Search or browse
q searches. Omit it to browse the storefront by category, chart or device.
// google play apps api Alpha
The world's cheapest Google Play Apps API
Search and browse Google Play apps as JSON: title, developer, rating, downloads, price, category and screenshots for each app, with charts, categories, device storefronts and continuation tokens.
$0.15 / 1K requestsPay as you go10 free calls, no card
// live playground
Search Google Play
The key below is created for this browser with 10 free calls and works on every Litescrape endpoint. Results are drawn the way the source shows them, with the JSON one click away.
Your API key
Verifying browser…Paste an existing key to see its credits and top it up, or use the free key created for this browser. Keep it safe: anyone with the key can spend its balance.
Ready
Run the request to draw its results here. This endpoint returns:
organic_resultsapp_highlightitems_highlightchartslitescrape_pagination
// use it anywhere
Take this exact request to your terminal.
Every public search, maps, place, and reviews endpoint accepts the same bearer key and exposes its full documented parameter surface here.
# GET https://api.litescrape.com/api/google/play/apps
# pip install litescrape-sdk
import os
from litescrape_sdk import GooglePlayApps, scrape
[result] = scrape(
[GooglePlayApps(
q="coffee",
)],
api_key="ls_live_your_key",
)
print(result.raise_for_error())// what you get
What the Google Play Apps API returns
Charts
chart takes topselling_free, topselling_paid, topgrossing and Google's other lists.
Device storefronts
store_device: phone, tablet, tv, chromebook, watch or car.
Rating, downloads and price
Each item has title, product_id, rating, author, category, downloads, thumbnail, description, screenshots and price.
Three continuation tokens
next_page_token, section_page_token and see_more_token each continue a different part of the page.
Language and country
hl and gl pick the storefront.
// use cases
What teams build with it
- 01
ASO keyword tracking
Where your app ranks for each term in each country, daily.
- 02
Category and chart monitoring
Top free, paid and grossing lists by category and device, snapshotted over time.
- 03
Competitor discovery
Every app Google returns for your category terms, with ratings and download counts.
- 04
Market datasets
Apps by category and country for analysis, at $0.15 per 1,000 pages.
// why it's the cheapest
Google Play Apps API pricing, per 1,000 requests
Public list prices for 100,000 requests a month, read on September 17, 2026. Litescrape's rate is flat at every volume.
| Provider | Plan modeled | Per 1,000 requests | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litescrape | Flat prepaid rate | $0.15 | $15.00 |
| Google Play Store Scraper API (RapidAPI) | Ultra, 100,000 requests | $0.25 | $25.00 |
| Google Play Store Scraping API (RapidAPI) | Ultra, 200,000 requests | $0.35 | $35.00 |
| Store Apps (RapidAPI) | Ultra, 200,000 requests | $0.75 | $75.00 |
| DataForSEO | Standard queue, 30 items per task | $1.20 | $120.00 |
| SearchApi | BigData, 100,000 searches | $2.50 | $250.00 |
| AppTweak | Pro, top charts, app IDs only | $5.49 | $549.00 |
| Apify | Google Play Scraper actor | $0.30 per 1,000 rows, about 30 rows a search |
Start pulling Google Play Apps data in five minutes.
Your first 10 calls are free. Top up the same key from $10 whenever you need more.