apps appear as Chrome extension and doesn't appear on google apps marketplace

2
votes

Similar to this question After publishing my Google Apps app to the Chrome Webstore, it installs as an extension. I can't find my app on google apps marketplace. I use the correct manifest.json as in the google apps marketplace publish section of the developer page (https://developers.google.com/apps-marketplace/listing), But still doesn't appear until these two days. Can someone from google help me on this?

{  
  "manifest_version" : 2,  
  "name" : "myApp",  
  "version" : "1.1.1.1",  
  "description" : "upload the app",  
  "icons" : {  
      "128" : "icons/128x128-icon.png",  
      "16" : "icons/16x16-icon.png"  
  },  
  "container" : ["DOMAIN_INSTALLABLE", "GOOGLE_DRIVE"],  
  "api_console_project_id" : "123456789012"  
}

Thanks.

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Post your manifest.json here so we can help you verify that it is indeed a Chrome App. – Marc Rochkind
@Marc, thanks for your reply. Here it is : { "manifest_version" : 2, "name" : "myApp", "version" : "1.1.1.1", "description" : "upload the app", "icons" : { "128" : "icons/128x128-icon.png", "16" : "icons/16x16-icon.png" }, "container" : ["DOMAIN_INSTALLABLE", "GOOGLE_DRIVE"], "api_console_project_id" : "123456789012" } . It is published as google chrome webstore extension app, but it doesn't appear on google apps marketplace. – user3796247
That is not the manifest for a Chrome App. Your term "extension app" is confusing -- there are extensions and apps, and they are different things. – Marc Rochkind
@Marc, This is the manifest.json as said in this link developers.google.com/apps-marketplace/listing. I didn't intend to put that in Chrome webstore, I intend to publish it as google apps marketplace, but it appears as extension in google chrome webstore and doesn't appear on google apps marketplace. – user3796247

2 Answers

2
votes

We had the same problem. To publish the app in the new apps marketplace so it can only be installed by Google Apps domain admins we took the following steps:

1) Unpublish the old app and create a new app (didn't understand why this is needed but was suggested by Google - you only need to recreate the app once)

2) You can use the same manifest, but for the "container" section remove 'GOOGLE_DRIVE' (I believe there is currently an issue where including this makes the app go to the Chrome webstore). Note that removing GOOGLE_DRIVE will remove the app from the 'mini marketplace' that appears when you select the 'Open With' > 'Connect more apps' option when right clicking a file in Google Drive.

3) Include the following section in the manifest (where foo.bar is a url that must be opened when the app is launched):

"app": {
  "launch": {
    "web_url": "http://foo.bar"
  }
}

4) Publish the app - it should show a preview in the Google Apps Marketplace and will appear in this format: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/url-slate/ccnijgcacpbjachbddmjjinnkidkpaob

So example manifest that worked for us:

{  
  "manifest_version" : 2,  
  "name" : "myApp",  
  "version" : "1.1.1.1",  
  "description" : "upload the app",  
  "icons" : {  
      "128" : "icons/128x128-icon.png",  
      "16" : "icons/16x16-icon.png"  
  },  
  "container" : ["DOMAIN_INSTALLABLE"],  
  "api_console_project_id" : "123456789012"
  "app" : {
    "launch" : {
      "web_url" : "http://foo.bar"
    }
  }  
}
0
votes

Try adding "app" to your mainfest. See https://developers.google.com/chrome/apps/docs/developers_guide#background.

Something like following, where http://foo.bar is apps web URL.
"app": {
  "launch": {
    "web_url": "http://foo.bar"
  }
}

If this doesn't work, try removing GOOGLE_DRIVE from the container.