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Universal App Review Scraper

Extract reviews from Google Play, Apple App Store, Microsoft Store, and Tencent Application宝 (China) with a single actor.

What This Actor Does

The Universal App Review Scraper is an all-in-one solution for extracting user reviews from mobile and desktop applications across the four major app stores. Whether you're a product manager analyzing user feedback, a developer monitoring app reputation, or a researcher studying app store ecosystems, this actor provides a unified interface to access review data from any platform.

Perfect for:

• 📱 App Developers - Monitor user feedback across all platforms where your app is published
• 📊 Product Managers - Analyze user sentiment and feature requests from real app store reviews
• 🔍 Market Researchers - Study competitor apps and market trends across mobile and desktop platforms
• 🏢 Digital Agencies - Provide comprehensive app analytics and reputation monitoring for clients
• 📈 Data Scientists - Gather large-scale review datasets for sentiment analysis and ML projects
• 🇨🇳 China Market Analysts - Access reviews from Tencent Application宝, the leading app store in China

Why Use This Actor:

• Single Solution: One actor handles all four major app stores (Google Play, Apple App Store, Microsoft Store, Tencent)
• Consistent Data Format: Standardized output regardless of source platform
• Advanced Filtering: Filter by ratings, dates, countries, and languages
• China Market Access: Scrape reviews from Tencent Application宝 with automatic translation
• High Performance: Optimized for speed with built-in rate limiting and error handling
• Rich Metadata: Extract detailed information like app versions, helpfulness scores, and platform-specific data

Quick Start

Using Apify Console

1. Go to Apify Console
2. Configure input parameters and run

Using Apify CLI

npminstall-g apify-cli
apify run e9bEKZerOg2LjDyjp --input='{"store": "google", "appId": "com.whatsapp", "limit": 50}'

Input Parameters

Required Parameters

Optional Parameters

Store-Specific Parameters

Different stores accept different parameters. Here's what works with each:

Google Play ("google")

• ✅ country (string) - Country code like "us", "gb", "de" or "auto" for automatic detection
• ✅ language (string) - Language code like "en", "es", "fr"
• ℹ️ Uses package names as appId (e.g., "com.whatsapp")

Apple App Store ("apple")

• ✅ country (string) - Country code like "us", "gb", "de"
• ❌ Language selection not supported (store-determined)
• ℹ️ Uses numeric IDs as appId (e.g., "310633997")

Microsoft Store ("microsoft")

• ✅ market (string) - Market code like "US", "GB", "DE" (note: uppercase)
• ✅ locale (string) - Locale like "en-US", "en-GB", "de-DE"
• ℹ️ Uses store IDs as appId (e.g., "9nksqgp7f2nh")

Tencent Application宝 ("tencent") 🇨🇳

• ✅ translateTo (string) - Translate Chinese reviews to another language (e.g., "en", "es", "ja")
• ❌ Country selection not supported (China market only)
• ℹ️ Uses Android package names as appId (e.g., "com.tencent.mm")
• 🌍 Reviews are in Chinese by default - use translateTo: "en" for English translation

Quick Reference: What Works Where?

App ID Formats

Each store uses a different format for identifying apps:

Usage Examples

Google Play Store

{
"store":"google",
"appId":"com.whatsapp",
"limit":100,
"language":"en",
"country":"us"
}

Apple App Store

{
"store":"apple",
"appId":"310633997",
"limit":50,
"country":"us",
"ratings":[4,5]
}

Microsoft Store

{
"store":"microsoft",
"appId":"9nksqgp7f2nh",
"limit":200,
"market":"US",
"locale":"en-US"
}

Tencent Application宝 (China) 🇨🇳

{
"store":"tencent",
"appId":"com.tencent.mm",
"limit":50,
"translateTo":"en"
}

Note: Tencent reviews are in Chinese by default. Add "translateTo": "en" to automatically translate to English (or any other language code).

Advanced Filtering Examples

Get Only Bad Reviews (1-2 stars)

Perfect for identifying user complaints and issues:

{
"store":"google",
"appId":"com.instagram.android",
"limit":100,
"ratings":[1,2],
"country":"us"
}

Get Recent Reviews Only

Extract reviews from the last month:

{
"store":"apple",
"appId":"310633997",
"limit":50,
"startDate":"2026-01-01",
"endDate":"2026-01-31",
"country":"us"
}

Tencent with Translation & Filters

Get highly-rated Chinese reviews in English:

{
"store":"tencent",
"appId":"com.tencent.mm",
"limit":30,
"ratings":[4,5],
"translateTo":"en",
"startDate":"2026-01-01"
}

Microsoft Store - Specific Market

Get reviews from UK market only:

{
"store":"microsoft",
"appId":"9nksqgp7f2nh",
"limit":100,
"market":"GB",
"locale":"en-GB",
"ratings":[1,2,3,4,5]
}

Using Apify SDK

Install SDK

$npminstall apify-client

JavaScript Example

import{ ApifyApi }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyApi({
token:'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN',
});
asyncfunctiongetReviews(){
const run =await client.actor('e9bEKZerOg2LjDyjp').call({
store:'google',
appId:'com.whatsapp',
limit:100,
language:'en',
country:'us'
});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
 console.log('Reviews:', items);
}
getReviews();

Python Example

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('e9bEKZerOg2LjDyjp').call(run_input={
'store':'google',
'appId':'com.whatsapp',
'limit':100,
'language':'en',
'country':'us'
})
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(f"Downloaded {len(items)} reviews")

cURL Examples

Run Actor

curl-X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/e9bEKZerOg2LjDyjp/runs'\
-H'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN'\
-H'Content-Type: application/json'\
-d'{
 "store": "google",
 "appId": "com.instagram.android", 
 "limit": 50
 }'

Get Results

curl'https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items'\
-H'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN'

Output Format

Standard Output (Google, Apple, Microsoft)

{
"reviews":[
{
"reviewId":"review_123",
"author":"John D.",
"rating":5,
"title":"Great app!",
"text":"This app works perfectly for my needs.",
"reviewedAt":"2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"version":"2.24.1.78",
"country":"US",
"helpful":12
}
],
"appInfo":{
"title":"WhatsApp Messenger",
"developer":"WhatsApp Inc.",
"rating":4.2,
"url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp"
},
"metadata":{
"scrapedAt":"2024-01-20T14:00:00.000Z",
"totalReviews":50,
"store":"google"
}
}

Tencent Output (with Translation)

When using translateTo parameter, Tencent reviews include both original and translated text:

{
"reviews":[
{
"reviewId":"tencent-com.tencent.mm-123456",
"author":"用户123",
"rating":5,
"text":"很好用的应用",
"translatedText":"Very useful app",
"reviewedAt":"2024-01-15",
"store":"tencent",
"helpful":10
}
],
"appInfo":{
"title":"App com.tencent.mm",
"developer":"Tencent Store",
"url":"https://sj.qq.com/appdetail/com.tencent.mm"
}
}

Note:

• text contains the original Chinese review
• translatedText contains the translated review (if translateTo was specified)
• If no translation is requested, only text field is present with Chinese content

💳 Pricing & Cost Control

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing, so you only pay for the reviews you actually receive.

How Pricing Works

• ✅ First 10 reviews are FREE on every run
• 💵 $0.00005 per additional review
• 📦 Charges are based on the number of reviews returned, not runtime

Example:

Popular Apps for Testing

Global Apps

China Market Apps (Tencent)

Error Handling

The actor will return error information in the output:

{
"error":{
"type":"APP_NOT_FOUND",
"message":"App not found in the specified store",
"appId":"invalid.package.name"
}
}

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