# Google API: Search Google Play apps

> 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. Results are limited to apps shown on the public search page.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/search-apps
- Method: `play.google.com/search_apps`, version 1
- Website: play.google.com
- Returns: app name, developer, star rating, price, currency, downloads, Play Store link, package name
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | `"budget tracker"` | Keywords to find apps, for example budget tracker. |
| `country` | string | no |  | Country name or two-letter code for listings, for example United Kingdom or GB. Default "United States". |
| `max_results` | integer | no |  | Most apps to return, for example 20. Default 20. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "query": "budget tracker"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "apps": [
    {
      "price": 0,
      "app_name": "MyMoney—Track Expense & Budget",
      "currency": "USD",
      "developer": "Ananta Raha",
      "downloads": "1M+",
      "star_rating": 4.8,
      "package_name": "com.raha.app.mymoney.free",
      "play_store_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raha.app.mymoney.free"
    },
    {
      "price": 0,
      "app_name": "Wallet: Budget Expense Tracker",
      "currency": "USD",
      "developer": "BudgetBakers",
      "downloads": "10M+",
      "star_rating": 4.6,
      "package_name": "com.droid4you.application.wallet",
      "play_store_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid4you.application.wallet"
    },
    {
      "price": 0,
      "app_name": "Money Tracker-Expense & Budget",
      "currency": "USD",
      "developer": "Horoscope365",
      "downloads": "5M+",
      "star_rating": 4.8,
      "package_name": "com.freeman.moneymanager",
      "play_store_link": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freeman.moneymanager"
    }
  ]
}
```

## 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/search_apps","input":{"query":"budget tracker"}}'
```

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`.

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## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Keywords to find apps, for example budget tracker."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "Country name or two-letter code for listings, for example United Kingdom or GB."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Most apps to return, for example 20."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "apps"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "apps": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "app_name",
          "developer",
          "star_rating",
          "price",
          "currency",
          "downloads",
          "play_store_link",
          "package_name"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "price": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Listed app price; zero means free."
          },
          "app_name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "App name."
          },
          "currency": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Currency code for the listed price."
          },
          "developer": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Developer name."
          },
          "downloads": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Download range as displayed, for example 10M+."
          },
          "star_rating": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Rating out of five stars."
          },
          "package_name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Android package name."
          },
          "play_store_link": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "App page on Google Play."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Apps in Play search order."
    }
  }
}
```

## 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: Get app reviews](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/get-app-reviews.md): Gets public user reviews for an Android app on Google Play. The app can be given by name, Play Store link, or app ID.
- [Google API: List Google Play top charts](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/list-top-charts.md): Lists ranked Android apps or games from the Google Play top free, top paid or top grossing chart for a country and category.
- [Google API: Search Chrome extensions](https://fous.com/methods/chromewebstore.google.com/search-extensions.md): Finds Chrome Web Store extensions by keywords in store order, with each listing's developer, users, rating, rating count, short description and store link. Some listings omit developer, users or ratings.
- [Google API: Get search suggestions](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-search-suggestions.md): Gets Google Search autocomplete suggestions for words typed so far, in Google's order, for a chosen country and language.
- [Google API: Search Google News](https://fous.com/methods/news.google.com/search-news.md): Finds recent Google News articles about a company, person or topic for a country and language, in Google News order, optionally within a time window, with each article's publisher link resolved.
- [Google API: Search places](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/search-places.md): Finds businesses and places near a location on Google Maps, in Google Maps order, with rating, hours, contact details and links when shown.
- [Google API: Get company ads](https://fous.com/methods/adstransparency.google.com/get-company-ads.md): Finds a verified advertiser in the Google Ads Transparency Center by company name or website domain and returns its Google ads with dates, regions, previews and ad pages. Counts may be approximate; regions and media previews are read for the first 40 ads.
- [All Google methods](https://fous.com/methods/google.com.md)