Connecting Your Play Store App With Statusbrew

Brands can now monitor and respond to their Play Store reviews in real-time; in the same Engage Inbox, they manage reviews/conversations from other channels like App Store, Facebook, Google Business, Instagram & more. 

For each Play Store Review in Engage, teams will get Star Ratings, App version & Device type for better context.

Let's first connect your Play Store App with Statusbrew. 

Here's a step-by-step guide for connecting your Google Developer Console with Statsubrew. 

Pre-Requisites

•  Google Developer Account
•  Active Google Play Store app

Steps to be done in the Google Developer Console

Step 1 - Log in to your Developer Console, click on Settings > API Access from the left side pane

Step 2 -  Click on the Create Service Account button

Step 3 - The following dialog box will appear with a bunch of tasks to be done. Let's complete these tasks!

Step 3.1 - Go to the Google Cloud Platform and then click on the + CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT

Step 3.2 - Once you have created a Service Account, the next step is to configure it as follows:

Note: The Service Account ID is automatically generated when you click + CREATE A SERVICE ACCOUNT.

Choose a name for your Service Account (give it a recognizable name, such as SB + Playstore).

Then, click the Select a role drop-down menu and select Basic > Owner. This role will have full access to the integration, as explained while choosing the option.

Once you select a role, Click on Done. The final configuration should look like this:

Next, click on the Service Account you just created, then the Add keybutton, then Create new key. Choose a JSON key type, then click Create. 

Once you click Create, a file with a .json extension will be downloaded to your machine. Save this file. 
The setup with the Google API Console is now done. 

Step 4 - Back in the Developer Console, click Finished in the pop-up. The newly created Service Account will appear. Click on the Grant Access button for the newly created service account. 

Step 5 - Now, ensure the newly created Service Account has the correct permissions. You need to uncheck all of the permissions except for View app information and Reply to reviews.

Step 6 - Click on the invite user button once it's done! 

Step 4 - Setup team member access to your newly added Play Store app and click on update! 

Statusbrew will automatically sync reviews that have been posted to Google Play Store within the last 7 days.