# SearchApi, free: Google Play search API

> Search apps, games, movies, and books. Scrape daily top charts in any country. Get Google Play Store localized results in JSON format

SearchApi's Google Play search API on its 100 Free Requests plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns 4 of the 7 key fields we check: Rating, Price, Category, Icon.
We rank 13 plans by price. [DataForSEO's top-up from $50](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50-pay-as-you-go-post-v3-app-data-google-app-searches-task-post-setting-google-app-searches-tasks-standard-queue/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $1.20.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/free
- Get it: https://www.searchapi.io/pricing
- Request: `GET https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=google_play_store`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.searchapi.io/pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.searchapi.io/docs/google-play-store
- Sold by: SearchApi (https://www.searchapi.io)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 57%
- Rating: ✓
- Price: ✓
- Category: ✓
- Icon: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $0.00
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 174 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search apps, games, movies, and books. Scrape daily top charts in any country. Get Google Play Store localized results in JSON format

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Some public-domain content accessible through SearchApi may also be subject to intellectual property rights. In such cases, you may only use the content if you have the appropriate license or are otherwise permitted by law. Unless required by law or explicitly allowed by the owner, you must not, and must not allow your end-users or others acting on your behalf, to engage in the following activities with the Data obtained from the API: Misrepresent the ownership or source of the Data. Alter, remove, or conceal any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices associated with the Data. Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices, or other labels that indicate the origin or source of the material. [...] In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using our Services or any data obtained from it in any of the following ways: (a) for any unlawful purpose, (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts, (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances, (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others, (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability, (f) to submit false or misleading information, (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of our Services or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet, (h) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of our Services or any related website, other websites, or the Internet, including accessing restricted features, content, or functionality by manipulating technical controls beyond your authorized access level, (i) to resell, redistribute or offer our Services to a third-party without prior written consent from us. [...] You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the Services without the express written permission by the Company.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 requests
- Enough for: 100 calls

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: q (a query), store "apps". Optional: category, chart, gl, hl, store_device, price, age, next_page_token
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/v1/search?engine=google_play_store

## About the plan

- Plan: 100 Free Requests
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 19 fields the plan's answer can hold

search ID, search status, created at, time taken, request URL, HTML URL, JSON URL, search parameters, section title, app name, app URL, app ID, video, category, rating, icon, price, original price, next page

## SearchApi's plans (17)

- [SearchApi, free](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $40 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/40-monthly/llms.txt): $4.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $80 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/80-monthly/llms.txt): $8.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $100 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/100-monthly/llms.txt): $2.857 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $200 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/200-monthly/llms.txt): $5.714 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $250 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/250-monthly/llms.txt): $2.50 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $500 monthly, BigData Plan, Enhanced speed](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/500-monthly-bigdata-plan-enhanced-speed/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $500 monthly, Scale Plan](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/500-monthly-scale-plan/llms.txt): $2.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $900 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/900-monthly/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $1,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/1000-monthly/llms.txt): $4.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $1,500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/1500-monthly/llms.txt): $1.50 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $1,800 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/1800-monthly/llms.txt): $3.60 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $2,800 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/2800-monthly/llms.txt): $1.40 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $3,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/3000-monthly/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $5,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/5000-monthly/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $5,600 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/5600-monthly/llms.txt): $2.80 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $10,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/10000-monthly/llms.txt): $2.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live

## SearchApi's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_play_store`: [SearchApi, free](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)

## SearchApi's APIs (18)

- [SearchApi: Amazon product API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/amazon-product-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: Amazon search API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/amazon-search-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: App Store API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: App Store review API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-review-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: App Store search API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=baidu](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-baidu/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=naver](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-naver/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=yahoo](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-yahoo/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=yandex](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-yandex/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=youtube](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-youtube/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=bing_images](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing-images/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=bing](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=bing_shopping](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing-shopping/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=bing_videos](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing-videos/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=duckduckgo](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-duckduckgo/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=duckduckgo_light](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-duckduckgo-light/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_ai_mode](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-ai-mode/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_ai_overview](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-ai-overview/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_events](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-events/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_images](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-images/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_lens](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-lens/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_light](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-light/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_local](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-local/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_rank_tracking](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-rank-tracking/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_scholar](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-scholar/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_shopping](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-shopping/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_shorts](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-shorts/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: SERP API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_videos](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-videos/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: news API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=bing_news](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing-news/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: news API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_news](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-news/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: news API pricing, 17 plans, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_news_light](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-news-light/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: Google Ads Transparency API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-ad-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: job postings API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: company discovery API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: Google Play API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: Google Play review API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-review-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: Google Play search API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: Google Shopping product API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-shopping-product-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: LinkedIn Ad Library API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-ad-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)
- [SearchApi: TikTok Ad Library API pricing, 17 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-ad-apis/searchapi/free/llms.txt)

## SearchApi: Google Play search API alternatives

- [SerpApi, $106,050 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/serpapi/106050-monthly/llms.txt): $1.964 per 1,000, 86% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-29.

- https://www.searchapi.io/docs/google-play-store
- https://www.searchapi.io/docs/linkedin-jobs-api
- https://www.searchapi.io/legal/terms
- https://www.searchapi.io/linkedin-jobs-api
- https://www.searchapi.io/openapi/linkedin_jobs.yaml
- https://www.searchapi.io/pricing