Appy Pie: How To Obtain Your Json File From Google Play Developer Console?

Follow the below steps to get your JSON file:

1. Go to Google Play Console and log in to your account.

2. In the Google Cloud Platform, create a new Project by providing the project name and location. 
   
   
   
   

3. For your created project, select APIs and services, then select Enabled APIs and Services from the side menu.
   
   

4. In the API Library, search Google Play Android Developer API, and enable it.
   
   

5. Under APIs and services, click Credentials, then CREATE CREDENTIALS, and select Service account.
   
   

6. Provide the Service account details, including the Service account name, service account ID, and description (optional). Once done, click CREATE AND CONTINUE.
   
   

7. For the “Grant this service account access to the project” step, select the role and click Owner.
   
   
   
   

8. Once you’ve provided the details, click Done to create your service account. Your created service account will be displayed under the credentials section.

Note: Copy the service email as it will be required in further steps.

9. Under Service accounts, click on the email and you’ll be redirected to the Services account section. Next, click on the Keys option on the top header, then click Add Key, and select Create new key.
   
   
   
   

10. In the popup, select JSON as the key type, and click Create.
    
    
    
    

11. Once done, your JSON file will be downloaded to your system.
    
    

12. The next step is to connect the created service account with Google Play Store. Go to Google Playstore, and select Users and Permissions from the side menu.
    
    

14. Under the Users tab in the Users and Permissions section, click the Invite new users button.
    
    

15. Under User details, enter the email address of the service account you created.
    

16. Under Permissions, click the App Permissions tab, and then select the app from the list and click Save changes.
    
    

17. Click the Account Permissions tab, and select the Admin (all permissions) checkbox, then click Invite User. 
    
    

18. Now, upload the downloaded JSON file from step 11 to the Publish App section.