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Once you've created your Drive app, you can publish it in
Google Workspace Marketplace
for others to use. Domain administrators can install
Google Workspace Marketplace apps on behalf of their users. Additionally,
individual users can find and install Drive apps in
Google Workspace Marketplace or by selecting
New > add Connect more apps in the
Drive UI.
When you publish your app, you are asked to register the file types that the
app can open. When a user views a file in Drive or opens a
Gmail attachment, your application is listed as a suggested app
if the file type is one you have registered.
To make your app available to others, you must follow a publishing process
that creates a listing for your app, registers the file types it can open,
and adds the listing to Google Workspace Marketplace. You should only start
the publishing process once your app is fully functional and you're ready to let
users know about it.
Before you begin
Before publishing your app to Google Workspace Marketplace, you should decide
on a visibility level and identify collaborators and digital assets.
Pick a visibility level
Drive app visibility refers to the availability of your app to users. There
are two visibility levels:
Public visibility indicates that anyone can install the app.
Private visibility means only admins or users in your domain can
install the app.
Identify your collaborators
Collaborators are individuals who have access to update your
app on Google Workspace Marketplace.
Identify required assets
Before you can publish your Drive app, you must provide specific
digital assets to accompany your app. These assets include information used to
build the store listing and assets that define your app's appearance and
behavior in the Google Drive UI (if applicable). For a list of assets required
to list your app in Google Workspace Marketplace, refer to
Gather your assets.
For instructions on how to integrate with the Drive UI, including assets
required, refer to Configure a Drive UI integration.
Publish to Google Workspace Marketplace
Once you are ready to publish to Google Workspace Marketplace,
refer to How to publish.
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