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Conversion tracking with the SKAN
Hello all, We developed an iOS app which we started advertising now. In our iOS app we already implemented the updatePostbackConversionValue(_:completionHandler:) to send in-app events in increasing numbers (first open -> 1, lead ->2, conversion -> 3). From our understanding this should be enough for alle ad networks (Apple Ads, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Microsoft Ads and Reddit Ads) to receive those numbers - at least they receive the app installs from the SKAN already. Is this correct or do we miss something here in the integration? We currently really struggle to assure that everything is working and we do not see any conversions coming in - even though two weeks of advertising have passed already. I look forward for any feedback or discussion and I am also happy to share more details if needed. Best regards, Manuel
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Jun ’25
An unrecognised subscription
Hello, I have a problem with a subscription: it is not recognised by my application (under TestFlight); it is as if it did not exist. I have two subscriptions in the same group, a premium subscription that works perfectly and a basic subscription that is not recognised. I have checked everything at least twenty times. Its status is ‘Ready to submit’. I asked GPT 5.1 and Claude AI, but clearly both of their AIs are out of date and are giving me an obsolete procedure with App Store Connect options that don't exist.
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Dec ’25
Biometric Authentication Behavior in IAP Sandbox Environment
Where the problem occurs: In-app purchase Non-ApplePay Non-local authentication login Environment where the problem occurs: Sandbox environment (Development environment, TestFlight environment) Problem handling process: Open page A in the app and purchase product B (auto-renewable subscription) on that page. User authentication is required to purchase product B. During the authentication process, the user needs to enter the Apple account and Apple account password. After completing the authentication, complete the purchase of product B. Problem in step 3: Why is FaceID or TouchID not used for authentication? Note: Face ID and Password -> iTunes Store and App Store -> Status is Enabled
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Jun ’25
[Bug/Doc Discrepancy] App Store Server API "price" field does not include quantity as documentation states
According to the App Store Server API documentation , https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreserverapi/price the price field "shows the total amount of the transaction for the quantity the customer purchased." However, in actual transaction notifications and responses from App Store Server API, the price field appears to represent the unit price, not the total price. For consumable in-app purchases with quantity > 1, the price field equals the unit price of a single item. The total user payment is only correct after multiplying by the quantity. When quantity > 1, the actual amount paid by the user only matches price × quantity, which contradicts the documentation. Please confirm whether the price field is intended to be: The unit price of a single item (requiring multiplication by quantity), or The total price including all quantities (as currently documented). If the former is correct, please update the documentation to clarify that the value represents the unit price, not the total amount.
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Oct ’25
How to check if user still have valid subscription?
Is there an API Endpoint that I can call to check if user still have valid subscription? I want to be sure that his subscription renewal was succesful (ie: I dont want to give him another month/year/.. if his latest renewal wasnt successful) Would GET https://api.storekit.itunes.apple.com/inApps/v1/transactions/{transactionId} be the correct API endpoint to call? But I wonder, after subscription auto-renews, do we still use the same transactionId to check whether his subs is still valid?
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Jul ’25
Crash on UIApplicationInvalidInterfaceOrientation when [SKStoreProductViewController shouldAutorotate] is returning YES
I get crash reports which I can't reproduce when trying to present an SKStoreProductViewController : Fatal Exception: UIApplicationInvalidInterfaceOrientation Supported orientations has no common orientation with the application, and [SKStoreProductViewController shouldAutorotate] is returning YES No matter what app Deployment info orientation I try I can't get my SKStoreProductViewController shouldAutorotate property to return YES. It is always false. Does anyone knows why or how to get an SKStoreProductViewController to return shouldAutorotate YES?
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Apr ’25
StoreKit JWT Verification Failing - Expired Certificate in x5c Chain Body
Starting around October 12, 2025 at 19:51 UTC, we're seeing intermittent failures when verifying StoreKit transaction JWTs. The issue appears to be related to certificate expiration in the x5c chain in the JWT tokens provided by Apple. What We're Seeing Some JWTs are being signed with different certificates. Some work, some fail certificate validation. Old Certificate (Expired - causing failures): Subject: Prod ECC Mac App Store and iTunes Store Receipt Signing Issuer: Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority (G6) Serial: 166451396673336810269824643773700992094 Valid From: 2023-09-12 19:51:53 UTC Valid To: 2025-10-11 19:51:52 UTC ❌ EXPIRED New Certificate (Valid - working): Subject: Prod ECC Mac App Store and iTunes Store Receipt Signing Issuer: Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority (G6) Serial: 95385247725814954943813376527885434295 Valid From: 2025-09-19 19:44:51 UTC Valid To: 2027-10-13 17:47:23 UTC ✓ VALID Current Status Most JWTs use the new valid certificate. Some JWTs still use the expired certificate. This appears inconsistent/random. I don't know if it's an issue with some of Apple's servers, or an issue with StoreKit on-device cache, but seems to me like a bug on Apple's side either way. Are we missing something? Is this a known issue? Any guidance or timeline from Apple would be greatly appreciated, as this is blocking legitimate paying users.
