# Google Play Store credentials

To generate Google Play Store credentials, follow these steps:

### 1. Enable APIs in the Google Cloud Console[​](https://adapty.io/docs/service-account-key-file#1-enable-apis-in-the-google-cloud-console) <a href="#id-1-enable-apis-in-the-google-cloud-console" id="id-1-enable-apis-in-the-google-cloud-console"></a>

1. Select the [Google Cloud Project](https://console.cloud.google.com/welcome) you want to use or create a new one. Please make sure to use the same Google Cloud Project during all the steps of this guide.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/0390dd7-001854-October-23-Nk2RAdHn-20d793cb2458923a17ae721b5a933779.webp)

2. Go to the [Google Play Android Developer API](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/androidpublisher.googleapis.com) page and click **Enable**.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/1a8e73b-001847-October-23-j1fkdEcd-58fcaf0c9cc378ca2cdb8a009c46d7f5.webp)

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/73123aa-001849-October-23-9bvFZZvb-ae5f6ded84a3f3a910bdaa36c1114969.webp)

3. Go to the [Google Play Developer Reporting API](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/playdeveloperreporting.googleapis.com) page and click **Enable**.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/678d7d4-001855-October-23-qo0C0ZsM-3861e9c89fa6a0dbe7b6e63afcf1208b.webp)

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### 2. Create a Service account in the Google Cloud Console[​](https://adapty.io/docs/service-account-key-file#2-create-a-service-account-in-the-google-cloud-console) <a href="#id-2-create-a-service-account-in-the-google-cloud-console" id="id-2-create-a-service-account-in-the-google-cloud-console"></a>

1. Go to Google Cloud Console -> IAM & Admin -> [Service accounts](https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/serviceaccounts). Please make sure to use the same Google Cloud Project you used in the previous steps. Click **Create Service Account**.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/1989a9c-001858-October-23-2YWd3DFw-0a854366ab72012cef2a267b02f93f37.webp)

2. Enter its name and copy its **ID** (email address) for future use. Click **Create and Continue**.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/1800831-001859-October-23-1BGA5JXy-6af0a943114c5d2767a5733cc81e101d.webp)

3. In the next step you should add one **Role**:

* Monitoring Viewer (to allow monitoring of the notification queue).

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/08e981d-001862-October-23-rKjN3OE9-f1e945d2bc755449d9e341fc99b8b1a0.webp)

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/2e7ef1e-001758-September-22-1hDOjkIv-b18757b304795e35e09492d010dcc735.webp)

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/646ab43-001759-September-22-qVKTtI9u-46068844d6ffb248c61e96f5499ddcb6.webp)

4. Don't enter anything in this step and click **Done**.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/cb4f948-001760-September-22-eSZBwBdM-e2e7d28213dfc9bb3d5175be4bcfb284.webp)

5. Find the newly created account in the list and in the actions click **Manage keys**. Create a new JSON key and save it locally on your computer. This is the key you will upload to the SurgeGrowth Dashboard.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/572a5ec-001761-September-22-55RRChbc-50096e52b66425e4073fb58a799ebe87.webp)

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/d4e7d74-001864-October-23-r75z1IO4-5ad55f5b1dc470514808029247661247.webp)

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### 3. Grant permissions in the Google Play Console[​](https://adapty.io/docs/service-account-key-file#3-grant-permissions-in-the-google-play-console) <a href="#id-3-grant-permissions-in-the-google-play-console" id="id-3-grant-permissions-in-the-google-play-console"></a>

1. Go to the [**Users and permissions**](https://play.google.com/console/u/0/developers/users-and-permissions) page in the Google Play Console and click **Invite new users**.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/8db9ba1-001866-October-23-ZRHyzACg-2edb3074f4f3b4117fdcb08c8c073493.webp)

2. Enter the email of the service account you've created in section 2 of this guide.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/bbfa846-001867-October-23-63IVmFQe-86c991441f196f277edf6e7d4fbe4295.webp)

3. Grant **View app information and download bulk reports (read-only)**, **View financial data,** and **Manage store presence** permissions and create the user by clicking **Invite user**. You can grant permissions to the whole account or to one/several applications.

![](https://adapty.io/docs/assets/images/cafff5b-CleanShot_2021-08-31_at_23.26.08-0543b35142ad8e6b012b2d5cd7008515.webp)


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