Google Play API

Gradle Plugin & Kotlin Library for Google Play API

Setup

Setup up your Google Developers Service Account

1. Open the Google Play Console
2. Select Settings, followed by API access
3. If your account is not linked to a Google Developer Project, then click the Create new project button
4. Click the Create new service Account button and follow the Google Cloud Platform link in the dialog
5. Click the Create Service account button at the top of the developers console screen
6. Provide a name for the service account and then click on CREATE AND CONTINUE
7. Click Select a role, choose Project -> Editor, then click on CONTINUE and finally on DONE
8. On the Google Cloud Platform console, find the row with the new service account created, and click on the Manage Keys action
9. Click on ADD KEY -> Create new key
10. Select JSON as the Key type and click CREATE to close the dialog
11. The JSON with the key was downloaded to your computer
12. Back on the Google Play developer console, click on Grant Access for the newly added service account
13. Check all the permissions under the Releases & Store presence categories
14. Click on Invite user and then on Send invite

Components

Gradle Plugin

• google-play-api-plugin

Kotlin Client

• google-play-api-kotlin

Resources

• https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/1078870
• https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/launch/store-listing.html
• https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/launch/feature-graphic.html