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Oct ’25
Auto-renewable subscriptions not loading in React Native app after App Store approval when testing via Xcode
Hello, I’m facing an issue with auto-renewable subscriptions in my React Native iOS app using react-native-iap. Before App Store approval, everything worked perfectly — I could test in-app purchases and subscriptions locally on my iPhone through Xcode using a development build and sandbox tester. After the app was approved and released on the App Store, I needed to make some updates. Now, when I build and run the same project again through Xcode (Debug, development-signed) on my iPhone, the subscriptions no longer load. The same product IDs are approved and live in App Store Connect. The live version on the App Store works fine (subscriptions load and process successfully). But on the local Xcode build, getSubscriptions() returns invalid product identifiers or an empty list. No changes were made to the bundle ID or product IDs The build is signed with an Apple Development certificate and uses the same team and bundle identifier as the published app. “In-App Purchase” capability is enabled. I’ve also tried deleting the app, rebooting the device, and re-logging into a sandbox tester account, but the issue persists. It looks like the sandbox environment no longer works for the app after its first App Store release. Has anyone experienced this issue where the same approved app’s IAPs work in production but fail to load in sandbox/dev builds through Xcode after release? Any guidance on re-enabling sandbox testing for updates would be greatly appreciated. Environment: Xcode 26.0.1 React Native with react-native-iap Auto-renewable subscriptions (3 SKUs) Thank you!
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Oct ’25
StoreKit Subscription Fails to Load During App Review, Works in Sandbox/TestFlight
Hi everyone, I’m facing a recurring issue with my macOS app being rejected during App Store review, and I’d really appreciate any guidance. The subscription flow in my app is implemented using StoreKit, and everything works perfectly in our development environment using a StoreKit configuration file. It also behaves as expected in Sandbox testing and TestFlight — I even had few beta testers confirm that the subscription information is displayed correctly and the purchase flow completes without issues. All required subscription details are configured in App Store Connect: • Subscription duration and the description of the services offered • Price and price per unit where applicable • Paid apps agreement and related forms are correctly filled However, when the app is submitted for review, the subscription screen fails to display the expected information. From what I can tell, the product information fails to load from the App Store in the review environment — even though everything is working fine on our side. We’ve already submitted a video to Apple showing the subscription UI working in the Sandbox environment, but the app continues to be rejected under guideline 3.1.2 due to missing subscription info in the binary. Is anyone else experiencing similar behavior during review? Could there be a caching issue or delay in StoreKit syncing for newly configured products? Any help or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks in advance!
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Apr ’25
(verifyreceipt) I cannot verify from the server whether the user's iap payment is successful or not
I have three questions about verify receipt I use this api (https://buy.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt)to verify receipt is success or not. But since last month, this interface has started to return an error(21002). I see this document (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstorereceipts/verifyreceipt) say its Deprecated. My question is, is the error suddenly returned recently because the interface has been deprecated or for some other reason? (I haven't modified my code about this recently) 2. I can not understand this document: (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstorereceipts/validating_receipts_on_the_device) Does this mean that in the new version, as long as the app returns a payment success (purchaseDetails.status == PurchaseStatus.purchased), the payment is guaranteed to be successful, and my server does not need to request payment result verification from Apple's server? 3. I try to use this (https://github.com/apple/app-store-server-library-java) to get TransactionInfo, but I dont konw to get Transaction status to know is success or not. my java server code : AppStoreServerAPIClient client = new AppStoreServerAPIClient(encodedKey, keyId, issuerId, bundleId, environment); TransactionInfoResponse response = client.getTransactionInfo(transactionId); (bug i can note get transaction status, how do i konw this Transaction is success or not)
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Aug ’25
Adding In-App Purchase to app + review required?
