Google Play API

Retrieve structured data from the Google Play Store. Set engine=google_play and use type=product with a product_id to fetch a single listing, or type=search with a q query to search the store.

Endpoint

GET https://serp.shifter.io/v1?engine=google_play&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
api_key	string	yes	Your SERP API key
engine	string	yes	Must be google_play
type	string	yes	search or product
store	string	yes	apps or books
product_id	string	conditional	Required when type=product. The Play Store package or book ID
q	string	conditional	Required when type=search. The search query
hl	string	no	Interface language code
gl	string	no	Country code

Example request

curl

curl "https://serp.shifter.io/v1?engine=google_play&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&type=product&store=apps&product_id=com.kiloo.subwaysurf"

Python

import requests

params = {
    "engine": "google_play",
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "type": "product",
    "store": "apps",
    "product_id": "com.kiloo.subwaysurf",
}
r = requests.get("https://serp.shifter.io/v1", params=params)
data = r.json()

Node.js

import fetch from 'node-fetch';

const url = 'https://serp.shifter.io/v1?' + new URLSearchParams({
  engine: 'google_play',
  api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  type: 'product',
  store: 'apps',
  product_id: 'com.kiloo.subwaysurf',
});
const data = await (await fetch(url)).json();

Example response

{
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_play",
    "type": "product",
    "store": "apps",
    "product_id": "com.kiloo.subwaysurf"
  },
  "product_info": {
    "title": "Subway Surfers",
    "developer": "SYBO Games",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "reviews": 41230000,
    "downloads": "1B+",
    "description": "DASH as fast as you can! ..."
  },
  "media": { "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/..." }
}

See also

• Google SERP overview
• Response shape
• Google Product API