There is one, but it's an unofficial API:
http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/
Is there an API for the Google Play Store?, LOOKUP API to access information about a specific app by ID: Lookup API for Android Apps; SEARCH API to run full-text search on the app stores:� Google Play Developer API Note: As of December 1, 2019, the Google Play Developer API is available only for version 3 and higher. If you're using a lower version of the API, you must migrate to version 3 by this date. For more information on migrating to version 3, see Changes to the Google Play Developer API.
Calling the WhereDat API is as simple as doing an HTTP Get, just replace "facebook" with your search parameter:
http://api.wheredatapp.com/search?q=facebook
And this is how a result will look like:
{
"apps": [
{
"category": "Social",
"rating": 3.9948248863220215,
"updated": 1435805622,
"created": 1427510074,
"icon_url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZZPdzvlpK9r_Df9C3M7j1rNRi7hhHRvPhlklJ3lfi5jk86Jd1s0Y5wcQ1QgbVaAP5Q=w300",
"title": "Facebook",
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana",
"package": "com.facebook.katana",
"ratings_count": 29588232,
"short_description": "Keeping up with friends is faster than ever.• See what friends are up to• Share updates, photos and videos• Get notified when friends like and comment on your posts• P..."
},
{
"category": "Business",
"rating": 4.130451679229736,
"updated": 1435644682,
"created": 1427510616,
"icon_url": "https://lh4.ggpht.com/vcyZimfIRlWrLarEpIj7MMSuqgwIkF4bx5nArKhFWsEqGclnPTAeLLK4cFiQ5QscRIEc=w300",
"title": "Facebook Pages Manager",
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.pages.app",
"package": "com.facebook.pages.app",
"ratings_count": 693199,
"short_description": "Pages Manager helps admins connect with their audience and keep up with activity on multiple Pages, all in one place.• Post updates and photos and respond to comments ..."
},
{
"category": "Social",
"rating": 4.149935245513916,
"updated": 1435881022,
"created": 1427510065,
"icon_url": "https://lh5.ggpht.com/sFV8zzvuM__JTl0QDhtp0sGMzBXKGrEQWLpdJr_DhNxHNIJ7rNbvEewTJdhULTjsgM0=w300",
"title": "Facebook Groups",
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.groups",
"package": "com.facebook.groups",
"ratings_count": 106446,
"short_description": "This app gives you a dedicated space for you and your groups.See all of your Facebook Groups in one place. Discuss, plan and collaborate easily and without distraction..."
},
{
"category": "Social",
"rating": 4.336362838745117,
"updated": 1435319250,
"created": 1431991423,
"icon_url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Alon4Gigwl2DqrT36O6JMn-M40tinuxFHWROtv0TP8ozX8Sr5MiBM1CuHX-veqFhnKvQ=w300",
"title": "Facebook Lite",
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.lite",
"package": "com.facebook.lite",
"ratings_count": 95510,
"short_description": "This version of Facebook is efficient with data and works in all network conditions.Facebook Lite:- Installs quickly — the app is less than 1 MB- Works on all Android ..."
}
]
}
Search API for Android Apps, Full text search API for finding apps on the Google Play Store programmatically. The fastest way to integrate your own Android app search into� The Purchase Status API is part of the Google Play Developer API v. 2.0, available through the Google Developers Console. Using the API. To start making API calls, you’ll set up and manage the Google Play Developer API directly from the Google Play Console. The API can only be managed by the owner of your Google Play Developer account.
Actually there is one like mentioned above.
But is illegal to use it, We was consider to use it in our startup and we took a lawyer that check if we can use it.
After a small research (that based on the user agreement) he told us that it illegal to use this API.
Another reason to not use it is that you can't know when it will be stop working (if Google change something on their protocols the API will not work)
Google Play Developer API, There is one, but it's an unofficial API: http://code.google.com/p/android-market- api/. Search API for Google Play Store [closed] Ask Question Asked 7 years, 9 months ago. Active 4 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 5k times 3. Closed. This question
