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Google Play search API: app rankings for any keyword

Type a keyword the way a user types it into the Play Store. You get back the apps in the order Google shows them, with rating, developer and the one-line description. One call costs €0.0015.

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Your Play Store rank, checked as often as you like

The Google Play search API returns about 20 apps for a keyword, in the order the Play Store shows them, with position, star rating, developer name and short description. One call costs €0.0015, so 1,000 keyword checks cost €1.50. There's no plan and no monthly fee. Save your keywords once, and every run's ranked list is stored in your Scrapewise account for the table, Excel, your AI assistant or the API.

Most indie developers do their own ASO. They pick keywords, ship a new title or short description, and then open the Play Store on a phone to see if anything moved. That works for 3 keywords. It stops working at 15 keywords in 3 countries, because you can't search from another country on your own phone and you forget what position you had last Tuesday.

This API does that search for you and saves the answer as rows. Run it daily and you have a rank history for every keyword you care about. Change the country and language inputs and you see the list a user in Germany or Brazil sees. It's the list view of the Play Store. For one app's full listing, use the Play Store app details API. For what users write, use the Play Store reviews API. Prices for every source are on the all data APIs and prices page.

Who uses Play Store search data

  • Indie app developers

    You built the app and you also do the marketing. You want to know if the new short description lifted you from position 14 to position 6, without paying a monthly ASO subscription you open twice.

  • ASO freelancers and small agencies

    You report keyword movement to clients every week. Pull the same keyword set for 10 client apps, drop it into a sheet, and send a chart instead of screenshots.

  • Mobile game studios

    Game keywords are crowded and they change fast. Watch who enters the top 20 for 'idle rpg' or 'word puzzle' and read their descriptions before you plan your next update.

  • Founders checking a niche

    Before you build, search the 10 phrases your future users would type. If the top apps are rated 3.2 stars, users are unhappy and there's room for you.

How it works

  1. Enter your keywords once

    Add the phrases a user would type, like 'budget planner'. Set country, language and the number of results you want. Each keyword is one call at €0.0015.

  2. Schedule it daily

    Each run saves every app with its position and date, so your rank history builds up without you.

  3. Log your rank

    Filter for your package name in the table and export Excel, pull rows by API, or ask your AI assistant: 'which new apps entered the top 10 for habit tracker this week?'

Set it up once. The data keeps coming.

Save your search once and it runs by itself. Every run lands in your own Scrapewise database, and you pick how to read it.

  1. Set it up once

    Add your ASINs, keywords, places or apps to a scraper in the web app. New accounts get 5 free requests.

  2. Runs on your schedule

    Pick daily, weekly on the days you choose, every few days, or the first or last day of the month. Scheduled runs start at night, European time. Need it more often? Start runs from your own code.

  3. Saved in your database

    Each run adds dated rows, so this week sits next to last week. Rows are kept for 90 days.

  4. Use it your way

    Open the table in the web app and download the latest run as an Excel file. Ask your own AI assistant about it. Or pull the rows into your code with an API key.

Ask your AI assistant about your own data

Connect Claude Desktop, Claude Code or another MCP app with a read-only key. The assistant reads the rows you've already collected, at no extra cost on Scrapewise. With a full-access key it can start a run for you too.

  • Which of my ASINs lost the Buy Box this week?
  • Which competitor cut prices the most since Monday?
  • Show the keywords where I dropped out of the top 10.

What you send and what you get back

Send a keyword. Country, language and the number of results are optional. Each call returns about 20 apps, one row per app, in Play Store order. Every row carries the app's package name, so you can pass it straight into the app details or reviews APIs.

You give
  • Keywordrequired
    whatsapp
  • Languageoptional
    en
  • Countryoptional
    us
  • Resultsoptional
    20
You get

Up to 20 rows per call, 25 columns each

  • sw status
  • sw source url
  • sw position
  • sw title
  • sw url
  • sw external id
  • sw id kind
  • sw image
  • sw price
  • sw price unit
  • sw seller
  • sw rating
  • +13 more, see all columns

Sample: Play Store search for 'whatsapp'

Real rows from a live search in September 2026. All columns the API returns are shown, so the table scrolls sideways. Price columns only fill for paid apps, so they're empty here.

