Well, here we go again. The subscription items are rejected because I have not submitted a binary. (Except I have, of course.) The binary is rejected because I have not submitted the IAP subscription items. (Except I have, of course.) Neither lets me submit the other again alongside it. Brilliant system.

Need to vent a bit before relaxing for Christmas... WatchOS IAP using Storekit 2 is such a mess...is nobody actually using this or does Apple just not care for the user experience here? Lots of users experience after the purchase confirmation double tap on the side button an instant return to the purchase screen with nothing actually happening. No error message whatsoever. There is just one remedy: users need to unpair and re-pair their watch, including restoring a backup and setting up their wallet again. Nobody really wants to do this, or doesn't believe me and think this is just typical support BS, because their watch is paired and most things just work as they expect. And it turns away a customer, often leaving a bad review. And I can't do anything about it. Other errors in the purchase process are reported, but like "process interrupted" in case the payment is not setup correctly (credit car no longer valid or sth.). How should the user know? There must be better ways of letting him know what exactly the problem is. You need to implement a "Restore Purchase" function, otherwise you're not passing the review. But it really asks every time for the AppStore password, and users with crazy passwords -- that they rightfully should have! -- have almost no chance of typing them successfully on the tiny AW keyboard. Why is it not also just a side button double tap like for purchase? At the very least you would need access to the keychain PWs or allow pasting of sth. copied on the paired iPhone. Promo Codes for IAP on AW-only apps just don't work. AW has no redemption at all, and on the iPhone the AppStore will try to talk to a companion app (which AW-only doesn't have) and the end up in a dead-end installation effort. This all feels like never really tested in the field, and people are of course blaming the 3rd party dev. for all these issues. And opening a ticket is just leading nowhere -- at best it's closed after months with the hint "duplicate" but w/o any chance for me to see that one that they then actually work on and track progress. It's all so frustratingly broken...

Hello, I'm developing a consumer iOS app (Capacitor + RevenueCat SDK) and I've been blocked for several weeks on a StoreKit issue: subscription products are never returned to the device, so the Apple payment sheet cannot open. I previously contacted Apple Support. I was told to request a phone call, but my call request was declined because of the topic (StoreKit / in-app purchases). I'm posting here hoping someone from Apple or the community can help. App details App name: Vytal AI Bundle ID: com.ciborgu.vytalai App Store Connect App ID: 6767160542 Team ID: JZF7CR3W8Z Distribution: TestFlight (physical iPhone, France) iOS deployment target: 15+ Subscription product IDs (auto-renewable) vytalai_premium_monthly vytalai_premium_yearly vytalai_premium_yearly_intro All three are in subscription group "Vytal AI" on the correct ASC app (not a typo bundle). Cleared for Sale is ON. Paid Apps Agreement is active. In-App Purchase capability is enabled on the App ID (checkbox is grayed out / locked, which I understand is normal). Problem On a real device via TestFlight: RevenueCat SDK configures successfully (public iOS API key present in build). Purchases.getProducts({ productIdentifiers: [...] }) returns { products: [] } — zero products. Because StoreKit returns an empty array, the Sandbox payment sheet never appears when the user taps Subscribe. This is NOT a UI issue — the native SDK call to Apple returns no products. What I've already verified Bundle ID in signed IPA matches ASC app: com.ciborgu.vytalai Subscriptions exist only on the correct app (not on an old typo bundle com.ciborgue.vytalai) Removed duplicate ASC app; old App ID cannot be deleted ("in use by App Store") but has no IAPs Regenerated EAS provisioning profile for com.ciborgu.vytalai Sandbox tester account configured on device (Settings → App Store → Sandbox Account) Tested without VPN / iCloud Private Relay Reinstalled app from TestFlight after ASC changes Waited for propagation after metadata / availability updates Associated Domains enabled (for deep links) — separate from IAP SDK / integration @revenuecat/purchases-capacitor 13.x Direct StoreKit fetch via Purchases.getProducts() (not only RevenueCat offerings) Same result: 0 products from Apple Expected vs actual Expected: StoreKit returns 3 subscription products in Sandbox; payment sheet opens on purchase. Actual: products array is always empty; no payment sheet. Questions Why would StoreKit return 0 products for valid auto-renewable subscriptions on TestFlight when metadata is "Waiting for Review" / in review — shouldn't Sandbox still return products per TN3186? Is there an ASC configuration state (availability, subscription group localization, missing review screenshot on yearly products, etc.) that causes StoreKit to return zero products even in Sandbox? Is there an internal flag or propagation delay on Apple's side I should ask to be reset for this app/bundle? I'm happy to provide additional logs, a sysdiagnose, or a short screen recording from TestFlight showing the empty product response. Thank you for any guidance — this is blocking App Review (Guideline 2.1) and I cannot test IAP at all. Nathan

