This endpoint will provide you with a list of keywords for which the target app ranks on Google Play. You will obtain keyword data and discover the app’s ranking position for each returned keyword.
The returned results are specific to the app_id specified in a POST request.
The app_id parameter can be found on the Google Play website as a part of a URL pointing to a specific mobile application. For example, here is the URL of the Telegram app on Google Play:
Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
# Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
login="login"
password="password"
cred="$(printf ${login}:${password} | base64)"
curl --location --request POST "https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live"
--header "Authorization: Basic ${cred}"
--header "Content-Type: application/json"
--data-raw "[
{
"app_id": "org.telegram.messenger",
"language_name": "English",
"location_code": 2840,
"limit": 10
}
]"
<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
$post_array = array();
// simple way to set a task
$post_array[] = array(
"app_id" => "org.telegram.messenger",
"language_name" => "English",
"location_code" => 2840,
"filters" => [
["keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume", ">=", 500]
],
"limit" => 10
);
try {
// POST /v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live
$result = $client->post('/v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live', $post_array);
print_r($result);
// do something with post result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
echo "n";
print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
print $e->getTraceAsString();
echo "n";
}
$client = null;
?>
from client import RestClient
# You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/python/python_Client.zip
client = RestClient("login", "password")
post_data = dict()
# simple way to set a task
post_data[len(post_data)] = dict(
app_id="org.telegram.messenger",
location_name="United States",
language_name="English",
filters=[
["keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume", ">=", 500]
],
limit=10
)
# POST /v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live
response = client.post("/v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live", post_data)
# you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
if response["status_code"] == 20000:
print(response)
# do something with result
else:
print("error. Code: %d Message: %s" % (response["status_code"], response["status_message"]))
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace DataForSeoDemos
{
public static partial class Demos
{
public static async Task dataforseo_labs_google_keywords_for_app_live()
{
var httpClient = new HttpClient
{
BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.dataforseo.com/"),
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
DefaultRequestHeaders = { Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("login:password"))) }
};
var postData = new List<object>();
postData.Add(new
{
app_id = "org.telegram.messenger",
location_name = "United States",
language_name = "English",
filters = new object[]
{
new object[] { "keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume", ">=", 500 }
},
limit = 10
});
// POST /v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live
// the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
var taskPostResponse = await httpClient.PostAsync("/v3/dataforseo_labs/google/keywords_for_app/live", new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(postData)));
var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(await taskPostResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
// you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
if (result.status_code == 20000)
{
// do something with result
Console.WriteLine(result);
}
else
Console.WriteLine($"error. Code: {result.status_code} Message: {result.status_message}");
}
}
}
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
All POST data should be sent in the JSON format (UTF-8 encoding). The task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute.
You can specify the number of results you want to retrieve, filter and sort them.
Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.
Description of the fields for setting a task:
Field name
Type
Description
app_id
string
id of the apps required field
ID of the mobile application on Google Play;
you can find the ID in the URL of every app listed on Google Play;
example:
in the URL https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messenger
the id is org.telegram.messenger
location_name
string
full name of the location required field if you don’t specifylocation_code Note: it is required to specify either location_name or location_code
you can receive the list of available locations with their location_name by making a separate request to https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages; Note: this endpoint currently supports the US location only;
example: United States
location_code
integer
location code required field if you don’t specifylocation_name Note: it is required to specify either location_name or location_code
you can receive the list of available locations with their location_code by making a separate request to https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages; Note: this endpoint currently supports the US location only;
example: 2840
language_name
string
full name of the language required field if you don’t specifylanguage_code Note: it is required to specify either language_name or language_code
you can receive the list of available languages with their language_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages; Note: this endpoint currently supports the English language only;
example: English
language_code
string
language code required field if you don’t specifylanguage_name Note: it is required to specify either language_name or language_code
you can receive the list of available languages with their language_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages; Note: this endpoint currently supports the English language only
example: en
filters
array
array of results filtering parameters
optional field you can add several filters at once (8 filters maximum)
you should set a logical operator and, or between the conditions
the following operators are supported: <, <=, >, >=, =, <>, in, not_in
example: ["keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume",">",500]
[["keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume","<>",500],"and",["ranked_serp_element.serp_item.rank_group",">=","10"]]
for more information about filters, please refer to Dataforseo Labs – Filters or this help center guide
order_by
array
results sorting rules
optional field
you can use the same values as in the filters array to sort the results;
possible sorting types: asc – results will be sorted in the ascending order; desc – results will be sorted in the descending order;
you should use a comma to specify a sorting type;
example: ["ranked_serp_element.serp_item.rank_group,asc"] Note: you can set no more than three sorting rules in a single request;
you should use a comma to separate several sorting rules;
example: ["ranked_serp_element.serp_item.rank_group,desc","keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume,asc"]
default rule: ["keyword_data.keyword_info.search_volume,desc"] Note: if the item_types array contains item types that are different from organic, the results will be ordered by the first item type in the array
limit
integer
the maximum number of returned keywords
optional field
default value: 100
maximum value: 1000
offset
integer
offset in the results array of returned keywords
optional field
default value: 0
if you specify the 10 value, the first ten keywords in the results array will be omitted and the data will be provided for the successive keywords
tag
string
user-defined task identifier
optional field the character limit is 255
you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result
you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response
As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.
