Google Play

The Google Play connector imports selected reports into FastBI Lake for analysis. It imports available history, then refreshes daily through Jobs. The first import must finish before you can analyze the report data.

Before you connect

You need permission to manage connections in FastBI, an active subscription with Lake access, and access to your Google Play Console reports. Copy the numeric Developer account ID from your Play Console account URL.

1. Configure access

Open Connections → Add connection → Google Play. Enter your Developer account ID, then choose:

• Google OAuth — use my report access: sign in with a Google account that has account-wide bulk-report access. Ongoing synchronization depends on that account retaining access.
• Service account — grant FastBI ongoing report access: a Play Console administrator authorizes FastBI to create a dedicated service account with read-only report permissions. Access can take up to 48 hours. Removing this connection deletes the service account; its inactive entry can be removed in Play Console.

Choose Google Play authentication and enter your developer account ID.

Select Continue with Google and complete authorization. When you return, FastBI opens the report-selection step. The connection is not saved yet, and a managed service account is not created until the final save.

2. Select reports

Choose the data you need: Installs, Crashes, Ratings, Subscriptions, Store performance, Reviews, and Financial data. Subscriptions and financial data require financial access in Play Console.

Select the Google Play reports to synchronize into Lake.

Select Continue after choosing reports.

3. Name and save

Enter Connection name, then select Save & test. FastBI saves the connection and starts report discovery and import. Lake storage and Jobs usage apply.

Use Cancel to remove temporary authorization without saving a connection. Temporary authorization expires after 15 minutes if you leave setup unfinished. Returning from report selection to the access step discards the authorization and requires signing in again. If the final save fails, authorize again before retrying.

If FastBI requests a Reports Cloud Storage URI, copy it from Play Console → Manage account → Play apps reports → Statistics → Copy Cloud Storage URI, paste it into the field, and select Sync.

Check the import and analyze

Open Jobs → Data fetching jobs and inspect the run. Check the resulting tables in Catalog and confirm the report dates before asking a question. Report breakdowns are stored in separate Lake tables; choose the relevant table and app for your analysis.

For missing or outdated data, check the selected reports, Google account permissions, reporting period, and latest successful Job. Service-account access may still be propagating during the first 48 hours.