Google Play

Google Play Developer API (Android Publisher) integration with managed OAuth. Manage apps, subscriptions, in-app purchases, and reviews. Use this skill when users want to interact with Google Play Console programmatically. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

Access the Google Play Developer API (Android Publisher) with managed OAuth authentication. Manage app listings, subscriptions, in-app purchases, reviews, and more.

Quick Start

# List in-app products
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/google-play/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to androidpublisher.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=google-play&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-play'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-play",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Play connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to apps, subscriptions, in-app purchases, and reviews within the connected Google Play account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

In-App Products

List In-App Products

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts

Get In-App Product

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts/{sku}

Create In-App Product

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "packageName": "com.example.app",
  "sku": "premium_upgrade",
  "status": "active",
  "purchaseType": "managedUser",
  "defaultPrice": {
    "priceMicros": "990000",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "listings": {
    "en-US": {
      "title": "Premium Upgrade",
      "description": "Unlock all premium features"
    }
  }
}

Update In-App Product

PUT /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts/{sku}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "packageName": "com.example.app",
  "sku": "premium_upgrade",
  "status": "active",
  "purchaseType": "managedUser",
  "defaultPrice": {
    "priceMicros": "1990000",
    "currency": "USD"
  }
}

Delete In-App Product

DELETE /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts/{sku}

Subscriptions

List Subscriptions

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/subscriptions

Get Subscription

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/subscriptions/{productId}

Create Subscription

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/subscriptions
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "productId": "monthly_premium",
  "basePlans": [
    {
      "basePlanId": "p1m",
      "autoRenewingBasePlanType": {
        "billingPeriodDuration": "P1M"
      }
    }
  ],
  "listings": [
    {
      "languageCode": "en-US",
      "title": "Premium Monthly"
    }
  ]
}

Purchases

Get Purchase (one-time product)

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/purchases/products/{productId}/tokens/{token}

Acknowledge Purchase

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/purchases/products/{productId}/tokens/{token}:acknowledge
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "developerPayload": "optional payload"
}

Get Subscription Purchase

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/purchases/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/tokens/{token}

Cancel Subscription

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/purchases/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/tokens/{token}:cancel

Refund Subscription

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/purchases/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/tokens/{token}:refund

Reviews

List Reviews

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/reviews

Get Review

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/reviews/{reviewId}

Reply to Review

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/reviews/{reviewId}:reply
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "replyText": "Thank you for your feedback!"
}

Edits (App Updates)

Create Edit

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/edits

Get Edit

GET /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/edits/{editId}

Commit Edit

POST /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/edits/{editId}:commit

Delete Edit

DELETE /google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/edits/{editId}

Code Examples

JavaScript

// List in-app products
const packageName = 'com.example.app';
const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.maton.ai/google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/${packageName}/inappproducts`,
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

const products = await response.json();
console.log(products);

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
package_name = 'com.example.app'

# List in-app products
response = requests.get(
    f'https://api.maton.ai/google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{package_name}/inappproducts',
    headers=headers
)
products = response.json()
print(products)

Notes

• Replace {packageName} with your app's package name (e.g., com.example.app)
• The Google Play Developer API requires the app to be published on Google Play
• Subscription management requires the app to have active subscriptions configured
• Edits are transactional - create an edit, make changes, then commit
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Google Play connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
404	Package not found or no access
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Google Play API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with google-play. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/google-play/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/inappproducts

Resources

• Android Publisher API Overview
• In-App Products
• Subscriptions
• Purchases
• Reviews
• Edits
• Maton Community
• Maton Support