I'm trying to understand the IAP development process. I created my first Product on App Store Connect and am trying to build my app to use it. However it keeps failing with "Invalid product ID.". From what I've read, this is because the product has not yet gone through review. But what I don't understand is, of course it hasn't gone through review yet, because trying to use it in any capacity fails, even though I'm using a real physical device and using a Sandbox User. Is this the correct workflow? It seems very backwards that I have to submit the product for review, even before I know how it's going to be used. I'm still building the screen for the product page, and haven't even started touching any backend APIs, yet it's asking for screenshots. Am I misunderstanding something here?
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Apr ’25
react native iap not providing the subscription information
I am handling the buy subscription with this function const handleBuySubscription = async (productId) => { try { await requestSubscription({ sku: productId, }); setLoading(false); } catch (error) { setLoading(false); if (error instanceof PurchaseError) { errorLog({ message: [${error.code}]: ${error.message}, error }); } else { errorLog({ message: "handleBuySubscription", error }); } } }; but the requestSubscription({ sku: productId, }) does not return anything, and it is stuck at await
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Aug ’25
App Store Server API JWT Authentication Issue
Issue Description I am experiencing persistent 401 Unauthorized errors when attempting to access the App Store Server API using JWT authentication. Despite following Apple's documentation and regenerating keys, I am unable to successfully authenticate. Implementation Details I'm implementing JWT authentication for the App Store Server API to retrieve transaction information from the following endpoint: https://api.storekit.itunes.apple.com/inApps/v1/transactions/{transactionID} My JWT generation code (in PHP/Laravel) follows Apple's documentation: php$kid = '6W6H649LJ4'; $header = [ "alg" => "ES256", "kid" => $kid, "typ" => "JWT" ]; $iss = 'b8d99de7-b43b-4cbb-aada-546ec784e249'; // App Store Connect API Key Issuer ID $bid = 'com.gitiho.learnCourse'; // Bundle ID $payload = [ "iss" => $iss, "iat" => time(), "exp" => time() + 3600, "aud" => "appstoreconnect-v1", "bid" => $bid ]; $pathFileAuthKeyP8 = "AuthKey_6W6H649LJ4.p8"; $contentFileAuthKey = \File::get(base_path($pathFileAuthKeyP8)); $alg = "ES256"; $jwt = \Firebase\JWT\JWT::encode($payload, $contentFileAuthKey, $alg, null, $header); Steps Taken to Troubleshoot Verified that the Issuer ID is correct and in UUID format Confirmed that the Key ID matches the private key filename Regenerated the key with proper App Store Server API permissions Ensured the private key file is properly formatted with correct headers and footers Verified that the JWT is being properly encoded using the ES256 algorithm Confirmed the bundle ID is correct for our application Checked that the API endpoint URL is correct Additional Information This implementation previously worked correctly We started experiencing 401 errors recently without changing our implementation We are using the Firebase JWT library for PHP to encode the JWT Request Could you please help identify what might be causing these authentication failures? Is there any recent change in the authentication requirements or endpoint URLs that might be affecting our integration? Thanks for support me.
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Apr ’25
# Critical Bug: Apple servers not generating com.apple.developer.storekit entitlement for App ID com.driftnotes.app
Problem Summary Apple's provisioning servers are not generating the com.apple.developer.storekit entitlement for App ID com.driftnotes.app (Team ID: 43Y6AG5NPY), making it impossible to build iOS apps for physical devices despite all configurations being correct. Environment macOS: 15.3.1 (24D70) Xcode: 16.1 (xcode-select version 2409) Flutter: 3.35.2 • channel stable Account: Individual Developer (Kazakhstan) Bundle ID: com.driftnotes.app Team ID: 43Y6AG5NPY Error Message Error (Xcode): Provisioning profile "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: com.driftnotes.app" doesn't include the com.apple.developer.storekit entitlement. /Users/vyacheslavkuzin/Desktop/FlutterProjects/DriftNotesDart/ios/Runner.xcodeproj Steps to Reproduce Configure App ID with In-App Purchase capability (✅ verified in Developer Portal) Add In-App Purchase capability in Xcode project (✅ done) Configure entitlements file with StoreKit keys (✅ done) Enable automatic signing in Xcode (✅ done) Run: flutter build ios --release Build completes successfully ("Xcode build done. 13,8s") but fails at signing stage Expected vs Actual Result Expected: Provisioning profile should include com.apple.developer.storekit entitlement Actual: Profile is created WITHOUT the entitlement, despite all configurations being correct Configuration Details Developer Portal App ID com.driftnotes.app has In-App Purchase capability enabled ✅ All agreements are active in App Store Connect ✅ Xcode Project In-App Purchase capability added via Signing & Capabilities ✅ Automatically manage signing: Enabled ✅ Team: 43Y6AG5NPY (Vyacheslav Kuzin) ✅ Entitlements File (ios/Runner/Runner.entitlements) <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>com.apple.developer.in-app-payments</key> <array> <string>merchant.com.driftnotes.app</string> </array> <key>com.apple.developer.storekit</key> <true/> </dict> </plist> Build Settings CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS: Runner/Runner.entitlements ✅ PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER: com.driftnotes.app ✅ DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: 43Y6AG5NPY ✅ Troubleshooting Attempted Multiple Attempts Profile Recreation: Manual and automatic profiles recreated dozens of times Cache Cleanup: Complete removal of: ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/* ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning\ Profiles/* Flutter clean & pod cache clean Signing Methods: Tested both manual and automatic signing management Wait Periods: 48+ hours for server propagation Complete Profile Deletion: Removed ALL profiles from Developer account per Apple Support Apple Support Workaround Following Senior Advisor recommendation: ✅ Deleted all provisioning profiles from account ✅ Confirmed IAP capability in project ✅ Created StoreKit Configuration File for testing ✅ Verified automatic signing management ✅ Multiple "Try Again" attempts in Xcode Result: Problem persists Apple Support Reference Case #102680105923 - Senior Advisor Simone confirmed after internal team consultation that this requires engineering team attention and directed to Developer Forums. Technical Analysis What Works Flutter build completes successfully Pod install executes without issues (25,9s) Xcode build finishes successfully (13,8s) All dependencies resolve correctly What Fails Provisioning profile generation: Server creates profile but omits StoreKit entitlement All profile types affected: Both manual and automatic profiles Consistent across configurations: Debug, Release, Profile all fail identically Root Cause This appears to be a server-side bug where Apple's provisioning systems are not properly correlating the App ID's In-App Purchase capability with the StoreKit entitlement generation for this specific App ID (com.driftnotes.app). The issue is NOT in client-side configuration - all settings match Apple's official documentation exactly. The problem occurs during the server-side provisioning profile generation process. Request for Engineering Team This issue requires attention from Apple's provisioning infrastructure team to resolve the server-side entitlement generation bug for App ID com.driftnotes.app. Impact Critical: Complete inability to build iOS app for physical devices Business: Blocking app deployment and updates Developer Experience: Extensive time spent on troubleshooting correctly configured setup All configurations have been verified multiple times and match Apple's official documentation. The issue has been escalated through Apple Support (Case #102680105923) and requires engineering team intervention.
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Sep ’25
Issues with Integration of Promotional Offers in React Native app
Hi All, We are trying to integrate Promotional Offer in our app, We have a React Native app and are using react-native-iap for handling our in app purchases, as per the documentation we are generating signature in our BE and passing the proper details to the function as well, but for subscription request which have offer applied we are getting the apple pop up properly as well with offer details but when trying to subscribe it gives us SKErrroDomain: 12, for subscription without applying offer the subscription goes through but when we apply the offer we get the above error. Our app is currently in Development Stages and has not been sent for review sam for our subscription plans as well. Please let me know what could be the probable cause for this and help us resolve the issue. This is the code snippet of ours for the front end : export const buySubscription = async (subscriptionData: any) => { try { if (subscriptionData.offer_id) { const response = await getSubscriptionSignature( subscriptionData.productId, subscriptionData.offer_id, ); const offerData = response?.data; const offer = { identifier: offerData?.offer_id, keyIdentifier: offerData?.key_id, nonce: offerData?.nonce, signature: offerData?.signature, timestamp: Number(offerData?.timestamp), }; await requestSubscription({ sku: subscriptionData.productId, withOffer: offer, }); } else { await requestSubscription({ sku: subscriptionData.productId }); } } catch (err) { logger.error('Subscription error: ' + JSON.stringify(err)); throw err; } }; and 
from my python Backend which generates the signature:

