AppBrain API Client library for Java / Kotlin

The AppBrain API allows you to programmatically access data about apps on Google Play. Queries for specific apps, search and browse are supported. AppBrain advertisers can manage their campaign.

Installation

Add this dependency to your project's POM:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.appbrain</groupId>
  <artifactId>appbrain-api-client</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>

Gradle users

Add this dependency to your project's build file:

implementation "com.appbrain:appbrain-api-client:1.0.0"

Others

At first generate the JAR by executing:

./gradlew build

Then manually install the following JARs:

• build/libs/appbrain-api-client-1.0.0.jar
• Also the required dependency JAR files

Getting Started

Please follow the installation instruction and execute the following Java code:

package com.appbrain.client.demo;

import com.appbrain.client.ApiClient;
import com.appbrain.client.ApiException;
import com.appbrain.client.Configuration;
import com.appbrain.client.api.InformationApi;
import com.appbrain.client.model.AppInfoList;

public class ApiClientDemo {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApiClient apiClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();

        // Get the API key from https://developers.appbrain.com/dev_dashboard#DevPagePlace:page=api
        // for more information see: https://developers.appbrain.com/info/help/api/appbrain-api.html
        apiClient.setApiKey("<APIKEY>");

        InformationApi api = new InformationApi(apiClient);
        String sort = null;
        String filter = null;
        String category = null;

        try {
            AppInfoList result = api.searchApps("youtube", sort, filter, category, 0, null);
            System.out.println(result.getApps().get(0));
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.err.println(" " + e);
            System.err.println(" " + e.getResponseBody());
        }
    }
}

Documentation for AppBrain API

Please see here: https://www.appbrain.com/info/help/api/specification.html

Recommendation

It's recommended to create an instance of ApiClient per thread in a multithreaded environment to avoid any potential issues.

Author

AppBrain API Team - [email protected]