Before creating in-app purchases or subscriptions on your Android mobile app, you will need the URL  field Google Play S2S Notifications Endpoint:  ask for it to your account manager at OKAST or send your demand by email at devapp@. You will need it during the described process below.

Creation of a new Pub/Sub topic

  • Connect you at the the console of the Google Cloud platform
  • Create a new topic Pub/Sub
  • Google Cloud Platform > PubSub > Topics > + Create topic

  • Name the new topic Playstore-S2S-notifications on the topic ID
  • Leave the encryption on the key managed by Google

 

Creation of a subscription on the Pub/Sub topic

  • Access the topic you just created
  • Click to the bottom of the page on + Create a subscription > Create a subscription (Create a simple subscription)
  • Set the Delivery Type on Push
  • In the Endpoint URL field, enter the Google Play S2S Notifications Endpoint URL that was provided (cf. top of the article)
  • Set the Message retention duration at 7 days
  • Don’t set expiration date on the Expiry period area
  • Set the Acknowledgment deadline period at 60 seconds

Add an editor to the Pub/Sub topic

  • Add a new permission to the Pub/Sub topic in the Google Cloud Platform console : PubSub > Topics > [Playstore-S2S-Notifications] > ADD PRINCIPAL
  • Copy and paste the following value in the member field google-play-developer-notifications@system.gserviceaccount.com
  • Set the role on Pub/Sub Publisher

 

Test

  • Log in to Google Play Console and go to the following section: Google Play Console > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Monetize > Monetization Setup > Real-Time Developer Notifications
  • Enter the full name of the topic. It must have the form projects/[YOUR PROJECTS]/topics/Playstore-S2S-Notifications
  • Click on the Send Test Notification button
  • Check that the test notification has been received at the topic level in the Google Cloud Platform console: Google Cloud Platform > Topics > Googleplay-S2S Notifications
  • Check that the test notification has been received at the subscription level in the Google Cloud Platform console: Google Cloud Platform > Subscriptions
  • Click on Save changes

Everything is ok, you can now create your in-app purchases and subscriptions in the Google Play Console. Read more about the Google Play Console just here.

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