., us, in, gb)
hl	String	No	"en"	Language code for results (e.g., en, hi, de, fr)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Apify Residential	Proxy settings for the scraper

Input Schema Example

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "meditation app",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "includeReviews": false,
  "deepScraping": true,
  "gl": "us",
  "hl": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Output Schema

The scraper outputs structured JSON data for each app found on the Google Play Store.

Main Fields

Field	Type	Description
position	Integer	Result position in the search
appName	String	App name
developer	String	Developer or publisher name
rating	Number	Average user rating (0–5)
reviewCount	String	Total number of user reviews
price	String	App price (e.g., "Free", "$2.99")
installs	String	Install count (e.g., "10M+", "500K+")
category	String	App category
description	String	Full app description (from deep scraping)
containsAds	Boolean	Whether the app contains advertisements
hasInAppPurchases	Boolean	Whether the app has in-app purchases
link	String	Direct Google Play Store URL
thumbnail	String	App icon/thumbnail image URL

App Listing Example

{
  "position": 1,
  "appName": "Headspace: Sleep & Meditation",
  "developer": "Headspace Inc.",
  "rating": 4.4,
  "reviewCount": "352K",
  "price": "Free",
  "installs": "10M+",
  "category": "Health & Fitness",
  "description": "Headspace is your guide to mindfulness and meditation, offering hundreds of guided sessions...",
  "containsAds": false,
  "hasInAppPurchases": true,
  "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getsomeheadspace.android",
  "thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/headspace-icon.png"
}