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Google Play (si orbit google play)

Google Play si orbit google play provides direct Google Play automation through the Google Play Developer API (and Play Custom App API for app creation). Related:

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What is automated

  • Service-account auth + context management.
  • Private custom app creation (playcustomapp API).
  • Play Store listing updates (title, short/full description, video).
  • App details updates (contact email/phone/website, default language).
  • Listing asset management (screenshots, icon, feature graphic, TV banner).
  • Release upload + track orchestration (AAB/APK upload, promote, halt/resume).
  • End-to-end metadata apply flow from a repository folder.

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What still requires manual console setup

  • Initial Play Developer account setup and billing/profile onboarding.
  • First-time policy acknowledgements and compliance forms that are not fully API-driven.

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Credentials

Use a Google Cloud service account with Android Publisher permissions for your app/developer account. Supported credential sources (highest priority first):
  • --service-account-json '<json>'
  • --service-account-json @/path/to/service-account.json
  • --service-account-file /path/to/service-account.json
  • GOOGLE_<ACCOUNT>_PLAY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON
  • GOOGLE_PLAY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON
  • GOOGLE_<ACCOUNT>_PLAY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE
  • GOOGLE_PLAY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE

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Quickstart

# auth + context
./si orbit google play auth status --account core --verify-package com.example.app
./si orbit google play context use --account core --env prod --package com.example.app --service-account-file ~/.secrets/play-sa.json

# listing + details
./si orbit google play listing update --account core --package com.example.app --language en-US \
  --title "Example App" --short-description "Short summary" --full-description "Long description"
./si orbit google play details update --account core --package com.example.app \
  --contact-email support@example.com --contact-website https://example.com/support

# assets
./si orbit google play asset upload --account core --package com.example.app --language en-US \
  --type phoneScreenshots --clear-first --file ./play-store/images/en-US/phoneScreenshots/01.png

# releases
./si orbit google play release upload --account core --package com.example.app --aab ./app-release.aab --track internal
./si orbit google play release promote --account core --package com.example.app --from internal --to production --status completed
./si orbit google play release set --account core --package com.example.app --track production --status halted

# raw fallback
./si orbit google play raw --account core --method GET \
  --path /androidpublisher/v3/applications/com.example.app/edits

# release metadata planning (ReleaseMind namespace)
./si releasemind play plan --repo-path /path/to/mobile-repo --planner-repo /path/to/releasemind --write /tmp/play-plan.json

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Metadata apply flow

./si orbit google play apply --account core --package com.example.app --metadata-dir ./play-store --aab ./app-release.aab --track internal
--metadata-dir structure:
  • details.json
  • listings/<language>.json (for example listings/en-US.json)
  • images/<language>/<imageType>/*.{png,jpg,jpeg,webp}
Supported imageType values:
  • phoneScreenshots
  • sevenInchScreenshots
  • tenInchScreenshots
  • tvScreenshots
  • wearScreenshots
  • icon
  • featureGraphic
  • tvBanner

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Command surface

  • si orbit google play auth status
  • si orbit google play context list|current|use
  • si orbit google play doctor
  • si orbit google play app create
  • si orbit google play listing get|list|update
  • si orbit google play details get|update
  • si orbit google play asset list|upload|clear
  • si orbit google play release upload|status|promote|set
  • si orbit google play raw
  • si orbit google play apply