Google Play search

Request#

Authenticate with your API key in the x-api-key header (see Authentication).

Body#

JSON object. Unknown fields are rejected with 422.

• qstringrequiredmin length 1, max length 200

  Search query, as typed in the Play Store.

• hlstringdefault en

  Language of the listing text (Play's hl), e.g. en, fr.

• glstringdefault us

  Storefront country (Play's gl): sets the price currency and the country's rating histogram.

  251 allowed values

  ad, ae, af, ag, ai, al, am, ao, aq, ar, as, at, au, aw, ax, az, ba, bb, bd, be, bf, bg, bh, bi, bj, bl, bm, bn, bo, bq, br, bs, bt, bv, bw, by, bz, ca, cc, cd, cf, cg, ch, ci, ck, cl, cm, cn, co, cr, cu, cv, cw, cx, cy, cz, de, dj, dk, dm, do, dz, ec, ee, eg, eh, er, es, et, fi, fj, fk, fm, fo, fr, ga, gb, gd, ge, gf, gg, gh, gi, gl, gm, gn, gp, gq, gr, gs, gt, gu, gw, gy, hk, hm, hn, hr, ht, hu, id, ie, il, im, in, io, iq, ir, is, it, je, jm, jo, jp, ke, kg, kh, ki, km, kn, kp, kr, kw, ky, kz, la, lb, lc, li, lk, lr, ls, lt, lu, lv, ly, ma, mc, md, me, mf, mg, mh, mk, ml, mm, mn, mo, mp, mq, mr, ms, mt, mu, mv, mw, mx, my, mz, na, nc, ne, nf, ng, ni, nl, no, np, nr, nu, nz, om, pa, pe, pf, pg, ph, pk, pl, pm, pn, pr, ps, pt, pw, py, qa, re, ro, rs, ru, rw, sa, sb, sc, sd, se, sg, sh, si, sj, sk, sl, sm, sn, so, sr, ss, st, sv, sx, sy, sz, tc, td, tf, tg, th, tj, tk, tl, tm, tn, to, tr, tt, tv, tw, tz, ua, ug, uk, um, us, uy, uz, va, vc, ve, vg, vi, vn, vu, wf, ws, xk, ye, yt, za, zm, zw

curl -X POST "https://api.scrapercompany.com/v1/google_play/search" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SCRAPERCOMPANY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "q": "budget tracker"
  }'

Response#

200 — One Play search page (a navigational query: featured card first). Metered responses carry x-credits-charged and x-credits-remaining headers (see credit headers).

{
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_play_search",
    "q": "spotify",
    "hl": "en",
    "gl": "us"
  },
  "apps": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "app_id": "com.spotify.music",
      "title": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
      "developer": "Spotify AB",
      "rating": 4.3473244,
      "price": {
        "value": 0,
        "currency": "USD",
        "free": true
      },
      "genre": "Music & Audio",
      "installs": "1,000,000,000+",
      "description": "With the Spotify music and podcast app, you can play millions of songs…",
      "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/IzQgYCcnCFCD08GR-3bdtcT8xzOvrNkC84avGT5CwTX2VIqmTmKKJcP_Cd4JoBOdmCMlTndlOzV6hrthg2fOWA",
      "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music",
      "featured": true
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "app_id": "com.spotify.tv.android",
      "title": "Spotify: Music & Podcasts",
      "developer": "Spotify AB",
      "rating": 3.9170985,
      "price": {
        "value": 0,
        "currency": "USD",
        "free": true
      },
      "genre": "Music & Audio",
      "installs": "100,000,000+",
      "description": "Turn on the TV, turn up the moment and listen to music and podcasts for free.…",
      "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/7ghCqs4kKYrQpTECddnejlSeAXgpdiiKlIghuDR869MpF5msXdPsd3gqjC6lstD_NfJkmP0LAUJTty7UACcrLw",
      "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.tv.android",
      "featured": false
    }
  ],
  "total": 2,
  "meta": {
    "source": "google_play",
    "wire_bytes": 1234169,
    "elapsed_s": 0.42
  }
}

Errors#

Errors return a JSON body with a detail field. Failed requests are not charged. See Errors for the full list and retry advice.

Try it#

The quickest way: open this endpoint in Try it. It runs on your account with the example request filled in, shows the cost before you run, and shows the answer as a readable table next to the JSON and the code. Signed out? You sign in first and come straight back.

1. Export your key: export SCRAPERCOMPANY_API_KEY=sk_... (no key yet? request access).
2. Copy the cURL example above and run it in a terminal.
3. Or open the interactive playground on api.scrapercompany.com, paste your key and pick this endpoint.