Description of the fields in the results array:
Field name
Type
Description
version
string
the current version of the API
status_code
integer
general status code
you can find the full list of the response codes here Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions
status_message
string
general informational message
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
time
string
execution time, seconds
cost
float
total tasks cost, USD
tasks_count
integer
the number of tasks in the tasks array
tasks_error
integer
the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error
tasks
array
array of tasks
id
string
task identifier unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format
status_code
integer
status code of the task
generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000
you can find the full list of the response codes here
status_message
string
informational message of the task
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
time
string
execution time, seconds
cost
float
cost of the task, USD
result_count
integer
number of elements in the result array
path
array
URL path
data
object
contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request
result
array
array of results
se_type
string
search engine type
app_id
string
id of the app in a POST array
location_code
integer
location code in a POST array
language_code
string
language code in a POST array
total_count
integer
total amount of results in our database relevant to your request
items_count
integer
the number of results returned in the items array
items
array
contains data related to the ranking keywords for the app specified in the app_id field
se_type
string
search engine type
keyword_data
object
keyword data for the returned keyword
se_type
string
search engine type
keyword
string
returned keyword
location_code
integer
location code in a POST array
language_code
string
language code in a POST array
keyword_info
object
keyword info for the returned keyword
se_type
string
search engine type
last_updated_time
string
date and time when keyword data was updated
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”;
example: 2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
competition
float
competition
represents the relative amount of competition associated with the given keyword;
the value is based on Google Ads data and can be between 0 and 1 (inclusive);
in this case, will equal null
competition_level
string
competition level
represents the relative level of competition associated with the given keyword in paid SERP only;
possible values: LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH
if competition level is unknown, the value is null;
learn more about the metric in this help center article;
in this case, will equal null
cpc
float
cost-per-click
represents the average cost per click (USD) historically paid for the keyword;
in this case, will equal null
search_volume
integer
average monthly search volume rate
represents the (approximate) number of searches for the given keyword on Google Play
low_top_of_page_bid
float
minimum bid for the ad to be displayed at the top of the first page
indicates the value greater than about 20% of the lowest bids for which ads were displayed (based on Google Ads statistics for advertisers)
the value may differ depending on the location specified in a POST request;
in this case, will equal null
high_top_of_page_bid
float
maximum bid for the ad to be displayed at the top of the first page
indicates the value greater than about 80% of the lowest bids for which ads were displayed (based on Google Ads statistics for advertisers)
the value may differ depending on the location specified in a POST request;
in this case, will equal null
monthly searches
represents the (approximate) number of searches for this keyword (as available for the past twelve months), targeted to the specified geographic locations;
in this case, will equal null
ranked_serp_element
array
contains data on the domain’s SERP element found for the returned keyword
se_type
string
search engine type
serp_item
array
contains data on the SERP element
the list of supported SERP elements can be found below
type
string
type of the SERP element
possible values: google_play_search_organic
rank_group
integer
position within a group of elements with identical type values
positions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group
rank_absolute
integer
absolute rank in SERP
absolute position among all the elements in SERP
position
string
the alignment of the element in SERP
can take the following values: left, right
app_id
string
id of the app
title
string
title of the app
url
string
URL to the app page on Google Play
icon
string
URL to the app icon
reviews_count
integer
the total number of reviews of the app
rating
object
average rating of the app
rating_type
string
the type of the rating
can take the following values: Max5
value
float
the value of the rating
votes_count
integer
the amount of feedback
in this case, the value will be null
rating_max
integer
the maximum value for a rating_type
the maximum value for Max5 is 5
is_free
boolean
indicates whether the app is free
price
object
price of the app
current
float
current price
refers to the current price indicated in the element
regular
float
regular price
refers to the regular price indicated in the element
max_value
float
the maximum price
refers to the maximum price indicated in the element
currency
string
currency of the listed price
ISO code of the currency applied to the price
is_price_range
boolean
price is provided as a range
indicates whether a price is provided in a range
displayed_price
string
price string in the result
raw price string as provided in the result
developer
string
name of the app developer
developer_url
string
URL to the developer page on Google Play
check_url
string
direct URL to search engine results
you can use it to make sure that we provided accurate results
se_results_count
string
number of search results for the returned keyword
last_updated_time
string
date and time when SERP data was updated
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”
example: 2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
previous_updated_time
string
previous to the most recent date and time when SERP data was updated
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”
example: 2019-10-15 12:57:46 +00:00;
in this case, will equal null
