[FIXED] Facing issue while publishing Instant App on Google Play Console

Issue

I am facing the below issue while publishing the Instant app from Google Play Console.

The same app is published before without any error. Please check the manifest content of the Instant app. Domain masked for privacy.
The default URL is set in Instant and main app as well. FYI, the source code for Instant and main is different.

<activity
      android:name=".InstantPaymentHome"
      android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
      android:configChanges="locale"
      android:exported="true">

      <meta-data
          android:name="default-url"
          android:value="https://www.mydomain.com.sa" />

          <intent-filter>
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
          </intent-filter>

          <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

             <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
             <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

             <data
                 android:scheme="https"
                 android:host="mydomain.com.sa"
                 android:pathPattern="/pay" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

                <data
                    android:scheme="https"
                    android:host="www.mydomain.com.sa"
                    android:pathPattern="/pay" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

                <data
                    android:scheme="http"
                    android:host="mydomain.com.sa"
                    android:pathPattern="/pay" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

                <data
                    android:scheme="http"
                    android:host="www.mydomain.com.sa"
                    android:pathPattern="/pay" />
            </intent-filter>
</activity>

Solution

I have found a much cleaner solution. Just add the /.* to the pathPattern as below. The rest of the default-url and other remains remain the same.

<data
    android:scheme="https"
    android:host="www.example.com.sa"
    android:pathPattern="/pay/.*" />

This has solved the problem I was facing. Adding the wild character /.* will match any URL with a pattern like below

http://www.example.com/pay/en?amount=67&number=06737364646
http://www.example.com/pay/ar?amount=67
http://www.example.com/pay?amount=67

Answered By - Neernay
Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (JavaFixing Admin)