Set up Google Pay API

App prerequisites

To use the Google Pay API on Android, your app must be:

• Distributed through the Google Play store.
• Built using the following configuration:
• A minSdkVersion of 21 or higher
• A compileSdkVersion of 34 or higher

Set up your app and your Google Pay account

• Install the Google Wallet app and add a payment method.
• Adhere to our Google Pay API Acceptable Use Policy and the Google Play developer policy.

App dependencies

Add the Google Play services dependency for the Google Pay API to your module's Gradle build file (typically app/build.gradle or app/build.gradle.kts):

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:19.4.0'
}

dependencies {
    implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:19.4.0")
}

Modify your manifest

To enable Google Pay in your app, you need to add the following Google Pay API meta-data element to the <application> element of your project's AndroidManifest.xml file.

  
<meta-data
  android:name="com.google.android.gms.wallet.api.enabled"
  android:value="true" />