testers

Manage testers and tester groups for testing tracks. Tester operations use the Google Play edits lifecycle transparently (insert, modify, commit).

Commands

Command	Description
testers list	List testers for a track
testers add	Add testers to a track
testers remove	Remove testers from a track
testers import	Import testers from a CSV file

testers list

List all testers (Google Group emails) assigned to a testing track.

Synopsis

gpc testers list --track <track>

Options

Flag	Short	Type	Default	Description
--track		string	(required)	Track name (internal, alpha, beta, or custom)

Example

gpc testers list --app com.example.myapp --track internal

{
  "testers": ["tester1@example.com", "tester2@example.com", "qa-team@googlegroups.com"]
}

List beta testers:

gpc testers list --app com.example.myapp --track beta

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testers add

Add one or more testers (email addresses or Google Group emails) to a track. Merges with existing testers and deduplicates.

Synopsis

gpc testers add <emails...> --track <track>

Options

Flag	Short	Type	Default	Description
--track		string	(required)	Track name (internal, alpha, beta, or custom)

Example

Add individual testers:

gpc testers add user1@example.com user2@example.com \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track internal

Add a Google Group:

gpc testers add qa-team@googlegroups.com \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track beta

Preview without adding:

gpc testers add user1@example.com \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track internal \
  --dry-run

---

testers remove

Remove one or more testers from a track.

Synopsis

gpc testers remove <emails...> --track <track>

Options

Flag	Short	Type	Default	Description
--track		string	(required)	Track name (internal, alpha, beta, or custom)

Example

gpc testers remove user1@example.com \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track internal

Remove multiple testers:

gpc testers remove user1@example.com user2@example.com \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track beta

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testers import

Bulk import testers from a CSV file. The file should contain email addresses separated by commas or newlines.

Synopsis

gpc testers import --track <track> --file <path>

Options

Flag	Short	Type	Default	Description
--track		string	(required)	Track name (internal, alpha, beta, or custom)
--file		string	(required)	Path to CSV file with email addresses

Example

Create a CSV file (testers.csv):

tester1@example.com
tester2@example.com
tester3@example.com
qa-group@googlegroups.com

Import testers:

gpc testers import \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track internal \
  --file testers.csv

{
  "added": 4,
  "testers": [
    "tester1@example.com",
    "tester2@example.com",
    "tester3@example.com",
    "qa-group@googlegroups.com"
  ]
}

Preview without importing:

gpc testers import \
  --app com.example.myapp \
  --track internal \
  --file testers.csv \
  --dry-run

Related

• users -- Developer account user management
• releases -- Release tracks and rollouts