# Google Play Reviews Scraper (`hipersoft/google-play-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape user reviews for any Google Play app: author, star rating, review text, date, thumbs-up count, app version and developer replies. Sort by newest, rating or helpfulness. Clean, no key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/google-play-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.0005 / review scraped

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?

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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.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Play Reviews Scraper — User Reviews, Ratings & Replies, No API Key

Scrape user reviews for any Google Play app and get back clean, structured JSON — author, star rating, review text, date, thumbs-up count, app version and the developer's reply. Sort by newest, highest rating or most helpful, and collect up to tens of thousands of reviews per app with automatic pagination. It uses Google Play's own public review endpoint over fast, plain HTTP. No account, no API key. Ideal for product teams, app market researchers and anyone doing sentiment or feedback analysis.

### Features

- 📱 **Any app, by ID or URL** — pass `appIds` as package names like `com.spotify.music` or full Play Store URLs.
- 🔢 **Deep pagination** — collect up to `maxReviewsPerApp` (up to 20,000) per app, fetched page by page automatically.
- 🔀 **Flexible sorting** — `sort` by `newest`, `rating` (highest) or `helpfulness` (most helpful).
- ⭐ **Star rating + text** — every record has the numeric `rating` and full review `text`.
- 💬 **Developer replies** — captures `replyText` and `replyDate` when the developer responded.
- 🌍 **Localized** — set `country` and `language` to target reviews from a specific store locale.
- 👍 **Engagement signals** — `thumbsUp` count and `appVersion` for filtering and trend analysis.

### What you get

Every review becomes one clean JSON record:

```json
{
  "appId": "com.spotify.music",
  "reviewId": "gp:AOqpTO...xyz",
  "author": "Jamie R.",
  "avatar": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/a/avatar.png",
  "rating": 5,
  "text": "Love the new UI, playlists sync instantly across devices.",
  "date": "2026-07-20T14:32:00.000Z",
  "thumbsUp": 42,
  "appVersion": "8.9.12.590",
  "replyText": "Thanks for the kind words! Glad you're enjoying it.",
  "replyDate": "2026-07-21T09:10:00.000Z"
}
```

### Input

```json
{
  "appIds": ["com.spotify.music", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android"],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "sort": "newest",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en"
}
```

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `appIds` | App package names (e.g. `com.spotify.music`) or full Play Store URLs. Each app's reviews are scraped. |
| `maxReviewsPerApp` | Maximum reviews to collect per app (1–20,000). |
| `sort` | Review ordering: `newest`, `rating` (highest) or `helpfulness` (most helpful). |
| `country` | Two-letter country code (Google Play `gl` parameter). |
| `language` | Two-letter language code (Google Play `hl` parameter). |

### Use cases

- Run sentiment analysis on thousands of reviews for your app or a competitor's.
- Track how ratings and complaints shift after a new app version ships.
- Mine feature requests and bug reports from the newest reviews.
- Measure developer responsiveness by pairing reviews with reply data.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: you're billed a small amount per run and per item scraped — you only pay for what you get. See the **Pricing** tab for current rates.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Google account or API key?**
No. The Actor reads [Google Play](https://play.google.com)'s own public review endpoint over plain HTTP, so there's no account and no API key to set up.

**How many reviews can I get per app?**
Set `maxReviewsPerApp` up to 20,000 per app, collected page by page with automatic pagination.

**Can I download the app or its media?**
No. This Actor collects review data only — author, star rating, review text, date, thumbs-up count, app version and developer replies. It does not download apps or media.

**What's the output format?**
Every review becomes one clean JSON record. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel.

**Can I search or target reviews by app, sort order or locale?**
Yes. Pass package names like `com.spotify.music` or full Play Store URLs in `appIds`, choose `sort` (`newest`, `rating` or `helpfulness`), and set `country` and `language` for a specific store locale.

### Related Actors

Working with app store data? Pair this with our other reviews and entertainment scrapers:

- [Steam Games Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/steam-games-scraper) — game prices, genres, platforms and Metacritic scores.
- [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/youtube-scraper) — video metadata, transcripts, comments and channel profiles.
- [Spotify Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/spotify-scraper) — tracks, artists, albums and playlists with no login or API key.

### Notes

This Actor reads Google Play's public review data endpoint. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google; "Google Play" is a trademark of Google LLC.

# Actor input Schema

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

Google Play app package names (e.g. com.spotify.music) or full Play Store URLs. Each app's reviews are scraped.

## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`):

Maximum reviews to collect per app.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Review ordering.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code (Google Play gl parameter).

## `language` (type: `string`):

Two-letter language code (Google Play hl parameter).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "appIds": [
    "com.whatsapp",
    "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "sort": "newest",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en"
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "appIds": [
        "com.spotify.music"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/google-play-reviews-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "appIds": ["com.spotify.music"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/google-play-reviews-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 '{
  "appIds": [
    "com.spotify.music"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/google-play-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hipersoft/google-play-reviews-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/mUYptk1STmLViE4TF/builds/jXSh7QcDvyEYOtoTm/openapi.json