Play Store: Create an app / package name

How to create a new app (application ID / package name) in Google Play Console so you can select it in the Application Platform.

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In the Application Platform you pick the Android application ID (package name) from the apps on your Play Store account. Create new apps in Google Play Console.

Prerequisites

  • A developer account in Google Play Console
  • A Play Store account stored in the platform
  • A service account with access to the apps (and ideally the Google Play Developer Reporting API enabled on the linked Cloud project so the platform can load the app list)

Create a new app

  1. Open Google Play Console.
  2. Click Create app.
  3. Enter the name, default language, and choose app or game.
  4. Set the application ID (package name, e.g. com.example.app) — it is hard to change later.
  5. Finish creation and accept the policies.

The package name then appears in the platform dropdown once the Play Store account is selected (re-open the dialog if needed).

If the list stays empty

  • Check that the service account has access to the app in Play Console.
  • In the linked Google Cloud project, also enable the Google Play Developer Reporting API (in addition to the Android Publisher API).
  • Without the Reporting API, credentials can still be valid, but the app list may not load.