# Google API: Get app reviews > Gets public user reviews for an Android app on Google Play. The app can be given by name, Play Store link, or app ID. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/get-app-reviews - Method: `play.google.com/get_app_reviews`, version 1 - Website: play.google.com - Returns: app name, app link, reviews with stars, date, text, helpful votes, version, developer reply - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `app` | string | yes | `"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps"` | App name, Play Store link, or app ID, e.g. WhatsApp. | | `sort` | string | no | `"most_relevant"` | Review ordering, e.g. newest. One of "newest", "most_relevant". Default "newest". | | `stars` | integer | no | `1` | Review rating 1–5, or 0 for all ratings, e.g. 5. Default 0. | | `country` | string | no | `"United States"` | Country name or two-letter code, e.g. United States or US. Default "United States". | | `language` | string | no | `"English"` | Language name or code, e.g. English or en. Default "English". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `110` | Maximum number of reviews, e.g. 50. Default 50. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "app": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps", "sort": "most_relevant", "stars": 1, "country": "United States", "language": "English", "max_results": 110 } ``` Its output: ```json { "reviews": [ { "date": "2026-09-16", "stars": 1, "page_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&reviewId=7bcb477a-36c5-4d76-8814-55ae0c84788e", "review_id": "7bcb477a-36c5-4d76-8814-55ae0c84788e", "review_text": "My app auto changed to a disgusting ai voice. when I went to change it back to the older one, they removed all the street vocabulary and now she only can say \"turn left, turn right, etc\" and cannot say street names when she never had a problem before this update. If I could give a rating below 1 sta…", "helpful_votes": 744, "reviewer_name": "Megan Olson", "app_version_reviewed": "26.35.03.969485213", "developer_reply_date": "2026-09-16", "developer_reply_text": "That doesn’t sound good, Megan. You can submit the details of what you're experiencing by following these steps: goo.gle/355m3NU, so our team gets the right information to help improve the app. Appreciate it!" }, { "date": "2026-04-21", "stars": 1, "page_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&reviewId=21360732-d8b6-40bf-bb27-06be083512e5", "review_id": "21360732-d8b6-40bf-bb27-06be083512e5", "review_text": "i don't know how an app like this manages to become worse with every update. nearly useless at this point, you're better off with a paper map. Today it routed me to the middle of an interstate, nowhere near an exit, and said I'd arrived at my destination. A few days ago it only offered one route thr…", "helpful_votes": 161, "reviewer_name": "Spencer Cashdollar", "app_version_reviewed": "26.15.01.894202351", "developer_reply_date": null, "developer_reply_text": null }, { "date": "2026-04-13", "stars": 1, "page_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&reviewId=b5f1540b-95be-4065-aa35-cd46506ebd6c", "review_id": "b5f1540b-95be-4065-aa35-cd46506ebd6c", "review_text": "it used to turn the route red or yellow depending on traffic. now it only shows blue. we have always relied on those colors to help us change routes. also, the alternative route button doesn't give options that are helpful. it keeps trying to bring us through DC, which, is never a fast route. I can …", "helpful_votes": 144, "reviewer_name": "Roddy Graham", "app_version_reviewed": "26.14.09.891313448", "developer_reply_date": "2026-04-14", "developer_reply_text": "We understand your concern, Roddy. We would love to learn more about the issue and help. Please create a post in our Google Maps forum so that our community of experts can assist you: goo.gle/3vosTcH. Appreciate it." } ], "app_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps", "app_name": "Google Maps" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"play.google.com/get_app_reviews","input":{"app":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps","sort":"most_relevant","stars":1,"country":"United States","language":"English","max_results":110}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the latest 20 user reviews for the WhatsApp Android app on Play Store, sorted newest first, in English from the US - What are the most relevant 5-star reviews for com.spotify.music on Google Play? - Pull up 1-star reviews for the Duolingo app in Germany with developer replies included - I need the newest reviews for Instagram on the Play Store in French from France, up to 100 entries - Get the most helpful critical reviews (2 stars or lower) for the Zoom app on Google Play, including version numbers and helpful vote counts ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "app" ], "properties": { "app": { "type": "string", "description": "App name, Play Store link, or app ID, e.g. WhatsApp." }, "sort": { "enum": [ "newest", "most_relevant" ], "type": "string", "default": "newest", "description": "Review ordering, e.g. newest." }, "stars": { "type": "integer", "default": 0, "maximum": 5, "minimum": 0, "description": "Review rating 1–5, or 0 for all ratings, e.g. 5." }, "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country name or two-letter code, e.g. United States or US." }, "language": { "type": "string", "default": "English", "description": "Language name or code, e.g. English or en." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 500, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of reviews, e.g. 50." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "app_name", "app_link", "reviews" ], "properties": { "reviews": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "stars": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "review_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "review_text": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "helpful_votes": { "type": "integer" }, "reviewer_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "app_version_reviewed": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "developer_reply_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "developer_reply_text": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } }, "app_link": { "type": "string" }, "app_name": { "type": "string" } } } ``` ## See more - [Google API: Get Android app listing](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/get-app.md): Gets a public Google Play app listing by app name or Play Store link, with developer, rating, downloads, price, what's new, descriptions and data safety highlights. - [Google API: Search Google Play apps](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/search-apps.md): Finds Android apps on Google Play by keywords, in Play search order, with each listing's developer, star rating, price and currency for the chosen country, download range and link. 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