IAB Category API for Android Apps

Get the Google Play Store category and IAB categories for Android apps.

The Advanced Query API allows to filter by IAB categories, starting from Medium plan or higher.

Definition

Endpoint:

GET https://data.42matters.com/api/v5.0/android/apps/category.json

Hits per request:

Rate limit:

50 QPS

Required plan:

Medium or above.

Parameters

Name	Required	Description	Available Values
access_token	required	Your access token for using this API. You can get it for FREE by signing up .
p	required	The package name identifying an Android application.	Any publicly available Android app package name
callback	optional	If supplied, the response will use the JSONP format with a callback of the given name.

Responses

Status Code

Indication

Content-Type

Body

200

Everything is OK

application/json

Attribute	Type	Description
package_name	String	The app package name (unique identifier)
title	String	App title
developer	String	App developer name
website	URL	App website
market_url	URL	A deep link to the app page on Google Play
content_rating	String	Advisory rating of the app content
category	String	The app category (human-readable string)
cat_key	String	The app primary category key. Refer to the Google Play categories for more information.
cat_keys	List of Strings	All app category keys. E.g. family-friendly apps have multiple category keys. Refer to the Google Play categories for more information.
iab	Array of Objects	List of IAB categories in the response. Each category contains: id, name, type (type can be "declared_by_dev" or "inferred").
iab_v2	Array of Objects	List of IAB v2.0 categories in the response. Each category contains: id, parent_id, name, type (type can be "declared_by_dev" or "inferred").
iab_v3	Array of Objects	List of IAB v3.0 categories in the response. Each category contains: id, parent_id, name, type (type can be "declared_by_dev" or "inferred").

404

The package name is not found

application/json

Error object

402

Your request exceeds what's allowed by your current subscription plan

application/json

Error object

403

Your access token is not valid

application/json

Error object

429

Your request rate is over the limit

application/json

Error object

Example Request

IAB categories for Tinder Dating app. Meet People on Android by its package name:

https://data.42matters.com/api/v5.0/android/apps/category.json?p=com.tinder&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

This request can also be imported into Postman. Check out our Postman integration guide.

Example Response

{
  "package_name": "com.tinder",
  "title": "Tinder Dating app. Meet People",
  "market_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinder&referrer=utm_source%3D42matters.com%26utm_medium%3Dapi",
  "content_rating": "Mature 17+",
  "category": "Dating",
  "cat_key": "DATING",
  "cat_keys": [
    "DATING",
    "APPLICATION"
  ],
  "developer": "Tinder",
  "website": "https://tinder.com",
  "iab": [
    {
      "id": "IAB14-1",
      "name": "Dating",
      "type": "declared_by_dev"
    },
    {
      "id": "IAB14",
      "name": "Society",
      "type": "declared_by_dev"
    }
  ],
  "iab_v2": [
    {
      "id": 188,
      "parent_id": 186,
      "name": "Dating",
      "type": "declared_by_dev"
    },
    {
      "id": 186,
      "parent_id": null,
      "name": "Family and Relationships",
      "type": "declared_by_dev"
    }
  ],
  "iab_v3": [
    {
      "id": "188",
      "name": "Dating",
      "parent_id": "186",
      "type": "declared_by_dev"
    },
    {
      "id": "186",
      "name": "Family and Relationships",
      "parent_id": null,
      "type": "declared_by_dev"
    }
  ]
}

Last Modified: 10 Apr 2023

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