Callback to my server?

[Kyrillos Mossad]

Why can't in-app billing send callbacks to my server through the URL listed in the Google Merchant Integration? Callbacks are the core of my licensing system of an application that I have been working on for 2 years and now I can't release because of this. Please advise on how to achieve callbacks to my server. This seems like it could be a fairly easy feature to enable though...it goes to the same damn dashboard!

[Mihai Ionescu]

Hi Kyrillos,

Are you using  In-App Payments API (web) or In-App Billing API (Android)?

The In-App Payments API uses a postback URL that you can specify here.

The docs have more info on handling postbacks: https://developers.google.com/in-app-payments/docs/postback 

Please note that developers use the Merchant Center to manage orders placed through different APIs (e.g. In-App Payments API, In-App Billing API, Checkout API). The URL listed the Merchant Center is used by the Checkout API.

Thanks,

Mihai

[Kyrillos Mossad]

Hi Mihai,

I'm using the android in-app billing API but i really need automated call backs to my server? Why can't google do this or how can this be achieved if it is possible. I find it hard to believe that you guys aren't capable of providing this sort of flexibility to developers this should be fairly simple no?

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 12:14:37 PM UTC-4, Mihai Ionescu [Google] wrote:

Hi Kyrillos,

Are you using  In-App Payments API (web) or In-App Billing API (Android)?

The In-App Payments API uses a postback URL that you can specify here.

The docs have more info on handling postbacks: https://developers.google.com/in-app-payments/docs/postback 

Please note that developers use the Merchant Center to manage orders placed through different APIs (e.g. In-App Payments API, In-App Billing API, Checkout API). The URL listed the Merchant Center is used by the Checkout API.

Thanks,

Mihai

[Mihai Ionescu]

Hi Kyrillos,

I would suggest to look on Stackoverflow, there may be an alternative to your particular situation (e.g. make the call to your own sever). Below are some recent discussion on similar issues.

Thanks,

Mihai

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6175186/android-in-app-billing-and-own-data-server

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8379819/how-do-i-verify-android-in-app-billing-transactions-on-my-server 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6092019/how-can-i-manage-in-app-billing-transactions-on-an-external-server-securely 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5971031/how-do-i-verify-android-in-app-billing-with-a-server-with-ruby

[Kyrillos Mossad]

Thanks for your reply,

But I would like to also speak to someone who is on the team. This is an inconvenience and would probably force me to change my purchasing strategy. I may create an entire process that uses the google checkout api instead because there are a lot of loop holes when it comes to licensing that depends soley on server callbacks. Who can I speak to about this?

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:09:48 PM UTC-4, Mihai Ionescu [Google] wrote:

Hi Kyrillos,

I would suggest to look on Stackoverflow, there may be an alternative to your particular situation (e.g. make the call to your own sever). Below are some recent discussion on similar issues.

Thanks,

Mihai

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6175186/android-in-app-billing-and-own-data-server

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8379819/how-do-i-verify-android-in-app-billing-transactions-on-my-server 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6092019/how-can-i-manage-in-app-billing-transactions-on-an-external-server-securely 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5971031/how-do-i-verify-android-in-app-billing-with-a-server-with-ruby

[Mihai Ionescu]

Hi Kyrillos,

Sure, the best way to talk to the Android team is to join one of the Android Developer Hangouts (Office Hours) on Google+.

Thanks,

Mihai

[Vitali Smyk]

Hello Google team.

First at all i think API it too complicated and little bit stupid. Please take a look at PayPal API for make mobile payments for references.

Situation 1:
1 Player has 2 different devices with one google account and make purchase on one of them. Did google notice second device about purchase?
2 Player make purchase and lost Internet connection right after that. How application or server will know about that?

Here with list of MUST have features for app billing:
1 Server call back from google processing - see best practices from ANY credit processing gates
2 Create refetence between payment and order Id or any other related info. Currently API allow you send description but no way to take it back from google page for processing.
Many players send me mails from google checkout with help request but i cant connect them with game profiles.


Guys before create own bicycles look around maybe somebody make it already better?

[Mihai Ionescu]

Hi Vitali,

Good questions, but you're posting to the wrong group.

This discussion group is focusing on a different API (Wallet for digital goods, a JavaScript-based API for web apps).

For questions related to the Android In-App Billing API here are the best places to get answers:

Android developer group:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/android-developers

Stackoverflow Android-tagged questions:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android

Android Developers Office Hours:

https://developers.google.com/live (upcoming session tomorrow)

Thanks,

Mihai

[Vitali Smyk]

Agreed wrong place.
But here another good question for you. Why not create web page for make payment thru android?
What i mean - cards processing thru google web page API.