How do I search Google Play apps with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/google_play/app-search with a query parameter (e.g. query=meditation). The response is a unified AppList — each item has the title, icon, developer, rating, price, and the package name you pass to app-info.

What fields does Google Play app search return?

Each result includes the package name (app_id), title, icon URL, developer name, score (average rating), rating count, price, and a free flag — enough to render a results grid or feed package names into the app-info endpoint.

How is app search different from the listings endpoint?

App search runs a live keyword query against Google Play and returns ranked matches, like the store's own search box. The app-listings-search endpoint queries a stored, paginated database with filters and a platform-wide total instead.

How much does Google Play app search cost?

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

Can I search Google Play by country or language?

Yes. Optional parameters set the storefront location and language, so you can search the same keyword across regions. Pass the package name from any result into app-info or app-reviews to fetch deeper detail.

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Google Play App Search API

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

Scrape Google Play App Search data with one API call. Returns a unified AppList of Google Play apps matching a keyword — title, icon, developer, rating, price/is_free, and store URL on every item, on the same canonical `App` shape used across every app marketplace (`app.store` = "google_play"). Detail-only fields (description, screenshots, installs) are null on search items; fetch /v1/google_play/app-info for the full record. Sourced from DataForSEO's task-based App Data API (first calls ~7-15s, then cached).

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Trustpilot·

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Google Ads·

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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·

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·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

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Google Play API

What can you do with the App Search API?

The App Search 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-search?query=photo+editor

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
query	Yes	Search keyword (e.g. 'photo editor').
country	No	Storefront country as a DFS location name ('United States') or numeric location code ('2840'). Defaults to the US.
language	No	Language code (e.g. 'en'). Defaults to 'en'.
depth	No	Number of results to retrieve (default 30, rounded up to multiples of 30, max 300).

API Details

How does the Google Play App Search 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 Search 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.

One schema for every platform — write your integration once
Computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
No scraping infrastructure to build, no proxies to manage, no rate limits to fight
Real-time data from Google Play — no caching, no delays

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The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 38 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 38 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.

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import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()

[ .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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