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La API de Google Play Custom App Publishing está diseñada para la movilidad empresarial
de aplicaciones (EMM), desarrolladores de apps de terceros y otras organizaciones
que desean permitir que sus clientes empresariales publiquen apps privadas (también
llamadas apps personalizadas) directamente desde la interfaz de usuario final.
Un cliente empresarial es una organización que usa Google Play administrado para distribuir el trabajo
apps a los empleados. Cada cliente empresarial mantiene su propio
Google Play Store administrado, que puede incluir
tanto para las apps públicas como para las privadas. Apps privadas
no están disponibles fuera de la empresa; solo los usuarios con acceso al
Google Play Store administrado puede ver e instalar apps privadas.
Configuración preliminar
Antes de poder publicar apps privadas con la API de Google Play Custom App Publishing,
primero debes habilitar la API de Google Play Custom App Publishing para un proyecto
crea una cuenta de servicio y otorga permiso de publicación a esta cuenta en tu cuenta de desarrollador de Play Console.
Habilita la API de Google Play Custom App Publishing
Para habilitar la API de Google Play Custom App Publishing para un proyecto, sigue estos pasos:
pasos:
Abre la Consola de APIs de Google. Si no tienes una, selecciona
Más opciones > Crear cuenta y, luego, completar el formulario para crear una
de servicio predeterminada. Si tienes una Cuenta de Google, accede a ella si se te solicita.
En la lista de proyectos, selecciona un proyecto o crea uno.
En la lista de proyectos, elige el proyecto que seleccionaste o creaste cuando habilitaste la API.
En el menú principal, selecciona IAM y Administrador > Cuentas de servicio > Crea una cuenta de servicio.
Ingresa un nombre para la cuenta de servicio y selecciona Proporcionar una clave privada nueva. Luego, haz clic en Crear.
Toma nota de la dirección de correo electrónico de la cuenta de servicio y almacena el
de claves privadas en una ubicación a la que pueda acceder tu aplicación. Tu aplicación
necesita que realice llamadas autorizadas a la API de Google Play Custom App Publishing.
Otorga permiso de publicación a la cuenta de servicio
Para otorgar permiso de publicación a la cuenta de servicio que creaste, sigue estos pasos:
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Each enterprise customer maintains their own\n[managed Google Play store](https://play.google.com/work), which can include\nboth public and private apps. [Private apps](https://support.google.com/googleplay/work/topic/6145152)\naren't available outside the enterprise---only users with access to the\nenterprise's managed Google Play store can view and install private apps.\n| **Note:** Custom app publishing is designed for private apps that are used by a single enterprise customer or apps that contain sensitive data. If an app is intended for multiple enterprise customers and/or requires authentication to access any sensitive data, then consider [publishing the app to the public Google Play store](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113469).\n\nPreliminary setup\n-----------------\n\nBefore you can publish private apps using the Google Play Custom App Publishing API, you\nneed to first enable the Google Play Custom App Publishing API for a project,\ncreate a service account, and grant publishing permission to this account on your Play Console developer account.\n\n### Enable the Google Play Custom App Publishing API\n\nTo enable the Google Play Custom App Publishing API for a project, follow these\nsteps:\n\n1. Open the [Google API Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/). If you don't have a Google account, select\n **More options** \\\u003e **Create account** and then fill in the form to create an\n account. If you have a Google account, sign in if prompted.\n\n2. From the projects list, select a project or [create a project](https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6251787).\n\n3. [Open the API Library](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library).\n\n4. Search the API Library for the Google Play Custom App Publishing API. To\n enable the API, select it and then click **enable**.\n\n### Create a service account\n\nWith the same project for which you've enabled the Google Play Custom App Publishing API, follow these steps to create a service account:\n\n1. Open the [Google API Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/). Login if prompted.\n\n2. From the projects list, choose the project that you selected or created when enabling the API.\n\n3. From the main menu, select **IAM \\& Admin** \\\u003e **Service accounts** \\\u003e **Create service account**.\n\n4. Enter a name for your service account and select **Furnish a new private key** . Then click **Create**.\n\nTake note of the service account's email address and store the service account's\nprivate key file in a location accessible to your application. Your application\nneeds them to make authorized calls to the Google Play Custom App Publishing API.\n\n### Grant publishing permission to the service account\n\nTo grant publishing permission to the service account you've created, follow these steps:\n\n1. Open the [Play Console](https://play.google.com/console)\n\n2. Select an existing developer account or create a new one.\n\n | **Note:** Owner account of your developer account should also be an admin of the enterprise customer you wish to publish the private app to.\n3. Follow the steps mentioned in [give users access](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9844686?ref_topic=7072535) document to give the permission to [create and publish private apps](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9844686?ref_topic=7072535#zippy=%2Ccreate-and-publish-private-apps-to-your-organization) to the service account's email address.\n\n### Retrieve the developer account ID\n\nAfter the setup and permission process is complete, take a note of developer account ID from the Play Console URL: \n\n```\nhttps://play.google.com/console/developers/123456\n```\n\nYou need to pass the developer account ID as a parameter when you\n[publish private apps](/android/work/play/custom-app-api/publish) for the user's\nenterprise."]]
