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Google Play Console in your Plash dashboard

Plash connects to Google Play Console and shows its numbers next to your other app tools, starting with crash and ANR rates (28-day, user-weighted), checked against Google Play’s bad-behavior thresholds. Connect it once, link it to any app, and get alerts when something changes.

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What you see from Google Play Console

Crash and ANR rates (28-day, user-weighted), checked against Google Play’s bad-behavior thresholds
Crash and ANR rate per day, top crash clusters and anomalies
Reviews and average review rating
With your reports bucket: installs, uninstalls, active devices and rating history

What Plash reads

Android vitals (crash and ANR rates, top crash clusters, anomalies), reviews, and, with the reports bucket, installs, uninstalls, active devices and rating history. Plash never replies to reviews or changes releases.

Google’s reviews API requires the "Reply to reviews" permission even just to read reviews. Plash never posts replies.
New Play Console permissions can take a few minutes (occasionally up to 24 hours) to apply. If connecting says the account has no access, try again later.
If "Create key" is greyed out, your Google Cloud organization blocks service-account keys (policy iam.disableServiceAccountKeyCreation). Ask your admin, or use a project outside that organization.

Setup

How to connect Google Play Console

1
Enable the Google Play Android Developer API
Pick (or create) a Google Cloud project and click Enable.
Open console.cloud.google.com ↗
2
Enable the Google Play Developer Reporting API
Same project, click Enable.
Open console.cloud.google.com ↗
3
Create a service account
Google Cloud Console › IAM & Admin › Service accounts › Create service account. Name it "plash". Skip the optional "grant access" steps: it needs no Google Cloud roles.
Open console.cloud.google.com ↗
4
Download a JSON key
Open the service account › Keys › Add key › Create new key › JSON. Keep the file safe; you will upload it in the form. Copy the service account email (…@….iam.gserviceaccount.com) for the next step.
5
Invite the service account in Play Console
Play Console › Users and permissions › Invite new users. Paste the service account email.
Open play.google.com ↗
6
Grant read access
Under App permissions add your apps (or use Account permissions for all apps) and tick "View app information and download bulk reports (read-only)" and "Reply to reviews". Then send the invite.
7
Upload the JSON key in the form
8
Optional: add your reports bucket
Play Console › Download reports › Statistics › Copy Cloud Storage URI (gs://pubsite_prod_…). Paste it in "Reports bucket" to unlock installs, uninstalls, active devices, rating history and all reviews.
Open play.google.com ↗

What Plash does with Google Play Console

Alerts

Know before your users tell you

Get email, phone, Slack or Discord alerts when crash rates pass Google Play limits, ratings drop, revenue moves, or a new row lands in your database. Custom rules on any metric, checked every 15 minutes.

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Reviews

Every store review, one inbox, faster replies

Read and reply to Google Play and App Store reviews for all your apps in one inbox, with AI-drafted replies you edit before sending. Filter by unanswered or 1–2 stars.

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Dashboard

Every app, every tool, one screen

See installs, revenue, ratings, crashes, traffic and deploys for all your apps on one home screen, then open any app for its own dashboard. Connects Google Play, App Store Connect, Stripe and Supabase.

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Google Play Console and Plash: questions

How do I connect Google Play Console to Plash?

1. Enable the Google Play Android Developer API 2. Enable the Google Play Developer Reporting API 3. Create a service account 4. Download a JSON key 5. Invite the service account in Play Console 6. Grant read access 7. Upload the JSON key in the form 8. Optional: add your reports bucket It takes a few minutes, once per account.

What does Plash read from Google Play Console?

Which Google Play Console numbers does Plash show?

Crash and ANR rates (28-day, user-weighted), checked against Google Play’s bad-behavior thresholds; Crash and ANR rate per day, top crash clusters and anomalies; Reviews and average review rating; With your reports bucket: installs, uninstalls, active devices and rating history.

Can I get alerts on Google Play Console data?

Yes, on Indie and Studio. Plash alerts you when something breaks, and you can create your own rules on any Google Play Console number, sent by email and push. Studio adds Slack and Discord.

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