All 25 columns

  • sw status
  • sw source url
  • sw position
  • sw title
  • sw url
  • sw external id
  • sw id kind
  • sw image
  • sw price
  • sw price unit
  • sw seller
  • sw rating
  • sw location
  • sw locale
  • sw fetched at
  • position
  • title
  • link
  • product_id
  • rating
  • author
  • thumbnail
  • description
  • ctx_search_parameters_q
  • ctx_pagination_next_page_token

8 sample rows, 25 columns. One call returns up to 20 rows.

8 sample rows, 25 columns. One call returns up to 20 rows.
sw status_sw_statusResult of this row: OK, no results, or an errorsw source url_sw_source_urlThe input you gave: a link, keyword or IDsw position_sw_positionRank of the item as the site shows itsw title_sw_titleMain name of the itemsw url_sw_urlDirect link to the itemsw external id_sw_external_idThe site's own ID for this itemsw id kind_sw_id_kindWhat kind of ID the external ID issw image_sw_imageMain image linksw price_sw_pricePrice as a numbersw price unit_sw_price_unitWhat the price covers: item, night, trip, offersw seller_sw_sellerWho sells or publishes itsw rating_sw_ratingStar rating from 0 to 5sw location_sw_locationPlace the result is priced or ranked forsw locale_sw_localeLanguage and country used for the requestsw fetched at_sw_fetched_atWhen we collected this row (UTC)positionpositionRank on the pagetitletitleTitlelinklinkLinkproduct_idproduct_idProduct idratingratingStar ratingauthorauthorAuthorthumbnailthumbnailThumbnail image linkdescriptiondescriptionDescriptionctx_search_parameters_qctx_search_parameters_qRequest context: search parameters qctx_pagination_next_page_tokenctx_pagination_next_page_tokenRequest context: pagination next page token
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps1WhatsApp Messengerhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsappcom.whatsapppackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/Gqxk4T0uZsDwFp07DE-508hkyvcNmgFuRwPiwTEfF7D7OzGv1FdHDzEyMxNsSBZLOJlGpe3ULvVM2RgrRAlBqAWhatsApp LLC4.6en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:13:07Z1WhatsApp Messengerhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsappcom.whatsapp4.6WhatsApp LLChttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/Gqxk4T0uZsDwFp07DE-508hkyvcNmgFuRwPiwTEfF7D7OzGv1FdHDzEyMxNsSBZLOJlGpe3ULvVM2RgrRAlBqASimple. Reliable. Private.whatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps2WhatsApp Businesshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp.w4bcom.whatsapp.w4bpackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/4LJ6f3U5wANt09KBlZ-F-YKooCQXTwHsa3vtTBFmsXWmNy-AdBEoHnWmyT0mGxh-1pQetlSoc9mIkRDJotQYbgWhatsApp LLC4.6en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:13:44Z2WhatsApp Businesshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp.w4bcom.whatsapp.w4b4.6WhatsApp LLChttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/4LJ6f3U5wANt09KBlZ-F-YKooCQXTwHsa3vtTBFmsXWmNy-AdBEoHnWmyT0mGxh-1pQetlSoc9mIkRDJotQYbgSimple tool for businesses to talk to their customers.whatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps3WhatsApp Tool : WAPlus Ultrahttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esotech.wapluscom.esotech.wapluspackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/nUYwh32b1xjxRndYp0k5dRxg_a5mrf5S5C0or5BX7SA1oFve2P3GQ5_L8gkeV1Y8odmcS9FibEjJUyAY6k7YESO TECHen-USen-US2026-09-16T10:14:21Z3WhatsApp Tool : WAPlus Ultrahttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esotech.wapluscom.esotech.waplusESO TECHhttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/nUYwh32b1xjxRndYp0k5dRxg_a5mrf5S5C0or5BX7SA1oFve2P3GQ5_L8gkeV1Y8odmcS9FibEjJUyAY6k7YWhatsApp Tool Box - Auto + Quick Reply/Scheduled Send/Deleted Msgs/Status SaverwhatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps4Signal