title: How to release an app to Alpha group before any release to the public (playstore)?
body: <p>I believe this question would be a repeat of this question:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31190027/android-in-app-products-not-appearing-in-play-store-or-app">Android in-app products not appearing in Play Store or app</a></p>
  
  <p>but that question does not answer my question clear enough, so I'm asking again. </p>
  
  <p>I have an app that I would like to test the in app payment feature, and I have read that in app products will only be available once the app has been published to at least beta or alpha. </p>
  
  <p>I want to publish the app to beta or alpha, but it seems like in order to get a opt-in URL, you need at least one version of the app released to the public(playstore), if I am not wrong, and I do not want to do this as the app is still in development. </p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to do a alpha testing before releasing no versions of the app to the playstore?</p>
  
  <p>Here is a screen shot of my google play console:
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GpWLA.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GpWLA.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Edited: 
  Why am I not seeing a opt-in URL here?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MGIPT.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MGIPT.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>