Service account for API access in Google Play

purple manager purple manager summary in this article, you learn how to create a service account for api access for android in google play account preconditions have an app created in purple manager have at least 'app admin' role in purple manager google play console have the role for google play developer as 'account owner' in the google play console, have a google cloud project linked below api access how to guide 1\ go to the google play console and click on 'setup' go to the google play console and click on 'setup' 2\ click on 'api access' click on 'api access' 3\ click on 'learn how to create service accounts' click on 'learn how to create service accounts' 4\ click on 'google cloud platform' click on 'google cloud platform' 5\ click on 'create service account' click on 'create service account' size 100x image caption image alt text 6\ below 'service account name' type the desired name for your service account below 'service account name' type the desired name for your service account 7\ below 'service account id' type the desired id for your service account below 'service account id' type the desired id for your service account 8\ below 'service account descriptions' put a text which is describing what the service account will do below 'service account descriptions' put a text which is describing what the service account will do 9\ click on 'create and continue' click on 'create and continue' 10\ below 'select a role' click on the arrow below 'select a role' click on the arrow 11\ choose a role, e g 'viewer' choose a role, e g 'viewer' 12\ click on 'continue' click on 'continue' 13\ click on 'done' click on 'done' 14\ click on 'done' click on 'done' 15\ choose your recently created service account in the list and click on the cell in the column 'email' choose your recently created service account in the list and click on the cell in the column 'email' 16\ click on 'keys' click on 'keys' 17\ click on 'add key' 18\ click on 'create new key' 19\ below 'key type' choose 'json' 20\ click on 'create' 21\ the json file is now downloaded to your computer click on 'close' click on 'close' 22\ go back to the google play console and click on 'api access' go back to the google play console and click on 'api access' 23\ scroll down to 'service accounts' and choose the desired service account in the list and click on 'manage play console permissions' choose the desired service account in the list and click on 'manage play console permissions' size 100x image caption image alt text 24\ next to 'view app information and download bulk reports' check the checkbox next to 'view app information and download bulk reports' check the checkbox 25\ next to 'view financial data, orders and cancellation survey responses' check the checkbox next to 'view financial data, orders and cancellation survey responses' check the checkbox 26\ click on 'invite user' click on 'invite user' 27\ click on 'send invitation' click on 'send invitation' 28\ enable the api once you have set up everything please go back to your google cloud project because you need to enable the google play developer api for it to enable google play developer api go to the google play api developer page click enable