Help Note

Google Api Error: Invalid request - Only releases with status draft may be created on draft app.

This error happens when your app in the Google Play Store is still in draft mode, which means it is not fully ready to be published.

Upload as a draft

In your GitHub Actions workflow, add draft: true as an input. And this tells the workflow to upload the new build as a draft release, which is allowed for apps still in draft mode.

Warning

The app won’t go live until you review it in the Play Store and publish it manually.

- name: Deploy Android and iOS
  uses: MTtankkeo/flutter-fastlane-action@main
  with:
    draft: true

Make your app ready in the Play Store

Go to the Google Play Console and change your app from draft to a ready state, so that you can use the workflow to upload normal releases with release_status set to completed, allowing the new version to be published and available to users.