Is there an API to search Google Play for apps of a certain name (e.g., food) and return the output as JSON?
For instance, we would love an API that permits parsing of queries like this: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=food&c=apps
We need something for JavaScript to get called from a web page.
None of the Google Play APIs we have seen allow this.
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Found a JSON API from AppAware: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/android-market-api/-F2QfvGt1nU
Note: it only checks apps, which is sufficient for our purposes.
You might want to check this thread : Getting Data from Android Play Store:
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