# Kappmaker Gpc

> Manage an app on Google Play Console (GPC) for Android — store listing, data safety, releases, subscriptions and in-app products. Use when the user mentions Google Play Console, GPC, the Play Store, an Android listing, data safety or releases.

- Skill: `kappmaker/kappmaker-gpc` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kappmaker/kappmaker-gpc`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kappmaker/kappmaker-gpc/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: KAppMaker (https://skillmd.com/u/kappmaker)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kappmaker/kappmaker-gpc

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# KAppMaker — Google Play Console

## Before running any command

1. **Prerequisites** — `kappmaker --version` (install: `npm i -g kappmaker`). If a credential is
   missing the CLI says so; re-run `kappmaker config init`.
2. **Read `AiGuidelines/` first** — the PRD, positioning and UI spec already answer most questions.


### gpc — Google Play Console Management

**Syntax**:
- `kappmaker gpc setup [--config <path>]` — full 11-step flow (alias: `kappmaker create-play-app`)
- `kappmaker gpc listings push [--config <path>]` — push store listings only
- `kappmaker gpc subscriptions list [--package <pkg>] [--config <path>]`
- `kappmaker gpc subscriptions push [--config <path>]`
- `kappmaker gpc iap list [--package <pkg>] [--config <path>]`
- `kappmaker gpc iap push [--config <path>] [--recreate-stuck]`
- `kappmaker gpc monetization push [--config <path>] [--subscriptions-only] [--iap-only] [--recreate-stuck]` — push subscriptions + IAPs together (monetization steps of `gpc setup` as a standalone; idempotent PPP refresh)
- `kappmaker gpc data-safety push [--config <path>]`
- `kappmaker gpc app-check --package <pkg>`

**Prerequisites**:
- `googleServiceAccountPath` set in config (Google Play Developer API service account JSON)
- App MUST already exist in [Play Console](https://play.google.com/console/u/0/developers) — Google does not allow API-based app creation. If `gpc setup` gets a 404 at step 4, tell the user to create the app manually first, then rerun.
- No external CLI required — gpc talks directly to `androidpublisher.googleapis.com/v3` via Node's built-in `fetch` + `crypto` (service account → JWT → access token).

**Config file**: Looks for `./Assets/googleplay-config.json`. If not found, `gpc setup` prompts interactively; other subcommands fail and tell the user to run `gpc setup` first.

**What `gpc setup` does** (11 steps):
1. Validate service account + obtain access token
2. Load config (file or interactive prompts)
3. Review summary + confirm
4. Verify app exists on Play Console (fails fast with deep link if not)
5. Update app details (default language + contact website/email/phone) inside an edit
6. Update store listings per locale (title, short/full description, video)
7. Commit the edit
8. Create subscriptions via the new monetization API (subscription → base plans → activate) — idempotent
9. Create one-time in-app products via the **new** `monetization.onetimeproducts.*` API (`PATCH /onetimeproducts/{id}?allowMissing=true` + `purchaseOptions:batchUpdateStates` to activate). Idempotent. Replaces the legacy `/inappproducts` endpoint that Google rejects with 403 "Please migrate to the new publishing API" on migrated apps.
10. Update data safety declaration: converts user's `data_safety.answers` JSON → Google's CSV format via a bundled canonical template + KAppMaker defaults matching the iOS App Store privacy set. Respects `data_safety_csv_path` as an escape hatch for pre-exported CSVs.
11. Print warnings for Play Console-only items (content rating / IARC, app pricing tier)

**Product ID formats**:
- ASC / iOS subscription: `{appname}.premium.{period}.v1.{price}.v1` (e.g. `myapp.premium.weekly.v1.699.v1`)
- Play / Android subscription `productId`: `{appname}.premium.{period}.v1` (e.g. `myapp.premium.weekly.v1`)
- Play / Android `basePlanId`: `autorenew-{period}-{priceDigits}-v1` (e.g. `autorenew-weekly-699-v1`)
- Subscription title (shown on Play checkout): `{AppName} Premium {PeriodLabel}` (e.g. `MyApp Premium Weekly`). This is `gpc setup`'s convention — the quick-add `subscription add` names its Play listing `{AppName} {Period} Premium` instead (see kappmaker-monetization).
- **Credit packs (one-time IAP)** — same ID on ASC + Play + Adapty: `credit_pack_{credits}_{priceDigits}_{appname}` (e.g. `credit_pack_10_499_myapp`)

All three systems (ASC, Play, Adapty) use the same generator so the IDs align automatically without extra configuration.

