The West Australian
com.thewest
FreeContains adsIn-app purchasesEveryone
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5K+Installs
n/aRating
Nov 23, 2020Released
Oct 22, 2026Updated
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WA, National & World News
Download The West Australian app now to unlock premium access to the best in news, opinion, sport, business, politics, lifestyle, entertainment, travel, and more from WA’s biggest and most experienced newsroom. Delivered fast to your mobile and tablet, stay in touch when you are on the move.Plus browse WA’s daily newspaper on your device, every morning exactly as it was printed, and unlock exclusive discounts for di…
Get this app from the API
curl -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \ "https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.thewest"
import requests
r = requests.get('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app', params={'id': 'com.thewest'},
headers={'X-API-Key': API_KEY}, timeout=30)
data = r.json()const res = await fetch('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.thewest', {
headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.API_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.thewest');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: ' . getenv('API_KEY')]]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);1,000 free credits a month, no card needed. API reference
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| Package name | com.thewest |
|---|---|
| Developer | West Australian Newspapers |
| Developer website | thewest.com.au |
| Category | News & Magazines |
| Installs (exact) | 53,906 |
| Price | Free |
| In-app purchases | $17.99 - $199.99 per item |
| Ads | Yes |
| Content rating | Everyone |
| Current version | 2.7.579 |
| Requires Android | 7.0 |
| Released | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Last update | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Record refreshed | Oct 27, 2026 |