Request to add functionality

[mananshr]

We've been using and reading your googleplay java api, and it works perfectly well in downloading an app from the play store. We were trying to go a step further and see if those downloads could also lead to an increase in install numbers on the play store. But that didn't happen, and in order to make that happen:

We observed the following requests when Gplay market downloads an app:

1. https://android.clients.google.com/auth
2. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/details
3. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/rev
4. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/rec
5. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/purchase
6. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/delivery
7. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/log

Apart from these, there was another request, the following, which was being sent at random times. This contained a Base64 encoded string which, as far as we could apprehend had Authtoken, logging id(constant for a device), device_id(gsf_id for the device), and a string that had list of package names installed which we think are protobuffed and we couldn't figure out.

1. https://android.clients.google.com/market/api/ApiRequest

   Here is the trace for one such request :

     POST https://android.clients.google.com/market/api/ApiRequest HTTP/1.1
   
     Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
   
     User-Agent: Android-Market/2
   
     X-Public-Android-Id: 6532b095d0193d17
   
     Content-Length: 7183
   
     Host: android.clients.google.com
   
     Connection: Keep-Alive
   

version=2&request=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Your code simulates the following 5 requests:

1. https://android.clients.google.com/auth
2. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/details
3. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/rev
4. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/rec
5. https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/purchase

After using your functions for the above requests we tried to simulate the following requests ourselves:

-https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/log

   This request contains a protobuffed string(as per our understanding) which seems to be some kind of a confirmation for downloading the app to the device.

   This is how the string looks: = ( 4confirmFreeDownload?doc=com.google.android.apps.maps

-https://android.clients.google.com/market/api/ApiRequest

   We tried to construct the Base64 encoded string, and the protobuffed string for apps that are installed on a particular device, but recieved a 400 response 

   We replicated a request sent by a Device without changes but we got 400 response.

   (We could not figure out how to get the logging_id as well.)

We need help in reconstructing the same request, and understanding how the the data being sent in the request is formed so that we can figure out the last three requests and complete the install cycle.

Any help would be highly appreciated since you're the ultimate authority on this. :-)

[timoshenkoav]

Hi, Did you get to any success on this? I am working on almost the same functional.

[hfeeki]

Hi, I am very interesting the same functional.

[hfeeki]

Maybe we can help each other

[timoshenkoav]

@hfeeki i`ve already solved my problem without using GP API.

[huchenpeter]

hello, how can I use this to my APP?

[XuHX]

@timoshenkoav Hello, could you tell me how do you solve