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docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about/monetizing.jd

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<h2 id="payouts">Monthly payouts in your local currency</h2>



<p>To sell products in Google Play, all you have to do is register for a Google

Checkout merchant account and link it to your Google Play Android Developer

Wallet merchant account and link it to your Google Play Android Developer

Console account (see <a

href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/publish/register.html">Get Started with

Publishing</a> for details). Once you’ve set up your account and published your
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<p>At the close of the month, you can download a complete sales report that

gives you the final details of all transactions that closed in the month,

including the payout amounts and other data. Additional financial reports are

available in your Google Checkout merchant account.</p>
 
available in your Google Wallet merchant account.</p>

docs/html/distribute/googleplay/publish/console.jd

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<h3 id="merchant">Linking your Merchant Account</h3>



<p>If you want to sell apps or in-app products, you can link your Google

Checkout Merchant account to your developer profile. Google Play uses the linked

Checkout account for financial and tax identification and monthly payouts of

Wallet merchant account to your developer profile. Google Play uses the linked

merchant account for financial and tax identification and monthly payouts of

sales. </p>



<h3 id="details">Your store listing details</h3>

docs/html/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.jd

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</ul>



<p> If your app is be priced, or if you'll be selling in-app products,

you need set up a Checkout Merchant Account before you can publish.</p>

you need set up a Google Wallet merchant account before you can publish.</p>



<table>

<tr>
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<p>Make sure that: </p>



<ul>

<li>Your developer profile has the correct information and is linked to the proper Google Checkout Merchant account (if you are selling products).</li>

<li>Your developer profile has the correct information and is linked to the proper Google Wallet merchant account (if you are selling products).</li>

<li>You have the right version of the app uploaded.</li>

<li>All parts of your Product Details are ready, including all graphic assets, screenshots, video, localized descriptions, and so on. </li>

<li>You have set your app's pricing to free or priced.</li>

docs/html/distribute/googleplay/publish/register.jd

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<li>Read and accept the <strong>Developer Distribution Agreement</strong> that applies to your

country or region. Note that apps and store listings that you publish on Google Play must comply

with the Developer Program Policies and US export law,</li>

<li>Pay a <strong>$25 USD registration fee</strong> using Google Checkout. If you don't have

a Google Checkout account, you can quickly set one up during the process.</li>

<li>Pay a <strong>$25 USD registration fee</strong> using Google Wallet. If you don't have

a Google Wallet account, you can quickly set one up during the process.</li>

</ol>



<p>When your registration is verified, you’ll be notified at the email address you specified during registration.</p>

docs/html/google/play/billing/billing_admin.jd

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Developer Console, registering test accounts, and handling refunds when necessary.</p>



<p>You must have a Google Play publisher account to register test accounts. And you must have a

Google Checkout merchant account to create a product list and issue refunds to your users. If you

Google Wallet merchant account to create a product list and issue refunds to your users. If you

already have a publisher account on Google Play, you can use your existing account. You do not

need to register for a new account to support in-app billing.</p>



<p>If you do not have a publisher account, you can register as a Google Play

developer and set up a publisher account at the <a

href="http://play.google.com/apps/publish">Google Play Developer Console</a>. If you do not

have a Google Checkout merchant account, you can register for one at the <a

href="http://checkout.google.com">Google Checkout site</a>.</p>

have a Google Wallet merchant account, you can register for one through the

Developer Console.</p>



<h2 id="billing-list-setup">Creating a Product List</h2>
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<p>You can access an application's product list by clicking the <strong>In-App Products</strong>

link in applications listed in your developer account (see

figure 1). The <strong>In-App Products</strong> link appears only if you have a Google Checkout

figure 1). The <strong>In-App Products</strong> link appears only if you have a Google Wallet

merchant account and the application's manifest includes the <code>com.android.vending.BILLING</code>

permission.</p>
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</div>



<p>You can create a product list for any published application or any draft application that's been

uploaded and saved to the Developer Console. However, you must have a Google Checkout merchant

uploaded and saved to the Developer Console. However, you must have a Google Wallet merchant

account and the application's manifest must include the <code>com.android.vending.BILLING</code>

permission. If an application's manifest does not include this permission, you will be able to edit

existing items in the product list but you will not be able to add new items to the list. For more
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<p>In-app billing does not allow users to send a refund request to Google Play. Refunds for

in-app purchases must be directed to you (the application developer). You can then process the

refund through your Google Checkout merchant account. When you do this, Google Play receives a

refund notification from Google Checkout, and Google Play sends a refund message to your

refund through your Google Wallet merchant account. When you do this, Google Play receives a

refund notification from Google Wallet, and Google Play sends a refund message to your

application. For more information, see <a

href="{@docRoot}google/play/billing/v2/api.html#billing-action-notify">Handling

IN_APP_NOTIFY messages</a> and <a

href="http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1153485">In-app Billing

Pricing</a>.</p>



<p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> You cannot use the Google Checkout API to issue

<p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> You cannot use the Google Wallet API to issue

refunds or cancel In-app Billing transactions. You must do this manually through your Google

Checkout merchant account. However, you can use the Google Checkout API to retrieve order

Wallet merchant account. However, you can use the Google Wallet API to retrieve order

information.</p>



<h2 id="orderId">Working with Order Numbers</h2>



<p>When a user purchases an in-app item, Google Checkout assigns the transaction

<p>When a user purchases an in-app item, Google Wallet assigns the transaction

a unique and permanent order number. Google Play provides that order number to

you at the conclusion of the purchase flow, as the value of the

<code>orderId</code> field of the <code>PURCHASE_STATE_CHANGED</code>
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customer support.</p>



<p>The order number itself is a string consisting of numbers only, with a format

assigned and managed by Google Checkout.</p>

assigned and managed by Google Wallet.</p>



<p>For transactions dated 5 December 2012 or later, Google Checkout assigns a

<p>For transactions dated 5 December 2012 or later, Google Wallet assigns a

Merchant Order Number (rather than a Google Order Number) and reports the Merchant

Order Number as the value of <code>orderID</code>. Here's an

example:</p>