**Default credit pack IAPs** ship in `Assets/googleplay-config.json` (and the parallel ASC/Adapty templates): Basic 10/$4.99, Pro 30/$9.99, Ultimate 80/$19.99. Auto-fill triggers on `in_app_products[]` entries with a `credits` numeric field. Step 9 of `gpc setup` calls `setupInAppProducts` against the new monetization API to create them.

**Per-region PPP pricing**: subscriptions and one-time products fan out to every billable Play
region with purchasing-power-parity prices in each region's native currency (India ≈ 0.35x,
Argentina ≈ 0.30x, US/EU 1.00x, charm-rounded). User-listed regions in `regional_configs` win;
PPP fills the rest; per-product opt-out via `"ppp_enabled": false` (falls back to Google's own
USD+EUR-anchor fan-out — uniform pricing, no PPP discounts). Re-runs PATCH existing products, so
running setup again back-fills regional pricing onto products created by older CLI versions.

**Pricing/region errors — quick map.** These all have known causes and fixed versions; the full
mechanics live in `references/pricing-history.md` (read it when one of these fires):

| Error / symptom | Meaning | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Region code X is not billable at … 2022/02" | region-catalog drift | upgrade ≥1.6.8; auto-retried |
| "Invalid currency for region code X: expected Y" | native-currency drift (BG/HR/CI/CM) | upgrade ≥1.6.11; auto-overridden |
| "Regional configs were removed from the base plan" | Google treats stored regions as sticky | upgrade ≥1.6.10; existing regions echoed |
| "…price.units (TYPE_INT64), 'NaN'" | proto3 omits zero `Money.units` | upgrade ≥1.6.6 |
| "expanded $X to 0 regions" / "missing the other regions config" / "Missing: buy" | three PATCH gotchas | upgrade ≥1.6.5 |
| Products show "USA only" in Play Console after a successful run | Console UI lag OR app-level country availability | check the `Stored on Google: X/Y regions` output line; if Y is high, it saved — see the diagnostic checklist the CLI prints |
| Product stuck with a never-billable region (MN) stored on it | unfixable in place | bump `product_id` (recommended), or `--recreate-stuck` (soft-delete reservation delay), or delete in Console UI |

**When to use individual subcommands instead of `setup`**:
- User changed listing copy → `gpc listings push`
- User tweaked subscription or IAP prices (or wants full PPP refresh) → `gpc monetization push` (does both) or individual `gpc subscriptions push` / `gpc iap push`
- User updated data safety form → `gpc data-safety push`
- CI pre-check that the app exists → `gpc app-check --package <pkg>` (exits 0 or 2)

**Tip**: Before running `gpc setup`, help the user review or create `Assets/googleplay-config.json`. Read the existing config and explain each section (app, details, listings, subscriptions, in_app_products, data_safety). The user can edit it before running.

**Data safety schema**: The `data_safety` JSON block uses KAppMaker defaults: no account creation (`PSL_ACM_NONE`), data deletion question omitted (optional), collects Device ID + Crash logs + Diagnostics + Other performance + App interactions (only — not "Other app activity"), all processed **ephemerally**, collection **required** (users can't turn it off), collected only (not shared), encrypted in transit. Users can override specific answers via `data_safety.answers` with keys like `"QuestionID"` or `"QuestionID/ResponseID"` and values `true`/`false`/`"URL"`/`null`. Escape hatch: `data_safety_csv_path` uploads a pre-filled CSV from Play Console → Policy → App content → Data safety → Export to CSV.

**Manual-only declarations**: The Play Publisher API does NOT expose content rating (IARC), target audience, ads declaration, health apps, financial features, government apps, news apps, gambling, COVID-19 tracing, app access (login walls), advertising ID usage, families compliance, or app pricing tier. Step 11 of `gpc setup` prints a checklist with a deep link to the Play Console App content page for the user to tick these off manually. No API workaround exists.

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## Where this sits in the flow

- **Before this:** **kappmaker-new-app** (package name comes from the project).
- **After this:** **kappmaker-aso-metadata** for listing text, **kappmaker-screenshots**, **kappmaker-feature-graphic**, then **kappmaker-publish**.