Google Play Games Services Publishing API
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For Agents
Define and update Play Games achievements and leaderboards programmatically, including titles, descriptions, and ordering. Built for game tooling that needs configuration-as-code.
Use for: Create a new achievement for my game, Update the description of an existing achievement, List all leaderboards configured for my application, Delete an achievement that is no longer used
Not supported: Does not award achievements, post scores, or reset player state — use the Games API for runtime and the Games Management API for resets; this API is for configuration only.
The Google Play Games Services Publishing API lets developers configure their games' Play Games Services resources programmatically. It manages the definition of achievements and leaderboards under an application, including localised metadata, sort order, and image references. Use it from build pipelines to keep game configuration in source control and apply changes without clicking through the Play Console.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Google Play Games Services Publishing API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Google Play Games Services Publishing API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Google Play Games Services Publishing API.
Create new achievements under a game application
Update achievement metadata such as name, description, and image
Delete achievements that are no longer needed
Create and update leaderboards with sort order and time scopes
List all achievements or leaderboards configured for an application
Retrieve a single achievement or leaderboard by id
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Google Play Games Services Publishing API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Configuration-as-Code for Game Releases
Game studios that ship frequent updates want their Play Games configuration in version control alongside game code. The Publishing API lets a CI pipeline reconcile a JSON or YAML manifest of achievements and leaderboards against the live application configuration, creating, updating, or deleting entries as needed. This removes manual Play Console clicks and keeps environments consistent.
Call POST /games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements for each new achievement defined in the release manifest.
Localise Achievement Strings
Games shipping in multiple languages need localised achievement titles and descriptions. The achievements update endpoint accepts localised string sets, so a translation pipeline can push new locales into Play Games without engineering involvement. The configuration is then served by the Play Games SDK in the player's language at runtime.
Call PUT /games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId} with an updated achievementName containing localised string entries for additional locales.
Audit Leaderboard Configuration
Live operations teams need to verify which leaderboards are configured against an application before a tournament. The list leaderboards endpoint returns every leaderboard with sort order, score format, and identifier, enabling automated checks that the right boards exist before enabling them in the client.
Call GET /games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/leaderboards and verify the expected leaderboard ids and sort orders are present.
Agent-Generated Achievement Sets
An AI assistant for game designers can propose an achievement set for a new game mode and apply it to the Play Console via Jentic. The agent searches for the create achievement operation, loads its schema, and creates each achievement with name, description, and points. The designer reviews the live configuration in the Play Console before publishing.
Use Jentic to search 'create a play games achievement', load the schema for POST /games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements, and execute it for each generated achievement.
Key Endpoints
10 endpoints — the google play games services publishing api lets developers configure their games' play games services resources programmatically.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements
List achievement configurations
POST
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements
Create an achievement
GET
/games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId}
Get a single achievement configuration
PUT
/games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId}
Update an achievement configuration
DELETE
/games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId}
Delete an achievement
GET
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/leaderboards
List leaderboard configurations
POST
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/leaderboards
Create a leaderboard
GET
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements
List achievement configurations
POST
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements
Create an achievement
GET
/games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId}
Get a single achievement configuration
PUT
/games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId}
Update an achievement configuration
DELETE
/games/v1configuration/achievements/{achievementId}
Delete an achievement
GET
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/leaderboards
List leaderboard configurations
POST
/games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/leaderboards
Create a leaderboard
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Developer OAuth credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Agents receive scoped tokens that can configure Play Games resources only for the authorised developer account.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'create a play games achievement') and Jentic returns the matching configuration operation with its full request schema.
Time to first call
Direct integration: 1-2 days for OAuth, achievement schema, and reconciliation logic. Through Jentic: under 30 minutes.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Google Play Games Services Publishing API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Play Games Services Publishing API use?
It uses Google OAuth 2.0 with the androidpublisher scope, scoped to the developer account that owns the application. Through Jentic, those credentials live encrypted in the vault and agents receive only scoped bearer tokens.
Can I create achievements with this API?
Yes. Use POST /games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/achievements with the achievement name, description, points, and image references to create a new achievement under the application.
What are the rate limits for the Play Games Services Publishing API?
Google enforces standard per-project quotas, typically around 60 write requests per minute. Bulk reconciliation jobs should pace requests and retry on HTTP 429.
How do I provision a new leaderboard through Jentic?
Search Jentic for 'create a play games leaderboard', load the schema for POST /games/v1configuration/applications/{applicationId}/leaderboards, and execute it with the leaderboard name, sort order, and score format.
Is the Play Games Services Publishing API free?
Yes, the API itself is free. A Google Play developer account and a configured application are required to use it.
Can I award achievements with this API?
No. Awarding achievements to players is done via the Google Play Games Services API. This Publishing API only configures the achievement definitions.
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