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How to Update Your Google Workspace & Google Cloud Permissions

Enable the permissions needed to create projects, manage service accounts, and generate private keys.

Written by Korey Golbienko

Updating Google Workspace and Google Cloud permissions ensures your organization's administrative access is properly aligned before configuring the Google Play API integration. Completing these quick adjustments grants the necessary privileges for seamless app management and deployment.

If you encounter an error or cannot complete any of these steps, please contact Subsplash Support. Our Developer Account Support team will help you review your permissions and get everything connected.

Step 1: Enable Super Admin Permissions

  1. Visit Google Admin Console.

  2. Sign in using an existing Super Admin account.

  3. From the left-hand menu, select Directory → Users.

  4. Locate and select the Google account associated with your Google Play Console account.

  5. Scroll down to Admin roles and privileges.

  6. Click Assign roles, or select the edit icon if roles are already assigned.

  7. Locate Super Admin and enable it.

  8. Click Save.

Step 2: Enable Google Cloud Project Creation

Next, we'll update your Google Workspace settings to allow new Google Cloud projects to be created.

  1. While signed in to Google Admin Console, select Apps from the left-hand menu.

  2. Click Additional Google services.

  3. Locate and select Google Cloud Platform.

  4. Expand Cloud Resource Manager API settings.

  5. Check the box labeled Allow users to create projects.

  6. Click Save.

Step 3: Update Your Google Cloud Permissions

Finally, we'll assign two roles that allow you to create projects and manage organization policies.

  1. Visit Google Cloud Console.

  2. Sign in using the Google account associated with your Google Play Console account.

  3. At the top of the page, open the project selector and select your organization's domain.

  4. Navigate to IAM & Admin → IAM.

  5. Locate your Google account email address and click the edit (pencil) icon.

  6. Click Add another role.

  7. Search for and select Project Creator.

  8. Click Add another role again.

  9. Search for and select Organization Policy Administrator.

  10. Click Save.

Allow some time for Google's changes to take effect before returning to your Google Play API setup. Some permission changes may take several hours to become available. Once the changes have taken effect, return to your previous instructions and continue where you left off.

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