Google Play provides several link formats that let you bring users to your products in the way you want, from Android apps, web pages, ads, reviews, articles, social media posts, and more.
The link formats let you link to the following:
- An app's store listing.
- A developer's page.
- A search result of your choice.
- A collection.
- A Google Play Instant experience.
Linking to a store listing
Use the format below to deep-link directly to an app's Store listing page, where users can see the app description, screenshots, reviews and more, and then install it.
To create the link, you need to know the app's fully qualified package name, which is declared in the app's manifest file. The package name is also visible in the Google Play Console.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name>
Here's an example:
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps
For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see Linking from an Android App.
Linking to a developer page
Use the format below to link users to your developer page. On this page you can provide more details about your brand, feature an app, and provide a list of other apps you've published.
To create the link, you need to know your publisher name, which is available from the Play Console.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=<developer_id>
Here's an example:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=5700313618786177705
For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see Linking from an Android App.
Linking to a search result
Use the format below to link users to a search query result on Google Play. The search result page shows a list of apps (and optionally other content) that match the query, with ratings, badges, and an install button for each.
To create the link, you just need a search query string. If you want the query
to search beyond the Google Play app listings, remove the &c=apps
part of the
link URL.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=<search_query>&c=apps
Here's an example:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=maps&c=apps
For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see Linking from an Android App.
Linking to a collection
If your app is featured or appears in one of the Google Play top charts or collections, you can use the format below to link users directly to the collection. The collection shows a ranked list of apps in the collection, with ratings, short descriptions, and an install button.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/<collection_name>
Here's an example:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topselling_free
For details on how to send the link in an Android app, see Linking from an Android App.
Collection | collection_name |
---|---|
Staff Picks (Featured) | featured |
Top Paid | topselling_paid |
Top Free | topselling_free |
Top New Free | topselling_new_free |
Top New Paid | topselling_new_paid |
Top Grossing | topgrossing |
Trending | movers_shakers |
Linking to Editors' Choice Pages
If your app is featured or appears in articles in Editors' Choice, you can use the format below to link users directly to the Editors’ Choice page.
The URL for the main Editors' Choice page is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/topic?id=editors_choice
And you can find each page's URL from the Editors' Choice page.
Here are some examples:
-
Get Motivated With These 5 Fitness Apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/topic?id=editorial_fitness_apps_us
-
Map It Out: Navigate Anywhere With These 5 Apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/topic?id=editorial_navigation_apps_us
-
Winning Sports Games to Enjoy Any Season
https://play.google.com/store/apps/topic?id=editorial_sports_games_us
Linking from an Android App
If you want to link to your products from an Android app, create an
Intent
that opens a URL. As you
configure this intent, pass "com.android.vending"
into Intent.setPackage()
so that users see your app's details in the Google Play Store app instead of a
chooser.
The following example directs users to viewing the app containing the package
name com.example.android
in Google Play:
Kotlin
val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW).apply { data = Uri.parse( "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.example.android") setPackage("com.android.vending") } startActivity(intent)
Java
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setData(Uri.parse( "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.example.android")); intent.setPackage("com.android.vending"); startActivity(intent);
Launching a Google Play Instant experience
If you have published an instant app using Google Play Instant, you can launch the app as follows:
Kotlin
val uriBuilder = Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details") .buildUpon() .appendQueryParameter("id", "com.example.android") .appendQueryParameter("launch", "true") // Optional parameters, such as referrer, are passed onto the launched // instant app. You can retrieve these parameters using Activity.intent.data. uriBuilder.appendQueryParameter("referrer", "exampleCampaignId") val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW).apply { data = uriBuilder.build() setPackage("com.android.vending") } startActivity(intent)
Java
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); Uri.Builder uriBuilder = Uri.parse("market://launch") .buildUpon() .appendQueryParameter("id", "com.example.android"); // Optional parameters, such as referrer, are passed onto the launched // instant app. You can retrieve these parameters using // Activity.getIntent().getData(). uriBuilder.appendQueryParameter("referrer", "exampleCampaignId"); intent.setData(uriBuilder.build()); intent.setPackage("com.android.vending"); startActivity(intent);
Summary of URL formats
The table below provides a summary of the URIs currently supported by the Google Play (both on the web and in an Android application), as discussed in the previous sections.
For this result | Use this link |
---|---|
Show the store listing for a specific app | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name> |
Show the developer page for a specific publisher | https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=<developer_id> |
Show the result of a search query | https://play.google.com/store/search?q=<query> |
Show an app collection | https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/<collection_name> |
Launch a Google Play Instant experience | market://launch?id=<package_name> |