What is OpenAI Assistants?
OpenAI's API for building AI assistants with function calling, code interpreter, and file search capabilities.
Searching Google Play Store with OpenAI Assistants
This integration lets your OpenAI Assistants agent search Google Play Store in real time via the Scavio API. The agent gets back structured JSON with app listing URLs, listing titles, SERP snippets (rating, reviews, installs as text) -- ready for reasoning and decision-making.
Setup
Bash
pip install openai requestsCode Example
Here is a complete OpenAI Assistants agent that searches Google Play Store using Scavio:
Python
from openai import OpenAI
import json
import os
import requests
# Scavio has no Play Store endpoint. This searches play.google.com listing pages through Google - ratings and install counts appear in the snippet text, not as structured fields.
client = OpenAI()
def scavio_search(query: str) -> str:
"""Query Google Play Store through the Scavio API (POST /api/v2/google)."""
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["SCAVIO_API_KEY"],
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={"query": query},
timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
return json.dumps(response.json())
tools = [{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "scavio_search",
"description": "Query Google Play Store for real-time results",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["query"],
},
},
}]
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.5",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "site:play.google.com habit tracker"}],
tools=tools,
)
for tool_call in response.choices[0].message.tool_calls or []:
result = scavio_search(json.loads(tool_call.function.arguments)["query"])
print(result[:500])Full Working Example
A production-ready example with error handling:
Python
from openai import OpenAI
import json
import os
import requests
# Scavio has no Play Store endpoint. This searches play.google.com listing pages through Google - ratings and install counts appear in the snippet text, not as structured fields.
client = OpenAI()
def scavio_search(query: str) -> str:
"""Query Google Play Store through the Scavio API (POST /api/v2/google)."""
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["SCAVIO_API_KEY"],
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={"query": query},
timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
return json.dumps(response.json())
tools = [{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "scavio_search",
"description": "Query Google Play Store for real-time results",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["query"],
},
},
}]
messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "site:play.google.com habit tracker"}]
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-5.5", messages=messages, tools=tools)
if response.choices[0].message.tool_calls:
messages.append(response.choices[0].message)
for tc in response.choices[0].message.tool_calls:
result = scavio_search(json.loads(tc.function.arguments)["query"])
messages.append({"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": tc.id, "content": result})
final = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-5.5", messages=messages)
print(final.choices[0].message.content)Pricing
Scavio offers a free tier with 50 credits on signup (1 credit per search). No credit card required. This is enough to build and test your OpenAI Assistants integration. Paid plans start at $30/month for higher volumes.