def generate_signature(self, product_id: str, offer_id: str) -> dict: """ Generate signature for Apple StoreKit promotional offers. Args: product_id: The product identifier from App Store Connect offer_id: The promotional offer identifier Returns: dict: Contains signature and required metadata Reference: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/in-app_purchase/original_api_for_in-app_purchase/subscriptions_and_offers/implementing_promotional_offers_in_your_app """ try: # Generate UUID without dashes and use as nonce nonce = str(uuid.uuid4()) timestamp = get_current_time_ms() # milliseconds # Create the payload string in exact order required by Apple payload_components = [ self.bundle_id, # App Bundle ID self.key_id, # Key ID from App Store Connect product_id, # Product identifier offer_id, # Promotional offer identifier nonce, # UUID without dashes str(timestamp) # Current timestamp in milliseconds ] payload_str = "\u2063".join(payload_components) # Use Unicode separator logger.debug(f"Signing payload: {payload_str}") # Create SHA256 hash of the payload digest = hashes.Hash(hashes.SHA256()) digest.update(payload_str.encode('utf-8')) payload_hash = digest.finalize() # Sign the hash using ES256 (ECDSA with SHA-256) signature = self.private_key.sign( data=payload_hash, signature_algorithm=ec.ECDSA(hashes.SHA256()) ) # Encode signature in base64 signature_b64 = base64.b64encode(signature).decode('utf-8') logger.info(f"Generated signature for product {product_id} and offer {offer_id}") return { "key_id": self.key_id, # Changed to match Apple's naming "nonce": nonce, # UUID without dashes "timestamp": timestamp, # As integer "signature": signature_b64, # Base64 encoded signature "product_id": product_id, # Changed to match Apple's naming "offer_id": offer_id # Changed to match Apple's naming } except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to generate signature: {str(e)}") raise HTTPException( status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to generate signature: {str(e)}" )
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Apr ’25
StoreKit 2: jwsRepresentation Validation, Rate-Limit Relief, and Send Consumption Info Effectiveness
Hi everyone, We operate an online game where all in-app assets are stored server-side and require a logged-in account (no device binding). I’d like guidance on four areas: Do we really need deviceVerification / deviceVerificationNonce? – Because every purchase is tied to an account and we enforce a global transactionId UNIQUE constraint, replay or cross-account reuse appears infeasible. Under these conditions, is omitting device verification acceptable, or are there situations where Apple still recommends it? Permanent rate-limit increase for the App Store Server API – During anniversary events we saw bursts of ~18 000 requests per hour, breaching the current hourly cap on the App Store Server API (verifyTransaction, getNotificationHistory, etc.). Is there a formal process to request a long-term rate-limit expansion (or an alternative tier) from Apple? When is an App Store Server API call required for a StoreKit 2 jwsRepresentation? Docs say “call the API if you’re unsure,” but there’s no clear cut-off. Because we fully validate the JWS signature plus the entire certificate chain (including CRL/OCSP checks) on our server, local cryptographic validation seems sufficient for consumables. For subscriptions we still plan to hit the API to fetch the latest status. Does this separation match Apple’s best practice? If Apple does recommend hitting the API for consumables as well, we’d like a concrete rule of thumb—e.g. “if the item price is USD 50 or higher, always use the API.” Is establishing such thresholds consistent with Apple’s intent? Refund-risk reduction from Send Consumption Info – Adapty reports a 40–60 % refund-rate drop for subscriptions when using Send Consumption Info (blog reference). Can we expect similar reduction for consumable IAP in social/online games? Any real-world results would be helpful. Thanks in advance for any guidance!
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Apr ’25
Receipt and Notification behavior after "Remove from Sale"
What is the expected behavior for App Receipts and ASSN v2 notifications when a subscription is set to "Remove from Sale"? I tried to test this in Sandbox, but the "Remove from Sale" setting in App Store Connect doesn't seem to affect the Sandbox environment. For existing subscribers, what happens in the receipt? Does auto_renew_status change to 0 and is expiration_intent populated immediately? Also, which notificationType is sent via ASSN v2?
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Sep ’25
Show Price Increase Consent
I'm currently still on StoreKit 1, and am testing the paymentQueueShouldShowPriceConsent delegate function. In my local .storekit file, I have a renewable subscription set up with a promotional offer. My test flow is as follows: User subscribes to renewable subscription Let subscription auto-renew once or twice User subscribes to renewable subscription with promotional offer with significant price reduction Promotional offer lapses and price increases to normal Expect paymentQueueShouldShowPriceConsent delegate function to trigger However, #5 never does get invoked, despite re-trying the subscription and promotional offers in various configurations. Manually triggering the Request Price Increase Consent option in the Xcode StoreKit transactions list does invoke the delegate function, but letting the promotional offer lapse does not. My storefront is set to Korea, and my simulator region is set to Korea as well. According to the documentation here and here, consent is required for all price increases in Korea. Is there some way I could check if things are working as intended?
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Apr ’25