https://github.com/vincentkoc/android-market-api-php

PHP implementation of the java Android Market API
https://github.com/vincentkoc/android-market-api-php

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PHP implementation of the java Android Market API

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/vincentkoc/android-market-api-php
• Owner: vincentkoc
• License: gpl-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2011-08-24T10:56:12.000Z (over 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-01-21T01:17:42.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-19T14:22:12.047Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: android-device, android-marketplace, php
• Language: PHP
• Homepage: https://github.com/koconder/android-market-api-php/wiki
• Size: 118 KB
• Stars: 234
• Watchers: 29
• Forks: 77
• Open Issues: 22
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Android Market API (PHP)

[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.14769247.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14769247)

Un-official PHP client for the (legacy) Android Market / Google Play Store — first released in 2012 and still used for archival research, market-data collection, and automation pipelines.

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## Table of Contents

1. [Overview](#overview)

2. [Connection Settings & Troubleshooting](#connection-settings--troubleshooting)

3. [Examples](#examples)

4. [How to Cite](#how-to-cite)

5. [Issues & Support](#issues--support)

6. [Credits](#credits)

7. [License](#license)

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## Overview

This library exposes most of the original Android Market RPCs (login,

app details, search, downloads) to PHP. **Google has never released an

official Play Store API**, so this code relies on reverse-engineered

protobuf calls that still work for many use cases.

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## Connection Settings & Troubleshooting

Configure **`examples/local.php`** with:

| Setting | Notes |

|---------|-------|

| **Google Account (`USERNAME`, `PASSWORD`)** | Use an _App Password_ from a Google account with 2-step verification to reduce CAPTCHA blocks. |

| **Android Device ID** | Retrieve via the free app . |

| **Rate-Limiting** | The Play backend will 403/400 if you spam requests. Insert `sleep()` between calls. |

| **CAPTCHA Unlock** | Log in to the same account in a browser and visit . |

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## Examples

See code for examples

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## How to Cite

If this software was helpful in your research, please cite **version v1**:

```bibtex

@software{Koc_2025_android_market_api_php,

  author       = {Vincent Koc},

  title        = {{Android Market API (PHP)}},

  version      = {v1},

  year         = {2025},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.14769247},

  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14769247}

}