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Enabling API for Google Play

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Go to Setup -> API access, select “Create a new Google Cloud project” and click Next.

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The page should become like on picture, and here you'll need to click on "Learn how to create service accounts".

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You'll be shown a prompt, follow the link to "Google Cloud Platform".

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Once you're in a Cloud Console, click on the "Create Service Account" button.

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Give the account a name, e.g. "SpaceOS-automation", and click "Done" at the bottom of the screen.

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In Console, you'll see a new entry for the service account. Click on its email link.

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On the new screen, go to the "Keys" tab. Click on the "Add Key" button and choose "Create new key".

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Once prompted, choose a "JSON" type for a key and click Create.

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Enabling API

After configuring your Google Cloud project, you need to enable the Google Play Developer API interface in it.

To enable the Google Play Developer API interface:

1. Open the Google Play Developer API page in the Google Cloud Console.

2. Click Enable.

3. Set up OAuth and service accounts You need to set up access to the Google Play Developer API using an OAuth client or service account. In most cases, a service account should be used to access the API.

Service accounts must be used in a secure environment, such as a server. The service account's login details must be managed securely, so they are not visible to anyone who does not have permission to use the API.

An OAuth client ID should be used if you want to access the API on behalf of a single user. For example, if your website needs to access the Google Play Developer API on behalf of a user from a web client, you can use the client ID. The user will be authenticated using a Google account, not a service account. This allows you to make API calls on behalf of the user without compromising the service account's login details.

Service account: a secure software service will have access to the API (most common method) OAuth clients: the user will gain access to the API Using a service account You can create a service account in the Google Play Console.

1. In the Google Cloud console, select Service accounts.

2. Click Create service account and follow the instructions.

3. Open the Users and Permissions page in the Google Play Console.

4. Click Invite new users.

5. Enter the service account's email address in the email address field and grant the necessary permissions to perform actions.

To use Google Play Payment APIs, you must grant these permissions:

• View financial data, orders, and survey responses on cancellations

• Manage orders and subscriptions

6. Click Invite user.

From this point, access to the Google Play Developer API via the service account should be possible. More information can be found in the article about using OAuth 2.0 in server-to-server applications.

Using OAuth clients

You can allow users to perform actions using the API with their own login details using an OAuth client. The user's actions are limited to those allowed on the Users and Permissions page in the Google Play Console.

Before you create OAuth clients, you need to set up brand information for your service. More information can be found in the article Configuring the OAuth consent screen.

1. In the Google Cloud console, open the OAuth consent screen page.

2. Follow the instructions to create an OAuth consent screen.

To create an OAuth client:

1. In the Google Cloud console, open Credentials.

2. Click Create credentials > OAuth client ID.

3. Select the type of application and follow the instructions.

Additional Information

Take advantage of these tips and guidelines to start using the API in Google Play.

Obtaining the developer ID Some APIs require the developer ID in the Google Play Console. It is a long number assigned when creating a developer account on Google Play. The developer ID can be found in the URL of almost every page in the Google Play Console, e.g., the API Access page.

For example, consider the URL of the Google Play Console:

https://play.google.com/console/developers/1234567890123456789/api-access In the URL above, the developer ID is 1234567890123456789.