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Enable fast access to boarding passes by using the Google Wallet API. The
Google Wallet API lets your customers add their boarding pass to
Google Wallet on their phones, which gives them easy access at the right
time. By using Google Wallet, you can notify users about their flight
status and boarding time reminders.
Saving boarding passes in Google Wallet also eliminates clutter and
enables faster access. To find the boarding pass, users simply need to open up
the Google Wallet app, swipe up, and tap the one they want to use.
Supported platforms
With the Google Wallet API, you can issue passes for your users to save in their Google Wallet across multiple platforms, including Android apps, and anywhere hyperlinks are supported, such as websites, email, and SMS messages.
APIs & SDKs
The Google Wallet API offers a REST API and an Android SDK to help you issue and manage your passes quickly and easily.
To issue passes on platforms such as the Web, email, or SMS, we recommend you use the Google Wallet REST API. The API provides a set of endpoints that let you create, retrieve, and update the various components of passes.
To issue passes in an Android app, we recommend you use the Google Wallet Android SDK. The SDK provides a variety of convenience methods that make it easy to integrate the Google Wallet API into your mobile apps using native code.
Note: Using the Google Wallet REST API or Google Wallet Android SDK is not required to issue passes with the Google Wallet API, but are strongly recommended. For more information on issuing passes without using the REST API or Android SDK, see Creating Passes Objects and Passes Classes in the JWT.
Requirements
To issue passes with the Google Wallet API, you will first need to do the following:
Before you start working with the Google Wallet API, take a look at these useful articles that will familiarize you with the basic features and terminology.
Key concepts and terminology: This article will familiarize you with all the important terms and features you will need to work with the Google Wallet API.
Passes Classes and Objects overview: Passes that you issue to your users are created by combining a Passes Class with a Passes Objects. This article will familiarize you with both of these concepts, and how they are used to create passes.
Google Wallet pass development flow: This article provides an end-to-end overview of all of the steps needed to create a pass with the Google Wallet API from start to finish.
Tools & resources
Codelabs
Self-guided codelabs walk you through the necessary steps to add a pass
to Google Wallet. To get started, choose "Android" if your implementation will be on Android devices
only and choose "Web" if your implementation supports Android, Web, Email or SMS.
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It supports platforms like Android apps, websites, email, and SMS. Developers can use the REST API for web, email, and SMS platforms or the Android SDK for Android apps to manage passes. Issuing passes requires a Google Wallet API Issuer account, a Google Cloud account (for non-Android developers), and setting up Google Play services (for Android developers). Tools like codelabs and pass builder are available to help the development.\n"],null,["Enable fast access to boarding passes by using the Google Wallet API. The\nGoogle Wallet API lets your customers add their boarding pass to\nGoogle Wallet on their phones, which gives them easy access at the right\ntime. By using Google Wallet, you can [notify users about their flight\nstatus and boarding time reminders](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/use-cases/receive-flight-updates).\n\nSaving boarding passes in Google Wallet also eliminates clutter and\nenables faster access. To find the boarding pass, users simply need to open up\nthe Google Wallet app, swipe up, and tap the one they want to use.\n\nSupported platforms\n\nWith the Google Wallet API, you can issue passes for your users to save in their Google Wallet across multiple platforms, including Android apps, and anywhere hyperlinks are supported, such as websites, email, and SMS messages.\n\nAPIs \\& SDKs\n\nThe Google Wallet API offers a REST API and an Android SDK to help you issue and manage your passes quickly and easily.\n\n- [Google Wallet REST API](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/web/prerequisites) \n\n To issue passes on platforms such as the Web, email, or SMS, we recommend you use the Google Wallet REST API. The API provides a set of endpoints that let you create, retrieve, and update the various components of passes.\n- [Google Wallet Android SDK](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/android/prerequisites) \n\n To issue passes in an Android app, we recommend you use the Google Wallet Android SDK. The SDK provides a variety of convenience methods that make it easy to integrate the Google Wallet API into your mobile apps using native code.\n\nNote: Using the Google Wallet REST API or Google Wallet Android SDK is not required to issue passes with the Google Wallet API, but are strongly recommended. For more information on issuing passes without using the REST API or Android SDK, see [Creating Passes Objects and Passes Classes in the JWT](https://developers.google.com/wallet/retail/offers/overview/add-to-google-wallet-flow#creating-passes-objects-and-passes-classes-in-the-jwt).\n\nRequirements To issue passes with the Google Wallet API, you will first need to do the following:\n\n- Create a [Google Wallet API Issuer account](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/getting-started/issuer-onboarding).\n- Non-Android developers: Create a [Google Cloud account](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial).\n- Android developers: [Set up Google Play services.](/android/guides/setup)\n\nGetting started with the Google Wallet API Before you start working with the Google Wallet API, take a look at these useful articles that will familiarize you with the basic features and terminology.\n\n- [Key concepts and terminology](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/resources/terminology): This article will familiarize you with all the important terms and features you will need to work with the Google Wallet API.\n- [Passes Classes and Objects overview](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/overview/how-classes-objects-work): Passes that you issue to your users are created by combining a Passes Class with a Passes Objects. This article will familiarize you with both of these concepts, and how they are used to create passes.\n- [Google Wallet pass development flow](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/overview/add-to-google-wallet-flow): This article provides an end-to-end overview of all of the steps needed to create a pass with the Google Wallet API from start to finish.\n\nTools \\& resources\n\n- **Codelabs** \n\n\n Self-guided codelabs walk you through the necessary steps to add a pass\n to Google Wallet. To get started, choose \"Android\" if your implementation will be on Android devices\n only and choose \"Web\" if your implementation supports Android, Web, Email or SMS.\n\n\n [Android](https://g.co/wallet/android-codelab)\n [Web](https://g.co/wallet/web-codelab)\n- **Pass builder** \n\n Build your first pass visually with the [pass builder](/wallet/tickets/boarding-passes/resources/pass-builder) tool, and automatically generate the JSON you need to create the pass with the Google Wallet API.\n- **Google Wallet Github**\n\n Get helpful tools, libraries and sample code for a variety of programming languages in the [Google Wallet Github org](https://github.com/google-wallet)."]]
