# Google Play Search Suggestions API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/google_play/search-suggestions)

> Returns Google Play's search autocomplete suggestions for a keyword stem: the same terms the store's search box surfaces. The day Play starts autocompleting a phrase, real demand exists; poll a stem daily and diff to catch rising app keywords early. Each item is `{ term, priority }` ranked by Play's own order (Play exposes no numeric score). Returns a list under `items`.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/google_play/search-suggestions` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Partial search keyword to autocomplete (e.g. 'reverse'). |
| `country` | no | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 storefront country code (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'kr'). Defaults to 'us'. Anything that is not alpha-2 is rejected with a free 400; an unrecognised alpha-2 code is forwarded, and Google Play answers it with its default storefront rather than an error, so check the code if results look wrong for the market. |
| `language` | no | ISO 639-1 language code. Defaults to 'en'. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google_play/search-suggestions" \
  --data-urlencode "query=reverse" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### What does the Google Play Search Suggestions API return?

Returns the autocomplete terms the Google Play search box suggests for a keyword stem, each with its rank in Play's own ordering. The response uses the same JSON envelope as every SocialCrawl endpoint, with the data, credits_used and request_id fields.

### When should I use the Google Play Search Suggestions endpoint?

Use it for store keyword research: poll a stem daily and diff the list to catch rising app searches early.

### How much does the Google Play Search Suggestions API cost?

Each call costs 1 credit, so the 100 free credits every new account gets cover 100 calls. Credits for failed or empty calls are refunded automatically, and there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Google Play Search Suggestions API need?

The one required parameter is query (partial search keyword to autocomplete e.g). It also accepts 2 optional parameters, all listed on this page. The optional parameter to try first is country (Results for one country).

### How do I call the Google Play Search Suggestions API?

Send a GET request to https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google_play/search-suggestions?query=reverse with your API key in the x-api-key header. An Authorization: Bearer header works too.

See the full Google Play API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/google_play

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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