Linking new Google Apps Marketplace application with an existing Chrome Web Store application

Question

I have an existing Chrome Web Store listing with many active users (Over 10k). I have created a new Google Apps Marketplace application that support OAuth2.0.

The existing listing already have a manifest.json file. It has an 'apps' definition as it's an installable chrome app:

"app": {
  "urls": ["http://www.mysite.com/landing_page"],
  "launch": {
    "web_url": "http://www.mysite.com/chrome_login"
  },
}

As instructed in the google apps marketplace publishing guide I've added the following information to the manifest file:

  "container": ["DOMAIN_INSTALLABLE"],
  "api_console_project_id": "<app_id>"

Unfortunately after doing this my application disappears from the chrome web store (Although I can see it in the new Google Apps Marketplace list).

I need a way to have both the Chrome Web Store and the Apps Marketplace link to the same listing (so they will share the user count). I've seen some applications, e.g 'MindMeister', that have achieved this so I know that it is possible.

Could someone please advise me on how to configure this correctly?

Great question. Very interested to see what the reply is. It seems that the Google Apps SDK is an ever-changing, un-documented, mysterious platform. — Alex

Oren Hacohen Oren Hacohen · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-11T17:32:12

After communicating this issue with Google's support the answer is that this is currently impossible to have a single listing published both for CWS and Google Apps Marketplace simultaneously.

Their best practice suggests to have two separate listings, one for each.

Linking new Google Apps Marketplace application with an existing Chrome Web Store application

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