Before you begin
To prepare your app, complete the steps in the following sections.
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
of21
or higher - A
compileSdkVersion
of34
or higher
Set up your app and your Google Pay account
Configure your app
To configure your app, complete the steps in the following sections.
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
):
Groovy
dependencies { implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:19.4.0' }
Kotlin
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" />
When you're ready to go live, refer to Publish your integration for important information.