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Google Play Store connection

Prerequisites

To connect to the Google Play Store, you must create a Service Account and provide API access to it.

Creating service account

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your Google Cloud platform and click IAM & Admin from the menu.

  2. Select Service Accounts from the drop-down and click Create Service Account.

  3. Enter the Service account name and click Create and Continue.

    • The Service account ID (Email address) is filled in automatically.

    • Copy it to your clipboard.

  4. Select the Storage Object Viewer role and click Continue.

  5. Skip granting users access to this service account and click Done.

  6. Select the three dots (More Actions) next to the Service Account you created and click Manage Keys.

  7. Select Add Key > Create New Key.

  8. Select the P12 Type and click Create.

  9. Download the P12 file.

Setting up API access to your Google Play developer account

Before making API calls to the Google Play Developer API, you must configure access through the Google Play Console and the Google Cloud Console. This setup process ensures your application is authenticated and authorized to interact with the Google Play Developer services.

Creating a Google Cloud project

Procedure

  1. Go to the Google Cloud console.

  2. Click on the Project drop-down in the top navigation menu and select New Project.

If you already have an existing project, you can use it.

  1. Enter the project name and select a billing account (if applicable).

  2. Click Create.

To learn more, refer to Creating and managing projects topic.

Enabling the Google Play developer API

After setting up your Google Cloud project, enable the Google Play Developer API for that project.

Procedure

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

  2. Ensure your project is selected in the top navigation menu.

  3. Click Enable to activate the API for your selected project.

Setting up a service account with proper permissions

To enable your application to access the Google Play Developer API, you must create a service account and assign it the necessary permissions within the Google Play Console.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the IAM & Admin > Service Accounts from the Google Cloud console.

  2. Click Create Service Account.

  3. Enter a name and description and click Create and Continue.

  4. Assign the role Service Account User or other appropriate roles and click Done.

  5. Generate a P12 key file by selecting the account and choosing Manage keys > Add key > Create new key.

  6. Save this key to authenticate API requests.

  7. Go to Setup > API access in the Google Play console.

  8. Click Grant access and add the service account you just created.

  9. Assign appropriate permissions (For example, View app information, Manage orders and subscriptions.) depending on your use case.

  10. Your service account is authorized to interact with the Google Play Developer API, and you can start making authenticated API calls.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Data Integration console.
  2. Click the Connections from the left-hand menu.
  3. Click + New Connection.
  4. Find and select the Google Play Store connection.

    You can also create a connection from River>Add River page.

  5. Enter the Connection Name.
  6. Enter the Service Account Email field.
  7. Enter your Bucket ID.
  8. Upload the P12 File.
  9. Click Test Connection to verify your connection. If the connection succeeded, you can use this connection in Data Integration.
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