Alternative Billing and External Offers

Google Play exposes several programs that let you present payment paths outside Google Play billing. This skill walks you through picking the right program for your region, wiring the PBL APIs, and reporting transactions to the externaltransactions API within 24 hours.

Phase 1: Discovery

Confirm program eligibility before you touch any code. Eligibility is driven by region, product type, and Play Console enrollment.

Check enrollment

1. Open Play Console and confirm you accepted the program terms for each program you plan to use.
2. Register external URLs, subscription management links, and countries per program.
3. Record the PBL version in your build.gradle. Features map to PBL versions: