# Google Play Scraper

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Status** | private |
| **Method** | `GET` |
| **Endpoint** | `/v1/website/rendering` |
| **Base URL** | `https://api.browsersolver.com` |
| **Credit Cost** | 2 credits per call |
| **Documentation** | https://www.browsersolver.com/library/website-rendering-google-play-scraper |

## Access

This endpoint is **private**. Requests return HTTP 403 until access is granted. There is no self-serve request-access button. Open a support ticket from the dashboard Help desk (https://app.browsersolver.com/app?returnTo=help-desk/tickets/new) and include the endpoint path, your use case, target fields, and expected volume.

## Description

Capture hydrated HTML from Google Play listing pages without hosting Chromium. Ideal for app metadata and review research.

## Authentication

- **Key Name:** `x-api-key`
- **Location:** HTTP Header
- **Get an API key:** https://app.browsersolver.com/register

## Example Request

```bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.browsersolver.com/v1/website/rendering' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Example Response

### Google Play HTML (reference/google)

```json
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title>Google Search</title><meta name="x-bs-slug" content="google-play"/><meta name="x-bs-source" content="browsersolver-selectors"/></head><body data-page="serp" data-brand="google-play" data-surface="google" data-seed="68057"><main id="search"><div class="g"><h3><a href="https://www.browse.ai/blog/the-best-ai-web-scraper-tools">AI web scraper comparison (2026): 9 tools tested head-to-head</a></h3><div class="VwiC3b">Mar 20, 2026 - Quick take: Use Browse AI if you want point-and-click no-code scraping with visual training. Choose Firecrawl if you&#x27;re building L...</div></div><div class="g"><h3><a href="https://www.example.com/b">SERP layout changes to watch</a></h3><div class="VwiC3b">How organic modules and AI overviews reshape extractors.</div></div><div class="related-question-pair"><div class="CSkcDe">What is the best web scraper API?</div></div><div class="related-question-pair"><div class="CSkcDe">How do headless browsers handle CAPTCHAs?</div></div></main><section class="x-bs-enrich"><p>Google Play DOM built for BrowserSolver rendering examples.</p></section></body></html>
```

## Documentation

## Google Play via BrowserSolver

**Google Play Scraper** opens Google Play URLs in BrowserSolver and returns HTML after scripts finish.

| | |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | `/v1/website/rendering` |
| Credits | 2 / successful call |
| Auth | API key |

### Try it
```
GET https://api.browsersolver.com/v1/website/rendering?query=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music
```

### Response
HTML post JavaScript.

### Common workflows
- Track SERP layouts over time
- Prototype organic result extractors
- Archive AI overview and ad modules

#
## Workflows
- Track rating distributions
- Capture review text blocks
- Monitor reputation shifts

## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | Absolute Google Play URL |
| `wait_in_seconds` | number | no | Extra pause after load (0-30) |
| `wait_for` | string | no | CSS/XPath selector that must appear |
| `block_ads` | boolean | no | Drop ad traffic during render |
| `timeout` | number | no | Max render seconds (default 30) |

## Notes
- Prefer [Website Crawler](/v1/website/crawler) if markup arrives without JS.
- Use [Website WebUnlocker](/v1/website/webunlocker) only on approved, heavily protected hosts.