Google Play Android Developer API return 401

[wonderfly]

From Jonhy.co...@gmail.com on June 20, 2012 00:58:05

Version of google-api-java-client (e.g. 1.5.0-beta)? Google Play Android Developer API v1-rev2-1.7.1-beta Java environment (e.g. Java 6, Android 2.3, App Engine)? Java 6 Describe the problem. Server return 401 Unauthorized: This developer account does not own the application. How would you expect it to be fixed? HttpTransport HTTP_TRANSPORT = new NetHttpTransport();
JsonFactory JSON_FACTORY = new JacksonFactory();

                     GoogleCredential credential = new GoogleCredential.Builder().setTransport(HTTP_TRANSPORT)
                .setJsonFactory(JSON_FACTORY)
                .setServiceAccountId(GOOGLE_CLIENT_MAIL)
                .setServiceAccountScopes(" https://www.googleapis.com/auth/androidpublisher" )
                .setServiceAccountPrivateKeyFromP12File(new File(GOOGLE_KEY_FILE_PATH))
                .build();

        Androidpublisher publisher = new Androidpublisher.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential).
                setApplicationName(GOOGLE_PRODUCT_NAME).
                build();

        Androidpublisher.Purchases purchases = publisher.purchases();
        Get get = purchases.get("XXXXX", subscriptionId, token);
        SubscriptionPurchase subscripcion = get.execute(); //LINE 1

In Google APIS Console the Service "Google Play Android Developer API" is enabled.
GOOGLE_CLIENT_MAIL is the email address from API Access from the Google Console.
GOOGLE_KEY_FILE_PATH is the p12 file downloaded from the API Access.
GOOGLE_PRODUCT_NAME is the product name from the branding information.

The code return in LINE 1:

"domain" : "androidpublisher",
"message" : "This developer account does not own the application.",
"reason" : "developerDoesNotOwnApplication"

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/issues/detail?id=533

[wonderfly]

From faco...@gmail.com on June 22, 2012 01:54:31

Hi, I have the same problem.
This issue is really serious and the use of this api is badly documented.
Please, at least post a workaround solution to this problem...

[wonderfly]

From henrikk...@gmail.com on July 30, 2012 01:41:30

Having the same problem. stopping us from releasing the next version of our app.

[wonderfly]

From yan...@google.com on August 15, 2012 04:38:57

I received this message from the support person for this API:

"
The error being returned means they're using the wrong developer account to access the API. They need to use the same account that was used to set up the API project & create the auth keys.
"

In future, please contact the appropriate help forum for the Google Play Android Developer API.

Status: ByDesign

[wonderfly]

From milan.ce...@gmail.com on August 24, 2012 08:25:36

I had the same issue and it was driving me crazy. The solutions is you have to use the Web server application flow to authorize with the android-publisher API, not the Service accounts flow. This however introduces some complications. I've blogged about it in more details here http://milancermak.posterous.com/server-side-verification-of-google-play-subsc

[wonderfly]

From henrikk...@gmail.com on August 27, 2012 04:05:54

Is there any action on this from Google? Any documentation update, saying that we should use the Web server application flow?

Reading the documentation for Google Play API, I can't find any mention of 'Auth keys'.

Please provide a link to the appropriated help forum. Can't seem to find any Google Play Android Developer API forum via google.

Best regards

[wonderfly]

From shar...@backflipstudios.com on December 16, 2013 20:02:34

If anyone could elaborate on this issue. I don't follow the explanation given. The documentation on authentication ( https://developers.google.com/android-publisher/authorization ) explains that you can create a refresh token so that you don't have to be logged into a google account:

"The refresh token thus allows a web server continual access to the API without requiring an active login to a Google account."

I'm running/debugging a local GAE while attempting to develop this code. Do I have to upload the project to the cloud under the same account that the set up the API project?

Or perhaps is this a limitation of how the google accounts work in the development server for GAE?

Kind Regards

[wonderfly]

From zitroint...@gmail.com on June 25, 2014 07:21:57

Same problem here. This is the response we receive:
{
"code" : 401,
"errors" : [ {
"domain" : "androidpublisher",
"message" : "The current user has insufficient permissions to perform the requested operation.",
"reason" : "permissionDenied"
} ],
"message" : "The current user has insufficient permissions to perform the requested operation."
}

[manikantabandaru]

@wonderfly
i am also facing same problem please tell me how you solved above problem
The response from google play services
{
"code" : 401,
"errors" : [ {
"domain" : "androidpublisher",
"message" : "The current user has insufficient permissions to perform the requested operation.",
"reason" : "permissionDenied"
} ],
"message" : "The current user has insufficient permissions to perform the requested operation."
}

[wonderfly]

@manikantabandaru
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