Google Play

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