Set up Google Wallet API

To enable Google Wallet in your Airship account you will need to complete a few steps in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Pay & Wallet Console, and within the Airship dashboard.

Generally, you will complete each section in the order presented in this guide.

Getting your Google Wallet API certificate

First, get a Google Wallet API Issuer ID. This ID is necessary to create and distribute passes for Google Wallet.

1. Sign up on the Google Pay & Wallet Console .
2. Go to Google Wallet API in the console and click Build your first pass. Once you accept the terms of service, you will be redirected to the Google Pay & Wallet Console, where your Issuer ID will be displayed.
3. Copy and paste your Issuer ID to a place where you can access it later.

Next, enable the Google Wallet API in the Google Cloud Platform.

1. Log in to the Google Cloud Platform . If you don’t already have a GCP project, create one.
2. Enable the Google Wallet API  for your project.

next, create a new Google Cloud service account and certificate.

1. Create a service account in the Google Cloud console  and provide your:
   • Service account name — Example: Airship Wallet
   • Service account ID — Example: airship-wallet-account
2. After entering the Service account ID, copy and paste the service account email address to a place where you can access it later. It will be formatted similarly to: airship-wallet-account@my-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com.
3. Click Create and Continue.
4. Click Done.
5. Select your new service account from the list.
6. Go to the Keys tab, or click and select Manage keys.
7. Click Add Keys and select Create new key.
8. Select P12 and click Create. This will automatically download the certificate p12 file.

Finally, you must authorize the Google Cloud service account to call the Google Wallet API. To do so, grant the service account access to manage your Issuer Account.

In the Google Pay & Wallet Console :

1. Go to Users and click Invite a user.
2. Enter the email address for the service account you created in the Google Cloud console.
3. Select the Developer access level.
4. Click Invite.

Adding your certificate to your Airship Wallet project

In your Airship Wallet project:

1. Go to Settings » Certificates and select Android.
2. (When replacing an existing certificate only) Click Replace certificate.
3. Enter the Issuer ID.
4. Enter the email address for the service account you created in the Google Cloud console.
5. Click Choose file and select your p12 file.
6. Click Save.

Getting publishing access

Before you can publish live Google Wallet passes, must create a Google Wallet API class and complete your Google Wallet API business profile (and get approval from Google).

First, create your first Google Wallet template in your Airship Wallet project. This will automatically generate your API class.

While you can manually create a class within the Google Pay & Wallet Console , creating your first Google Wallet template in the Airship dashboard will generate a class for you and streamline the process.

Next, complete a Google Wallet API business profile.

1. Go to the Google Pay & Wallet Console .
2. Go to Google Wallet API in the sidebar.
3. Click Complete business profile.
4. Complete the Business identity and Business information sections of your Business Profile.

Google must approve your business profile before you can request publishing access. Once Google notifies you of approval, you can request publishing access..

1. Go to the Google Pay & Wallet Console .
2. Go to Google Wallet API in the sidebar.
3. Click Request Publish Access and follow the prompts.