Private Messengerhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesmsorg.thoughtcrime.securesmspackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/HXEs85Okatm4_lZMmCaLFk3iXQ6_lrr00i8nsxaqBRSy6VGnsP7F50dKUfrO37Sj0nxtzSjMpKbjgWh6d0PTyEASignal Foundation4.5en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:14:58Z4Signal Private Messengerhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesmsorg.thoughtcrime.securesms4.5Signal Foundationhttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/HXEs85Okatm4_lZMmCaLFk3iXQ6_lrr00i8nsxaqBRSy6VGnsP7F50dKUfrO37Sj0nxtzSjMpKbjgWh6d0PTyEASay “hello” to privacy.whatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps5Messengerhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.orcacom.facebook.orcapackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/cuRpiGqvAMkcbAOibD-AKCBagAunUkspQUWC_jVZF2Hob_ODdmkefnZeqkofW1idFQHhgZgnLIjsqT-2v7JKBwMeta Platforms, Inc.4.7en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:15:35Z5Messengerhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.orcacom.facebook.orca4.7Meta Platforms, Inc.https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/cuRpiGqvAMkcbAOibD-AKCBagAunUkspQUWC_jVZF2Hob_ODdmkefnZeqkofW1idFQHhgZgnLIjsqT-2v7JKBwUseful. Social. Expressive.whatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps6WeChathttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.mmcom.tencent.mmpackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/dsQ_iB6i-B_FSmgaOpLA-FmHC5U7pjqzV7P6FFr0USeKEl2Y7LqsLQIEeqhjweXHMLUKBF_WOf2TmMOxcYcTWeChat2.9en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:16:12Z6WeChathttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.mmcom.tencent.mm2.9WeChathttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/dsQ_iB6i-B_FSmgaOpLA-FmHC5U7pjqzV7P6FFr0USeKEl2Y7LqsLQIEeqhjweXHMLUKBF_WOf2TmMOxcYcTConnecting over a billion people with calls, chats, and morewhatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps7Telegramhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messengerorg.telegram.messengerpackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/PyZ3akMGXPV0tKKirKNwfO--PSQW3FHR6rD_H9mAaukZ8LiHyYFuBLeU8UZ2ok6r5SP79-3prkfybWKh98AZAD0Telegram FZ-LLC3.8en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:16:49Z7Telegramhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messengerorg.telegram.messenger3.8Telegram FZ-LLChttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/PyZ3akMGXPV0tKKirKNwfO--PSQW3FHR6rD_H9mAaukZ8LiHyYFuBLeU8UZ2ok6r5SP79-3prkfybWKh98AZAD0Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security.whatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA
OKhttps://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp&c=apps8Google Messageshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messagingcom.google.android.apps.messagingpackage_namehttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/Mgukz1fq2stUYX_lQf79gmMeDzNvRCu5eobmiJwNkXl4riNY6HZ3VB-HRW5QciwEuLnFyk_ZmHumvn8RJ5UmGoogle LLC4.4en-USen-US2026-09-16T10:17:26Z8Google Messageshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messagingcom.google.android.apps.messaging4.4Google LLChttps://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/Mgukz1fq2stUYX_lQf79gmMeDzNvRCu5eobmiJwNkXl4riNY6HZ3VB-HRW5QciwEuLnFyk_ZmHumvn8RJ5UmSimple, helpful messaging by GooglewhatsappIABilwFKQAo-CBQQqPKtuwkQ1PDd6QgQxZDPhw0Qla-yvgwQrvDYiAkQ9ZvMgQEQwPjQqAYQsKa6pg0Q3KPb-AgQmOfKrAlQKGosUi9WZ25xWWR1Qm1OQkdGckNrMlhGdUVGRW9Ba1plVnE5ejFuWElQaUsycz3yAx8SBQgAEPoBQhZaFAoId2hhdHNhcHAYASABKgIIAWABsBIA

What each column means

The first group of columns, the ones that start with 'sw', has the same names on every Scrapewise data API. The rest are the Play Store's own fields, kept as they come.

