The Autohive App and Business Reviews integration connects SerpAPI’s review aggregation service with Autohive’s automation platform, enabling:

  • App Store reviews - Search iOS apps and fetch reviews from Apple App Store with sorting and pagination
  • Google Play reviews - Search Android apps and retrieve reviews from Google Play Store with rating and platform filters
  • Google Maps reviews - Search businesses and access customer reviews from Google Maps with location targeting
  • Automatic ID resolution - Convert app names or business names to IDs automatically for seamless review retrieval
  • Multi-platform support - Access three major review sources through a single API key and unified interface
  • Advanced filtering - Sort reviews by recency, helpfulness, rating, or quality score across all platforms
  • Pagination support - Fetch multiple pages of reviews efficiently with configurable page limits

Install the integration

  1. Get your SerpAPI key:

  2. Log in to Autohive and navigate to Your user profile > Connections or Your workspace -> Manage workspace

  3. Locate the App and Business Reviews Integration card and click Connect

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  4. Enter your SerpAPI key in the authentication field

  5. Confirm installation - your SerpAPI account will be connected to Autohive

Use the integration

You can now use the integration with your agents, workflows and scheduled tasks!

  1. Follow our Create your first agent guide on how to create an agent.
  2. In the ‘Agent settings’, scroll down to the ‘Add capabilities’ section and turn on the App and Business Reviews capability. You can choose what individual capabilities to turn on and off.
  3. Once the settings have been selected, begin prompting the agent of the workflow you’d like to achieve with Autohive and App and Business Reviews!

Available capabilities

Apple App Store

  • Search iOS Apps: Find iOS applications on Apple App Store by name or developer with country-specific results
  • Get App Store Reviews: Fetch customer reviews for iOS apps with multiple sorting options including most recent, helpful, favorable, or critical
  • Automatic App ID Resolution: Provide app name and automatically resolve to App Store product ID for review retrieval
  • Review Pagination: Retrieve multiple pages of reviews with configurable page limits up to 10 pages

Google Play Store

  • Search Android Apps: Discover Android applications on Google Play Store by name with customizable result limits
  • Get Play Store Reviews: Access customer reviews for Android apps with advanced filtering by star rating and device platform
  • Platform Filtering: Filter reviews by device type including phone, tablet, watch, chromebook, and TV platforms
  • Rating Filters: Retrieve reviews filtered by specific star ratings from 1 to 5 for targeted sentiment analysis

Google Maps

  • Search Places: Find businesses on Google Maps by name and location with comprehensive place information
  • Get Google Maps Reviews: Access business reviews with multiple sorting options including quality score, newest first, and rating-based sorting
  • Place ID Support: Use Google Maps Place ID or data ID for most reliable review retrieval
  • Location Targeting: Search businesses in specific cities and regions with location-based filtering

Key features

Unified Review Aggregation

  • Single API key access to three major review platforms for simplified credential management
  • Consistent interface across App Store, Play Store, and Google Maps for unified workflow automation
  • Automatic ID resolution from app names and business names for user-friendly review access
  • Comprehensive error handling with helpful guidance for troubleshooting search failures

Advanced Filtering and Sorting

  • App Store sort options including most recent, helpful, favorable, and critical reviews
  • Google Play filtering by star rating and device platform for targeted review analysis
  • Google Maps sorting by quality score, recency, and rating for relevant review discovery
  • Configurable result limits and pagination for efficient data retrieval

Flexible Review Retrieval

  • Multiple search methods supporting product IDs, app names, place IDs, and business names
  • Country-specific localization for App Store searches with regional review access
  • Date-based and relevance-based sorting for finding most useful customer feedback
  • Batch review fetching with multi-page pagination up to 10 pages per request

Developer-Friendly Design

  • Clear error messages with actionable guidance for failed searches
  • Automatic fallback from name-based searches to ID recommendations when needed
  • Base64-encoded outputs compatible with file storage and processing workflows
  • Consistent response format across all three review platforms

Common use cases

App Reputation Monitoring

  • Track customer sentiment across iOS and Android platforms for mobile applications
  • Monitor competitor app reviews and ratings for market intelligence
  • Aggregate reviews from both app stores for comprehensive feedback analysis
  • Generate automated reports on app performance and customer satisfaction trends

Business Review Management

  • Monitor Google Maps reviews for multiple business locations and branches
  • Track competitor business ratings and customer feedback in local markets
  • Aggregate reviews for franchise locations and multi-site businesses
  • Generate location-specific review summaries and reputation reports

Competitive Analysis

  • Compare app ratings and reviews across competitors in both app stores
  • Analyze competitor business reviews across geographic locations
  • Track market sentiment and customer preferences in your industry
  • Identify feature requests and pain points from competitor reviews

Brand Monitoring and Alerts

  • Automate review collection for sentiment analysis and brand health tracking
  • Create alert workflows for negative reviews requiring immediate attention
  • Monitor review trends and rating changes across all platforms
  • Generate periodic review summaries for stakeholder reporting

Customer Feedback Aggregation

  • Collect customer feedback from multiple review sources for product development insights
  • Analyze common themes and feature requests across app store reviews
  • Track customer satisfaction trends over time with historical review data
  • Feed review data into business intelligence and analytics systems

Disconnect the integration

Important: Disconnecting stops API access but preserves existing data in both systems.

  1. Navigate to Your user profile -> Connections or Your workspace -> Manage workspace
  2. Find the App and Business Reviews Integration
  3. Click Disconnect and confirm

Data Impact: Existing data remains unchanged in both systems, but sync stops and Autohive loses SerpAPI access.

Remove access

From SerpAPI: You can delete or regenerate your API key in your SerpAPI dashboard at https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key to revoke access for all connected applications