Google Play Search

Search for apps, games, and other content on Google Play based on keywords.

If you already know that you want to use Google Play Search, this page is the one you should read. It shows the required input, the filters you can apply, how pagination works, and what localization controls are available.

At a Glance

Field	Value
Name	Google Play Search
Scraper	`google_play_search`
Engine	`google_play_search`
Website	Google Play
Website URL	googleplay.com
Output Format	`json`
Version	`1.0.0`
Parameter Count	`5`
Parameter Groups	Search Query (1), Localization (2), Advanced Parameters (1), Request Controls (1)

Request Example

This is the real request body used to validate google_play_search during this docs refresh. For /v1/serp, the engine field should be the engine's scraper value.

curl -X POST "https://run.xcrawl.com/v1/serp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"engine":"google_play_search","q":"browser"}'

Response Example

The JSON below comes from the same live response. Long strings, data URLs, and large arrays were shortened so the example stays readable.

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "cached": true,
    "created_at": "2026-03-26 08:22:04 UTC",
    "id": "01KMMKRPKQP615TBSERJ5GJM43",
    "json_endpoint": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMKRPKQP615TBSERJ5GJM43.json",
    "processed_at": "2026-03-26 08:22:04 UTC",
    "raw_html_file": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMKRPKQP615TBSERJ5GJM43.html",
    "status": "completed",
    "total_time_taken": 9
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_play_search",
    "q": "browser"
  },
  "total_credits_used": 1,
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "author": "Brave Software",
          "category": "Communication",
          "description": "<b>Browse 3X faster on Brave Browser.</b> Get a lightning fast, safe and private web browser with AI, Adblock, and VPN. <br><br>Loved by over 100 million users, Brave has AI assistant Brave Leo, Firewall + VPN, Brave Sea... [truncated, 3145 chars]",
          "downloads": "100,000,000+",
          "feature_image": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/45reN4o-43FSN0uIEOdg2L6USFIMXLUiJKgIfGcc5rIDjtqO2KYa9I67z3BQuozQ2YWK",
          "link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser",
          "_note": "4 more fields omitted"
        },
        {
          "_note": "24 more items omitted"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Required Parameters

If you are sending your first request with this engine, start here. Requiredness is based on properties.<field>.must, not the top-level required array.

Field	Type	Group	Description
`q`	`string`	Search Query	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Available Parameters

The sections below follow the same parameter groups as the backend, but the field descriptions have been rewritten into shorter, user-facing wording so they are easier to scan.

Search Query

Field	Type	Required	Description
`q`	`string`	Yes	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Localization

Field	Type	Required	Description
`gl`	`string`	No	Country or region code used to localize the results.
`hl`	`string`	No	Interface language used for the search and returned SERP labels.

Additional Constraints

gl：Default: us；Options: 244 options. Examples: af, al, dz, as, ad
hl：Options: 157 options. Examples: af, ak, sq, ws, am

Advanced Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
`age`	`string`	No	Filter family-app results by child age range.

Additional Constraints

age：Options: 3 options. Examples: AGE_RANGE1, AGE_RANGE2, AGE_RANGE3

Request Controls

Field	Type	Required	Description
`no_cache`	`boolean`	No	Skip cached results and force a fresh fetch.

Additional Constraints

no_cache：Default: false

Engines

Google Play Search