Deutschlandticket in Google Wallet

Overview

To provide commuters with a seamless digital experience, German public transit agencies can enable users to save their public transit tickets (including the Deutschlandticket) to their Google Wallet by implementing the following Google Wallet APIs:

User Discovery

To further help users discover, purchase and seamlessly save their Deutschlandticket to Google Wallet, public transit agencies who meet the following requirements can express interest to be featured in the following entry points:

Google Wallet agency city list
Google Wallet transit agency list and Google Maps entry points

Pre-requisites and Technical Requirements

This section describes the requirements for being eligible for the entry points.

Buy & Save Tickets to Google Wallet

Interested partners have to implement the following requirements on both their mobile ticket webflows (and in their app, if applicable) to be eligible to be featured in the entry points:

  1. Support Google Wallet API for public transit:

  2. Support Google Pay API as a payment method for ticket purchase flows. See details at:

Google Wallet Discovery

For the Google Wallet entry point, the following must be provided by the partner:

  1. City / region display name
  2. Transit agency name
  3. High quality logo of the transit agency meeting the following format (to be uploaded at the link provided in the Express Interest section):
    • Dimension: 969 px by 969 px
    • File format: PNG
    • File size: < 3 MB
    • Color mode: RGB
    • The logo shouldn't be cropped, and the background color should extend to all four corners of the image, there should be no rounded corners or similar formatting.
  4. URL for ticket purchase flow
    • Mobile-accessible and optimized web purchase flow
    • If a login is required, support Sign In with Google
    • Support Google Pay API as a payment method for ticket purchase
    • Support Google Wallet API after ticket purchase
  5. GPS latitude / longitude coordinates of city center
  6. Issuer_id (from Google Pay and Wallet Console)

Google Maps Discovery

For the Google Maps entry point, the following must be provided by the partner:

  1. Transit agency name
  2. The transit agency must publish a list in a GTFS feed of their stations and routes. For more information, see GTFS feed integration.
  3. High quality logo of the transit agency meeting the following format (to be uploaded at the link provided in the Express Interest section):
    • Dimension: 969 px by 969 px
    • File format: PNG
    • File size: < 3 MB
    • Color mode: RGB
    • The logo shouldn't be cropped, and the background color should extend to all four corners of the image, there should be no rounded corners or similar formatting
  4. URL for ticket purchase flow
    • Mobile-accessible and optimized web purchase flow
    • If a login is required, support Sign In with Google
    • Support Google Pay API as a payment method for ticket purchase
    • Support Google Wallet API after ticket purchase
  5. Issuer_id (from Google Pay and Wallet Console)

Process for transit agencies to express interest

If you are interested in integrating these user discovery points for your transit agency, review and implement the pre-requisites and technical requirements, then submit our Permission to display brand features on Google form.