REST Resource: systemapks.variants

  • A Variant represents an APK suitable for inclusion in a system image, containing a variant ID, device specification, and optional system APK options.

  • The DeviceSpec details the supported ABIs, locales, and screen density for a system APK.

  • SystemApkOptions provide boolean flags to configure properties like uncompressed native libraries, uncompressed dex files, and whether to use the rotated key for signing.

  • The methods available for system APK variants include creating, downloading, getting details of, and listing previously created variants.

  • Potential error codes include 5xx for server errors and 409 for concurrency update errors, both suggesting retrying the request.

Resource: Variant

APK that is suitable for inclusion in a system image. The resource of SystemApksService.

JSON representation 
{
  "variantId": integer,
  "deviceSpec": {
    object (DeviceSpec)
  },
  "options": {
    object (SystemApkOptions)
  }
}
Fields
variantId

integer (uint32 format)

Output only. The ID of a previously created system APK variant.
deviceSpec

object (DeviceSpec)

The device spec used to generate the APK.
options

object (SystemApkOptions)

Optional. Options applied to the generated APK.

DeviceSpec

The device spec used to generate a system APK.

JSON representation 
{
  "supportedAbis": [
    string
  ],
  "supportedLocales": [
    string
  ],
  "screenDensity": integer
}
Fields
supportedAbis[]

string

Supported ABI architectures in the order of preference. The values should be the string as reported by the platform, e.g. "armeabi-v7a", "x86_64".
supportedLocales[]

string

All installed locales represented as BCP-47 strings, e.g. "en-US".
screenDensity

integer (uint32 format)

Screen dpi.

SystemApkOptions

Options for system APKs.

JSON representation 
{
  "uncompressedNativeLibraries": boolean,
  "uncompressedDexFiles": boolean,
  "rotated": boolean
}
Fields
uncompressedNativeLibraries

boolean

Whether system APK was generated with uncompressed native libraries.
uncompressedDexFiles

boolean

Whether system APK was generated with uncompressed dex files.
rotated

boolean

Whether to use the rotated key for signing the system APK.

Methods

create

 Creates an APK which is suitable for inclusion in a system image from an already uploaded Android App Bundle.

download

 Downloads a previously created system APK which is suitable for inclusion in a system image.

get

 Returns a previously created system APK variant.

list

 Returns the list of previously created system APK variants.

Error codes

The operations of this resource, return the following HTTP error codes:

Error code Reason Resolution
5xx Generic error in the Google Play server. Retry your request.

If the problem persists contact your Google Play account manager or submit a support request. Consider checking the Play Status Dashboard for any known outages.
409 Concurrency update error.

There was an attempt to update an object that is being updated. For example, a purchase is getting acknowledged by calling the Play Billing Library's acknowledgePurchase() method and by calling the Play Developer API's purchases.products.acknowledge at the same time.

 Retry your request.