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Android App API Fields Glossary

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Android App API Fields Glossary

How fields work

DeepSee.io exposes Android app data through two endpoints:

  • Overview – descriptive store metadata for an app.
  • Risk Signals – quality and compliance flags for an app.

Overview fields

Descriptive store metadata from Google Play. Available in the API documentation here.

age_group (1 credit) — Content rating or age classification assigned by the store.

category_array (1 credit) — All store categories the app is listed under.

declares_contains_ads (1 credit) — Whether the store listing states the app contains advertising.

deepsee_brand_safety_risk (5 credits) — DeepSee’s overall brand safety risk assessment for the app, combining multiple quality and compliance signals.

delisted (1 credit) — Whether the app has been removed from the store and is no longer available for install.

description (1 credit) — Full text description of the app from its Play Store listing.

developer_id (1 credit) — Store-assigned identifier for the developer account.

developer_name (1 credit) — Publisher or developer name shown on the store listing.

downloads (1 credit) — Approximate lifetime install count as reported by the store.

has_app_ads_txt (1 credit) — Whether the developer publishes an app-ads.txt file for authorized ad seller verification.

price (1 credit) — Listed price (0 for free apps).

primary_category (1 credit) — Main store category the app is listed under.

privacy_policy_url (1 credit) — Link to the privacy policy when the developer provides one.

rating (1 credit) — Average star rating from user reviews.

rating_count (1 credit) — Total number of user ratings submitted.

release_date (1 credit) — Date the app first appeared on the store.

review_sentiment (2 credits) — Aggregate sentiment from user review text; higher values are more positive.

store_url (1 credit) — Direct link to the app on Google Play.

title (1 credit) — Display name of the app as it appears on Google Play.

update_date (1 credit) — Date the app was most recently updated on the store.

website (1 credit) — Developer website as listed on the store page.

30_day_downloads_growth_rate (2 credits) — Rate of change in install count over the last 30 days; useful for spotting sudden demand shifts.

30_day_ratings_growth_rate (2 credits) — Rate of change in rating count over the last 30 days; useful for spotting sudden engagement shifts.

90_day_downloads_growth_rate (2 credits) — Rate of change in install count over the last 90 days.

90_day_ratings_growth_rate (2 credits) — Rate of change in rating count over the last 90 days.


Risk Signals fields

Quality and compliance flags. Unless noted as a percentile, each returns true when the signal applies. Available in the API documentation here.

ai_companion (3 credits) — Whether the app is primarily an AI companion or chatbot.

ai_content_generator (3 credits) — Whether the app is primarily an AI content generation product.

anomalous_downloads_growth (3 credits) — Whether install growth is unusually high compared with the broader app population.

anomalous_rating_growth (3 credits) — Whether rating-count growth is unusually high compared with the broader app population.

declares_contains_ads (1 credit) — Whether the store listing states the app contains advertising.

delisted (1 credit) — Whether the app has been removed from Google Play and is no longer available for install.

downloads_growth_pctl_1mo (2 credits) — Where one-month install growth for this app ranks versus all apps in the store, as a percentile from 0 to 100.

downloads_growth_pctl_3mo (2 credits) — Percentile rank for install growth over three months.

downloads_growth_pctl_6mo (2 credits) — Percentile rank for install growth over six months.

extreme_negative_review_sentiment (3 credits) — Whether aggregated review text sentiment is strongly negative.

incentivized_interactions (3 credits) — Whether the app uses incentivized actions such as rewarded reviews, ratings, or installs.

mature_or_adult_content (3 credits) — Whether the app is flagged for mature or adult-oriented content.

missing_ads_txt_file (1 credit) — Whether no app-ads.txt file is available for authorized ad seller verification.

missing_privacy_policy (1 credit) — Whether no privacy policy link is present on the listing.

no_reviews (1 credit) — Whether the app has no user reviews, which limits quality assessment.

poor_ux_risk (3 credits) — Whether the app shows signs of serious user experience or quality problems.

potentially_dangerous_utility (3 credits) — Whether the app falls into a utility category with elevated risk (for example, certain system tools).

rating_below_3 (1 credit) — Whether the average user rating is below 3 out of 5 stars.

ratings_growth_pctl_1mo (2 credits) — Where one-month rating-count growth for this app ranks versus all apps in the store, as a percentile from 0 to 100.

ratings_growth_pctl_3mo (2 credits) — Percentile rank for rating-count growth over three months.

ratings_growth_pctl_6mo (2 credits) — Percentile rank for rating-count growth over six months.

recently_listed (1 credit) — Whether the app appeared on the store recently, so less history is available for assessment.

social_or_ugc (3 credits) — Whether the app is primarily social or user-generated content, with elevated brand safety considerations.