Which Google Play permissions does the service account need?

In Play Console, select the apps under App permissions, then under Account permissions tick 'Edit and delete draft apps' (under Draft apps) and 'Manage store presence' (under Store presence). Also make sure the Google Play Android Developer API is enabled for the project.

Validation fails after I invite the service account — what should I check?

Confirm the Google Play Android Developer API is enabled for the project, that the service-account email was invited in Play Console, and that you selected the specific app(s) under App permissions before the account permissions apply.

Set up Google Play upload

Create a Google Cloud service account, invite it to your Play Console with least-privilege permissions, then connect its key in Lingue. Takes about three minutes.

Create a service-account key in Google Cloud

1. Open Google Cloud Console → IAM & Admin → Service Accounts and select (or create) the

project linked to your Play Console developer account.

2. Make sure the Google Play Android Developer API is enabled for the project.
3. Create a service account, for example "Lingue", and copy its email. It ends in

`iam.gserviceaccount.com`.

4. Open the service account, switch to its Keys tab (not a "Manage keys" button — it's the

tab shown when you open the account), then choose Add key → Create new key → JSON and save the downloaded file.

Grant access in Google Play Console

5. Open Google Play Console → Users and permissions → Invite new users.
6. Paste the service-account email.
7. Open the App permissions tab and select the app(s) Lingue should manage. You must

pick the apps here before the account permissions below apply to them.

8. Open the Account permissions tab. Under the Draft apps category, tick **Edit and

delete draft apps (the exact label — there is no option called just "Draft apps"). Under Store presence, tick Manage store presence**.

9. Click Invite user.

Connect & validate in Lingue

10. Go to Integrations → Google Play Store in the sidebar.
11. Upload the service-account JSON and choose a storage mode (cloud or local). See

how we handle your credentials.

12. Click Validate. On failure, double-check the API is enabled and the service account was

invited with the right permissions.

When you're connected, use Import app with your package name (for example `com.acme.app`) to pull your listing, or Sync from the editor's Export dialog to publish your designed screenshots.