Creating a new application

Log in to the console

Go to Purchasely console with your credentials.

These credentials are provided to you by the Purchasely Team. If you want to have your credentials created, just contact us at hello@purchasely.com

Creating a new App

To create a new app, click on the Add new application in the drop-down menu in the top-left corner

If you have 2 different environments (e.g.: staging & production), you should create 2 different Applications in the Purchasely Console and use 2 different API keys

We advise you to start creating a staging application first (i.e. a mobile application plugged into a staging environment) to perform your first tests.

This new application must be configured with a set of parameters among 3 different stages. All these parameters can be modified after the application has been created.

1. Create a new application

The mandatory parameters are :

Name: the name of the application as it will be displayed in the Purchasely Console.
The default language: this will define which language shall be used when the language on a user device is not supported by the application; ⚠️ This value can't be changed later.
Default Dashboard Currency: this is the currency unit displayed in your Purchasely Dashboards.
Default Integration Currency: this currency unit is used to send price information to the Webhook and 3rd party integrations

2. Plug it with the stores

You can add up to 4 different stores. Step by step configuration of each store is explained below, in dedicated sections.

3. Plug it with your backend

In this section, you can plug the Purchasely Cloud Platform with your own backend through server-to-server integration. This will allow having your backend notified through a webhook when a transaction event is received from the stores.

Fill in the Client webhook URL with the endpoint URL on your own backend where you want to receive the subscription events.

If your Client Webhook is not ready when you make your configuration, we advise you to use the following value: https://httpstat.us/200

This value will simulate a HTTP 200 response code allowing the Purchasely Cloud Platform to consider that the new subscription has been duly acknowledged by the Client Backend.

Every message send by Purchasely in the webhook is signed using a Client shared secret.

Refer to Webhook documentation to know more.

Receiving the transaction events allows to manage user entitlements and access control.

Configuring the Apple App Store parameters

In order to connect your Apple App Store account with Purchasely, you have to provide the following parameters from the Apple App Store

App bundle id

The Bundle ID is used by Purchasely Cloud Platform to validate that receipts are indeed coming from your app

App Store:

Get the value of the Bundle ID field in App Store Connect App Store Connect > My Apps > [YOUR APP] > General > App Information

Purchasely Console:

The value of the Bundle ID should be reported in the field App Package in the Purchasely Console Purchasely > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Settings > App Settings > Store Configuration > Apple App Store

Apple ID

It is required for promo code deeplinks in the paywalls.

App Store:

Get the value of the Apple ID field in App Store Connect App Store Connect > My Apps > [YOUR APP] > General > App Information

Purchasely Console:

The value of the Apple ID should be reported in the field App Package in the Purchasely Console Purchasely > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Settings > App Settings > Store Configuration > Apple App Store

App Scheme

You can define the app scheme of your mobile application refer to these documents for instructions to do the same for iOS apps. It is a required value in order to use the paywall preview feature in Purchasely Console.

Shared App Secret

The Shared App Secret is used by Purchasely Cloud Platform and required to validate receipts for this specific app

App Store:

Get the value of the Apple ID field in App Store Connect App Store Connect > My Apps > [YOUR APP] > Subscriptions > App-Specific Shared Secret > Manage

Purchasely Console:

The value of the App-Specific Shared Secret should be reported in the field App Package in the Purchasely Console Purchasely > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Settings > App Settings > Store Configuration > Apple App Store

Store Kit 2

By default Purchasely SDK uses Store Kit 2, you need to grant us a specific access to your In-App Purchases for our service to work Please follow this guide to configure Store Kit 2 with Purchasely

You can use Store Kit 1 if you want, just skip this step and make sure that Purchasely.start() is configured with Store Kit 1

Server to Server notifications

The last field Server-to-server endpoint is not mandatory. It is used to activate the real-time server-to-server notifications coming from the App Store.

Refer to Server-to-server notifications documentation for more information.

Configuring the Google Play Store parameters

In order to connect your Google Play Console account with Purchasely, you have to provide the following parameters from the Google Play Console

Android App Bundle ID

The Bundle ID is used by Purchasely Backend to validate that receipts are indeed coming from your app

The value of the Package ID should be reported in the field App bundle id in your Purchasely console

Google Play Console :

Get the value of the Package ID of your App in Googe Play Console Google Play Console > All Apps > [YOUR APP]

Purchasely Console:

The value of the Apple ID should be reported in the field App Package in the Purchasely Console Purchasely > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Settings > App Settings > Store Configuration > Play Store

App Scheme

You can define the app scheme of your mobile application refer to these documents for instructions to do the same for Android apps. It is a required value in order to use the paywall preview feature in Purchasely Console.

Access Key (JSON)

This access key is mandatory to allow Purchasely Cloud Platform to decode Play Store receipts/token

This task involves three steps

Enable API on Google Cloud

You will need to enable 2 APIs on Google Cloud Console

Create a new Service Account

Create a dedicated Service Account under Google Cloud Platform Console Google Cloud Platform > IAM & admin > Service Account > Create a new Service Account

Before creating the service account, make sure that the relevant Project is selected. The drop-down menu in the upper left corner of the screen shall match the Organisation you have set in the previous step

Name your account Purchasely to be able to easily identify it later
Give it the ID purchasely
On the following screen, set the role to "Owner"
- You can also set "Pub/Sub Admin" and "Monitoring Viewer" as roles instead of "Owner"
On the following screen, note the email generated by Google for your Service Account
- It should look like purchasely-@pc-api-123456789-123.iam.gserviceaccount.com
Create a key by clicking on the + Create a key button
Choose JSON format to download the file
Fill the content of the field "Access key" with this JSON file

Grant access to the new Service Account

Grant access to the Service Account under the Google Play Console Google Play Console> Users & Permissions > Invite new users

You will need to complete those 3 steps:

Set the email of your service account
Set "no expiration date"
Add your application

Tab: App permissions - Select the application corresponding to the app bundle id

Once you have clicked on Apply - Ensure the following permissions are selected :

View app information and download bulk reports
View financial data, orders, and cancellation survey responses
Manage orders and subscriptions

Finally, click on Invite user to grant access to your service account

Server to Server notifications

We connect to Google Cloud Pub/Sub automatically for you by using your service account access. All you need to do is click on "Connect to Google" and follow the steps

Configuring Huawei AppGallery parameters

Huawei App Package ID

The Package name is used by Purchasely Cloud Platform to validate the authenticity of the receipts.

Open your AppGallery Console
Go to: AppGallery Connect > My Apps > [YOUR APPLICATION]
Get the value of the Package name

The value of the Package name should be reported in the field Huawei App package id in your Purchasely console

App ID

The App ID is used by Purchasely Cloud Platform to validate the authenticity of the receipts.

Same procedure as "App Package Id", with the App ID property which must be put under App id in the Purchasely Console (Purchasely > Mobile Applications > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Huawei configuration)

App secret

The App secret is used by Purchasely Cloud Platform to validate the authenticity of the receipts.

Same procedure as "App Package Id", with the App secret property which must be put under App secret in the Purchasely Console (Purchasely > Mobile Applications > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Huawei configuration)

Public key

The public key is used by Purchasely Cloud Platform to validate the authenticity of the receipts.

Open your AppGallery Console
Go to: AppGallery Connect > My Apps > [YOUR APPLICATION]
In the "All services" menu on top, search for "In-App Purchases" and click on it
Get the Public key property

Fill in this value under "In-App Purchases" public key in the Purchasely Console (Purchasely > Mobile Applications > [YOUR APPLICATION] > Huawei configuration)