Rank and app identity

The sw position column is the rank on the results page, starting at 1. The sw external id holds the package name, like com.whatsapp, and sw id kind tells you it's a package name. Use that ID to join this list with any other Play Store call.

  • sw position
  • sw title
  • sw external id
  • sw id kind
  • sw url
  • position
  • title
  • product_id
  • link

Rating, developer and description

Star rating runs from 0 to 5. The developer is the account that publishes the app, which is how you group several apps by one company. The description is the short line shown under the app in search.

  • sw rating
  • rating
  • sw seller
  • author
  • description

Icon and price

The image columns hold the app icon link. Price and price unit are only filled when the app costs money to install.

  • sw image
  • thumbnail
  • sw price
  • sw price unit

Request details

These columns record what you asked for and when. They help when you store months of rank checks and need to know which keyword and country a row came from.

  • sw status
  • sw source url
  • sw location
  • sw locale
  • sw fetched at
  • ctx_search_parameters_q
  • ctx_pagination_next_page_token

What you can do with the ranked list

01

Track your keyword rank every day

Search 15 keywords daily and keep the row where the package name is yours. After a month you can see which title change moved you and which one did nothing.

02

List the competitors in your niche

Run your main keyword and copy the developer column. That's your real competitor list, which is often different from the apps you assumed you were up against.

03

Pick keywords you can win

For each candidate keyword, average the star rating of the top 10 apps. A keyword where the leaders sit below 4.0 is easier to break into than one led by 4.7 apps.

04

Compare countries

Run one keyword with the country set to us, de and br. If you rank 4th in the US and 30th in Germany, your German listing needs work before you buy German ads.

05

Read how rivals pitch themselves

The description column holds each app's short line from the search results. Line up 20 of them and you'll see which words everyone uses and which angle nobody has taken.

06

Spot new entrants early

Compare today's list with last week's. An app that jumps into the top 10 from nowhere is worth a look, since it may be running ads or found a keyword you missed.

Real setups and what they cost

  • Solo developer, one app

    A habit tracker app checks 15 keywords once a day in the US only. That's 15 calls a day, about 450 a month, which costs about €0.68.

    calls per month
    450
    cost per month
    €0.675

  • ASO freelancer with 8 clients

    Each client has 20 keywords in 2 countries, checked daily. 8 x 20 x 2 is 320 calls a day, about 9,600 a month, which costs about €14.40.

    calls per month
    9,600
    cost per month
    €14.40

  • Niche research before building

    A founder tests 50 keyword ideas in 4 countries, once. That's 200 calls for €0.30, and a sheet of 4,000 app rows to read.

    calls per month
    200
    cost per month
    €0.30

Why check Play Store ranks with Scrapewise

  • You pay per keyword check

    No ASO subscription and no seat price. A quiet month costs a few cents. You top up a wallet and each call takes €0.0015 from it.

  • The rank comes from the live store

    Each call searches the Play Store at the moment you run it, for the country and language you set. You're not reading an estimate from a tool's database.

  • Rows that join with other data

    The package name sits in every row, so the same ID links your rank to the app's listing and reviews. Export to Excel, or read it from the portal.

What your keyword tracking costs

Enter how many keywords and countries you check and how often. Each keyword per country per run is one call at €0.0015. Compare all data APIs

Rows (up to)
20,000
You pay
€1.50

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

About 20. The Results input sets the number you want. Every app is its own row with its rank on the page.

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