Question about the Google Android Publisher API (500 error)

Question

Since the end of the last week, I encounter internal errors (status code : 500) when I use the Google API "Android Publisher". Indeed, I cannot create "edits" anymore.

API used :

POST https://androidpublisher.googleapis.com/androidpublisher/v3/applications/{packageName}/edits

First step : I can authenticate myself correctly and get a bearer. Second Step : The API always answers the same response : 500 / backendError / Internal error encountered.

Piece of received payload using the package name : com.decathlon.applicationtest1 or com.decathlon.applicationtest2

 {
   "response":{
      "config":{
         "url":"https://www.googleapis.com/androidpublisher/v3/applications/com.decathlon.applicationtest2/edits",
         "method":"POST",
         "headers":{
            "x-goog-api-client":"gdcl/3.2.2 gl-node/14.13.0 auth/5.10.1",
            "Accept-Encoding":"gzip",
            "User-Agent":"google-api-nodejs-client/3.2.2 (gzip)",
            "Authorization":"Bearer ya29.c.Ko8B4QdsSkPiK202JiitK9Em_2q9id5VvKim3N1Lq8uS6o97RS6986ZmUsxfrlaXXXXXXXXvBSp5dQEiGRx87zA88JBdMN_fljlwXf0Eu6PH12yFIlKaN-nwggVgYHQX9_PxcFdB1PZxEeIkaWmYZgkQfzVTvUtMhhIUNLXXXXXX",
            "Accept":"application/json"
         }
      "data":{
         "error":{
            "code":500,
            "message":"Internal error encountered.",
            "errors":[
               {
                  "message":"Internal error encountered.",
                  "domain":"global",
                  "reason":"backendError"
               }
            ],
            "status":"INTERNAL"
         }
      }
    [...]
   "code":500,
   "errors":[
      {
         "message":"Internal error encountered.",
         "domain":"global",
         "reason":"backendError"
      }
   ]
}

I used the packagename com.oxylane.alarmesantivol or com.decathlon.vision and it worked correctly.

• Can you tell me what I can do ?
• Is there a limit in the number of edits created ?
• Is there a way to list all of them to check them ?

Thank you,

Autography

An internal error suggests an issue in Play's servers, so consider reaching out directly to Play developer support. support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/… – Marilee

Thank you for your answer. I contacted the Google support. – Autography

did you get any response? – Santoro

It was fixed the day after I asked ! – Autography

This 500 error has been making me furious recently! I've had it when publishing listings, and when publishing bundles. The only solution is waiting and retrying, often just hours later the error would disappear, only to pop up again a day later. – Infecund