How do I get Google Play top charts with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/google_play/app-list with an app_collection parameter — topselling_free, topselling_paid, topgrossing, or movers_shakers. The response is a ranked AppList where each app's position is its chart rank.

Which Google Play charts can I pull?

You can pull top free, top paid, top grossing, and movers-and-shakers charts. Add an optional category parameter to scope a chart to one Google Play category, such as games or productivity.

How is the charts endpoint different from app search?

The charts endpoint returns store rankings — the apps Google Play currently lists as top free, paid, or grossing — in rank order. App search instead returns keyword matches, and app-listings-search queries a filterable stored database.

How much does the Google Play charts endpoint cost?

App-list runs on the advanced tier at 5 credits per call, since it fetches a fresh ranked chart from Google Play. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card, and an empty chart is refunded automatically.

Can I track chart movement over time?

Yes. Because each app comes back with its current rank, calling the charts endpoint on a schedule lets you snapshot rankings and detect movers — useful for competitor monitoring and category trend tracking.

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Google Play App List API

Name: Google Play App List API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape Google Play App List data with one API call. Returns a unified AppList for a Google Play store chart (top free, top paid, top grossing, movers & shakers, etc.), optionally scoped to a category. Each item is the same canonical `App` shape as app-search. Use it to track ranking movements or build a category leaderboard. Sourced from DataForSEO's task-based App Data API.

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GET/v1/google_play/app-list

app_collectionrequired

Chart to retrieve: topselling_free, topselling_paid, topgrossing, movers_shakers, topselling_new_free, topselling_new_paid.

4 optional parameters

app_category

Optional Google Play category to scope the chart (e.g. 'photography', 'game_puzzle').

country

Storefront country as a DFS location name or numeric code. Defaults to the US.

language

Language code (e.g. 'en'). Defaults to 'en'.

depth

Number of apps to retrieve (default 100, max 500).

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Perplexity·

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Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

Bluesky·

Kwai·

Rumble·

Spotify·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Google Shopping·

Trustpilot·

TripAdvisor·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·

Polymarket·

Tavily·

Hacker News·

GitHub·

Perplexity·

Naver·UUtility·

Universal Search

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

Bluesky·

Kwai·

Rumble·

Spotify·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Google Shopping·

Trustpilot·

TripAdvisor·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

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Google Play API

What can you do with the App List API?

The App List endpoint gives you structured Google Play data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/google_play/app-list?app_collection=topselling_free

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
app_collection	Yes	Chart to retrieve: topselling_free, topselling_paid, topgrossing, movers_shakers, topselling_new_free, topselling_new_paid.
app_category	No	Optional Google Play category to scope the chart (e.g. 'photography', 'game_puzzle'). (art_and_design \| auto_and_vehicles \| beauty \| books_and_reference \| business \| comics \| communication \| dating \| education \| entertainment \| events \| finance \| food_and_drink \| health_and_fitness \| house_and_home \| libraries_and_demo \| lifestyle \| maps_and_navigation \| medical \| music_and_audio \| news_and_magazines \| parenting \| personalization \| photography \| productivity \| shopping \| social \| sports \| tools \| travel_and_local \| video_players \| android_wear \| watch_face \| weather \| game \| game_action \| game_adventure \| game_arcade \| game_board \| game_card \| game_casino \| game_casual \| game_educational \| game_music \| game_puzzle \| game_racing \| game_role_playing \| game_simulation \| game_sports \| game_strategy \| game_trivia \| game_word \| family)
country	No	Storefront country as a DFS location name or numeric code. Defaults to the US.
language	No	Language code (e.g. 'en'). Defaults to 'en'.
depth	No	Number of apps to retrieve (default 100, max 500).

API Details

How does the Google Play App List API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Google Play App List data?

We handle the complexity of Google Play data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

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Computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
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    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
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[ .JSON ]

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}

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