Google Play Apps Store API
When a Google Play Apps store contains organic results, they are parsed and exist within the organic_results array in the JSON output. Organic results can contain: title, link, see_more_token, and items. Items can contain: title, link, description, rating, extension, price, thumbnail, and more.
To scrape Google Play Apps store with SerpApi, create a search with these parameters:
API Examples
Organic results overview
{
...
"organic_results": [
{
"title": "Recommended for you",
"items": [
{
"title": "YouTube",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube",
"product_id": "com.google.android.youtube",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.google.android.youtube&store=apps",
"rating": 4.2,
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/lMoItBgdPPVDJsNOVtP26EKHePkwBg-PkuY9NOrc-fumRtTFP4XhpUNk_22syN4Datc=s256-rw"
},
{
"title": "Google Chrome: Fast & Secure",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome",
"product_id": "com.android.chrome",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.android.chrome&store=apps",
"rating": 4.2,
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/KwUBNPbMTk9jDXYS2AeX3illtVRTkrKVh5xR1Mg4WHd0CG2tV4mrh1z3kXi5z_warlk=s256-rw"
},
{
"title": "Gmail",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm",
"product_id": "com.google.android.gm",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.google.android.gm&store=apps",
"rating": 4.2,
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/KSuaRLiI_FlDP8cM4MzJ23ml3og5Hxb9AapaGTMZ2GgR103mvJ3AAnoOFz1yheeQBBI=s256-rw"
},
...
]
},
{
"title": "Communication",
"items": [
{
"title": "Messages",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging",
"product_id": "com.google.android.apps.messaging",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.google.android.apps.messaging&store=apps",
"rating": 4.2,
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/OY4rxeNTPaHwyOTZ-RUooqJvPnO5QUYmQcw0dhD90Mu6UWItOSZfQv7ks_FscbBow0M=s256-rw"
},
{
"title": "Discord - Chat, Talk & Hangout",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.discord",
"product_id": "com.discord",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.discord&store=apps",
"rating": 4.5,
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/0oO5sAneb9lJP6l8c6DH4aj6f85qNpplQVHmPmbbBxAukDnlO7DarDW0b-kEIHa8SQ=s256-rw"
},
{
"title": "Google Voice",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice",
"product_id": "com.google.android.apps.googlevoice",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice&store=apps",
"rating": 4.4,
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/Gf8ufuFbtfXO5Y6JuZjnG0iIpZh21zNTqZ5aiAXO8mA38mvXzY-1s27FWbGlp51paQ=s256-rw"
},
...
]
},
...
],
...
}
Items highlights overview
{
...
"items_highlight": [
[
{
"title": "Apps for community",
"subtitle": "Together with Pride",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/editorial?id=mc_apps_edit_all__pride_2022_collection_fcp_",
"product_id": "mc_apps_edit_all__pride_2022_collection_fcp_",
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/fFpn0SSxFhRf5koV_F_gAI6jn3vi-UsX9G8DCze4Gnz4fT2i4NBxndvMKq9z1Sg2PwsOMZdgJiU=w490-h245-rw"
},
{
"title": "A space for everyone",
"subtitle": "Together with Pride",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reddit.frontpage",
"product_id": "com.reddit.frontpage",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.reddit.frontpage&store=apps",
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/VEYd1-1s41rCSzWq3o1xC6MTuEWXDZ-J3daB0f4VhkRNSLllwXqyTA44LPrzqLixfEGLjwZlVoU=w490-h245-rw"
},
{
"title": "Taimi’s business developer",
"subtitle": "Meet Helen Virt",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/editorial?id=mc_pride22_taimi_fcp",
"product_id": "mc_pride22_taimi_fcp",
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/ZP1RVUIEsk4SrHiLZcdDiEjOeeyoQlyeVbsMi0uYExmlBNpSThHs4CrOLAT9imsD9td-c_iQc4k=w490-h245-rw"
},
...
],
[
{
"title": "Subscribe to your favorite creators",
"subtitle": "Check it out",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zhiliaoapp.musically",
"product_id": "com.zhiliaoapp.musically",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.zhiliaoapp.musically&store=apps",
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/pMydVXCRFVaGpcm_vIShD-RW4Zixv4XCvhEF_Wwxv1KqNxwnA-MCFbdX0ka-OufE0_FjEQXHItA=w490-h245-rw"
}
]
],
...
}
App highlight overview
Some searches can contain the
app_highlight. This block will usualy show up when searching for a specific app
{
...
"app_highlight": {
"title": "Stripe Dashboard",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stripe.android.dashboard",
"product_id": "com.stripe.android.dashboard",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play_product&gl=us&hl=en&product_id=com.stripe.android.dashboard&store=apps",
"rating": 3.9,
"reviews": 13000,
"content_rating": {
"text": "Everyone",
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/IciOnDFecb5Xt50Q2jlcNC0LPI7LEGxNojroo-s3AozcyS-vDCwtq4fn7u3wZmRna8OewG9PBrWC-i7i=w48-h16-rw"
},
"downloads": "500K+",
"author": "Stripe, Inc.",
"description": "Track your Stripe payments on the go",
"thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/2PS6w7uBztfuMys5fgodNkTwTOE6bLVB2cJYbu5GHlARAK36FzO5bUfMDP9cEJk__cE=s64-rw",
"images": [
"https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/yuZ1kGOikwzgI2zDB7eXItqJrpnTarkeYArZG87kEZZ26bVJtUnup2LpZecQqaoSM78x=w526-h296-rw",
"https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/W2bCmYwx1QYF_u7rNhRzZvvyRhURoxCvCIL6pEVhe3peluN37F8HkA7GY9y77jyQ2Nw=w526-h296-rw",
"https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/MaAmi047sX53hf4arKfQTYHYNunKeLfFG3lGn2Af8gzxToJSoYmpKQEVRpJB7NA5hCRR=w526-h296-rw",
"https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/_0iiRqlHn4lsvAEd1HnNVCiK1_useSP28W6ANpQTs6Vqn4zM76wkPiZoLDETczw5t1Y=w526-h296-rw"
],
"offers": [
{
"text": "Install",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stripe.android.dashboard&rdid=com.stripe.android.dashboard&feature=md&offerId"
}
]
},
...
}
Related Searches overview
Some searches can contain the
related_searches. This block will usualy show up when searching for a specific app
{
...
"related_searches": [
{
"query": "paynow for stripe",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/search?q=paynow+for+stripe&c=apps",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play&gl=us&hl=en&q=stripe&store=apps"
},
{
"query": "charge stripe",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/search?q=charge+stripe&c=apps",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play&gl=us&hl=en&q=stripe&store=apps"
},
{
"query": "stripe chat",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/search?q=stripe+chat&c=apps",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play&gl=us&hl=en&q=stripe&store=apps"
},
{
"query": "collect for stripe",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/search?q=collect+for+stripe&c=apps",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play&gl=us&hl=en&q=stripe&store=apps"
},
{
"query": "stripes app",
"link": "https://play.google.com/store/search?q=stripes+app&c=apps",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_play&gl=us&hl=en&q=stripe&store=apps"
}
],
...
}