Android App ID Finder

A command-line tool written in Rust to find the application ID of an Android app from the Google Play Store.

Description

This tool scrapes the Google Play Store search results for a given app name and extracts the app ID (e.g., com.spotify.music) from the app's page URL.

Installation

1. Ensure you have Rust and Cargo installed. If not, follow the instructions at rust-lang.org.
2. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd android-appid

3. Build the project:

   cargo build --release

   The executable will be located at target/release/android-appid.

Usage

To find the app ID for an application, run the following command:

cargo run -- --app-name "spotify"

Or, if you have built the release executable:

./target/release/android-appid --app-name "spotify"

Example

$ cargo run -- --app-name "spotify"
🔎 Searching Google Play for: 'spotify'

✅ Extraction Successful for 'spotify':
   App ID:   com.spotify.music
   Full URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music

Testing

To run the tests, use the following command:

cargo test

Author

Richard Vidal-Dorsch

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.