@capgo/capacitor-android-inline-install

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Trigger the Google Play Inline Install overlay from a Capacitor app.

Note: Inline Install is only available to certain apps that qualify for Premium Growth Tools. See eligibility and program details here: https://play.google.com/console/about/guides/premium-growth-tools/

Why Android Inline Install?

The only plugin supporting Google Play's Inline Install API - no other Capacitor plugin implements this:

• In-app installations - Install apps without leaving your app
• Premium Growth Tool - Access to Google's exclusive promotion features
• Seamless UX - Overlay install experience keeps users engaged
• Fallback handling - Automatically falls back to Play Store if overlay unavailable
• Cross-promotion - Perfect for app families and ecosystem growth

Essential for apps eligible for Google Play Premium Growth Tools and app ecosystem builders.

Documentation

The most complete doc is available here: https://capgo.app/docs/plugins/android-inline-install/

Install

npm install @capgo/capacitor-android-inline-install
npx cap sync

Usage

import { AndroidInlineInstall } from '@capgo/capacitor-android-inline-install';

// Start inline install for a target app by package name
await AndroidInlineInstall.startInlineInstall({
  id: 'com.example.targetapp',
  referrer: 'campaign=my-campaign', // optional but recommended
  // callerId defaults to your app's package name
  // csl_id: 'your-custom-store-listing-id',
  overlay: true,   // default true
  fallback: true,  // default true: open full Play Store page if overlay unavailable
});

Behavior

• The plugin attempts to open the Google Play overlay via an intent that targets com.android.vending with a deep link of the form https://play.google.com/d?id=…&referrer=…&listing=… and extras overlay and callerId.
• If the overlay is not available on the device or for your app, and fallback is true, it opens the full Play Store details page for the target app as a deep link.
• The promise resolves with { started: true, fallbackUsed: boolean } when an intent is started.
• The promise rejects with a descriptive error if neither the overlay nor the fallback can be started, or if required parameters are missing.

Supported platforms

• Android: Supported, subject to Google Play eligibility and device support.
• iOS/Web: Not supported; the method rejects with an informative error.

API

• startInlineInstall(...)
• getPluginVersion()
• Interfaces

Android Inline Install Plugin for triggering Google Play in-app install flows.

startInlineInstall(...)

startInlineInstall(options: StartInlineInstallOptions) => Promise<StartInlineInstallResult>

Start an inline install flow using the Google Play overlay.

Note: Only eligible apps can use Inline Install. See: https://play.google.com/console/about/guides/premium-growth-tools/

Param	Type	Description
options	StartInlineInstallOptions	- Configuration for the inline install

Returns: Promise<StartInlineInstallResult>

Since: 1.0.0

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getPluginVersion()

getPluginVersion() => Promise<{ version: string; }>

Get the native Capacitor plugin version.

Returns: Promise<{ version: string; }>

Since: 1.0.0

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Interfaces

StartInlineInstallResult

Result of starting an inline install flow.

Prop	Type	Description
started	boolean	True when the inline install intent has been started.
fallbackUsed	boolean	True if a fallback deep link was used instead of inline overlay.

StartInlineInstallOptions

Options for starting an inline install flow.

Prop	Type	Description
id	string	Package name of the app to be installed (target app).
referrer	string	Referrer string to pass to Play. Optional but recommended.
callerId	string	Package name of your app (caller). Defaults to the current app package if omitted.
csl_id	string	Optional Custom Store Listing ID.
overlay	boolean	Whether to request the Play overlay. Defaults to true.
fallback	boolean	If true, falls back to full Play Store deep link when overlay unavailable. Defaults to true.