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Fetch App Store and Play Store reviews via JSON, no browser needed
A developer discovered that both Google Play and Apple App Store serve reviews as plain JSON accessible via HTTP requests, eliminating the need for headless browsers. Apple's RSS feed provides up to 500 reviews per storefront, while Google Play's undocumented API returns 40 reviews per request. The technique uses got-scraping to mimic browser fingerprints and avoid 403 errors.
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This is a practical workaround for developers scraping reviews, but it relies on undocumented endpoints that could change without notice.
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Reading Google Play and App Store reviews straight from their JSON, no browser →
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