googleplay_category_apps
Fetch top public apps in a Google Play category Fetch top public apps in a Google Play category. Returns the normalized public contract; raw provider records are internal to the runtime boundary and never cross the public gateway. HTTP: GET /v1/googleplay/category_apps/{category}
This record as markdown: /tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-category-apps.md
What googleplay_category_apps does on ReplyNodes
AI agents call googleplay_category_apps to retrieve information from ReplyNodes without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of results; values outside 1..50 are rejected. |
country | string | — | Two-letter storefront code. |
category | string | Yes | Google Play category identifier (e.g. GAME, SHOPPING). |
language | string | — | Language code. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why googleplay_category_apps is rated Low
Retrieves publicly available app metadata from Google Play with no side effects or data modification.
From the tool's definition Fetch top public apps in Google Play category; returns normalized public contract.
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The rule that runs googleplay_category_apps safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ReplyNodes, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For googleplay_category_apps, this is the rule to start with:
googleplay_category_apps is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ReplyNodes, apply this rule, and every googleplay_category_apps call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about googleplay_category_apps
Fetch top public apps in a Google Play category Fetch top public apps in a Google Play category. Returns the normalized public contract; raw provider records are internal to the runtime boundary and never cross the public gateway. HTTP: GET /v1/googleplay/category_apps/{category}. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ReplyNodes MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
googleplay_category_apps accepts 4 parameters: limit, country, category, language. Required: category. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the ReplyNodes MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for googleplay_category_apps: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches ReplyNodes. Nothing to install.
googleplay_category_apps is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the googleplay_category_apps rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for googleplay_category_apps. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
googleplay_category_apps is provided by the ReplyNodes MCP server (https://mcp.replynodes.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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