Hi, I’m testing an iOS app with auto-renewable subscriptions in the Apple sandbox environment. The app has its own account system. A user can create/log in with different accounts inside the app. The issue I’m seeing is this: I subscribe to the Pro plan using one sandbox Apple ID. Then I log out of the app. I create or log in with a different account inside the app, but still on the same iPhone / same sandbox Apple ID. Inside the app, this new app account is not marked as subscribed. When I try to subscribe again, StoreKit returns: “Item already owned” So Apple recognizes that the Apple ID already owns the subscription, but our app account does not have Pro access yet. The only way to resolve this is to provide a “Restore Purchase” option, so the current app account can restore the subscription already owned by the Apple ID. My questions are: Is this expected behavior for auto-renewable subscriptions? Can this happen in production too, or is it mainly a sandbox behavior? If a user has multiple accounts inside the app but uses the same Apple ID, is the subscription considered owned by the Apple ID and restorable across those app accounts? Is it acceptable/recommended to keep a small “Already subscribed? Restore purchase” option visible on the paywall at all times? If the app wants to prevent the same Apple subscription from being used across multiple internal app accounts, what is the recommended approach? For brand new Apple IDs that have never subscribed before, the normal purchase flow works correctly. Thank you.

My app already has an approved subscription group with approved monthly and annual subscriptions. I later submitted a new non-consumable in-app purchase with an app version. App Review rejected the submission because the paywall also displays the existing subscriptions, stating that the subscriptions had not been submitted for review. However, App Store Connect will not let me add the approved subscriptions to the submission because they are already in Approved status and the Add for Review button is disabled. At this point I'm unsure what corrective action App Review expects. I've replied through the App Review message thread requesting clarification, but I have never received a response to messages sent through App Review. I also attempted to contact Apple Developer Support through the Dispute App Rejection support option, but after waiting on hold for over two hours I was still unable to reach anyone. Has anyone encountered this workflow before? Is there a way to include previously approved subscriptions in a new review that I'm missing, or does this require App Review to resolve internally?

I am experiencing an issue with a non-consumable in-app purchase in my iOS app. The product loads correctly from the App Store and is displayed in the app, but when attempting to complete the purchase, StoreKit returns the following error: Payment completed with error: Error Domain=ASDServerErrorDomain Code=3504 "This item cannot be found." UserInfo={ NSLocalizedFailureReason=This item cannot be found., AMSServerErrorCode=3504, client-environment-type=Sandbox, storefront-country-code=USA } The same issue was also encountered by the App Review tester when they attempted to purchase the non-consumable product during review. The product: Is correctly configured in App Store Connect Has active pricing Is available in the United States Was included in the app submission Loads successfully and displays the correct price Fails only when the purchase is initiated Since the product metadata can be retrieved successfully, but the transaction fails with “This item cannot be found,” this appears to be a possible inconsistency between the StoreKit product catalog and the purchase backend. Has anyone encountered ASDServerErrorDomain Code=3504 for a non-consumable product that loads correctly but cannot be purchased? Is there any known App Store sandbox or commerce backend issue that can cause this, or any additional App Store Connect configuration that should be checked?

Hello everyone, I'm a developer from Brazil and this is my first App Store payout. I've already reviewed Apple's documentation regarding payments, but I haven't been able to identify why I haven't received my payment yet. Here is my situation: My Paid Apps Agreement is active. My bank account is active and correctly configured. All required tax forms (Brazil + W-8BEN-E) are active. I can see my estimated proceeds in App Store Connect. My earnings reports are available and show the expected amounts. There is no "Balance Carried Forward" and no indication that the payment was returned. This would be my first payment from Apple. However: I have not received any payment in my bank account. I cannot find any Payment Date, Transaction ID (CCI), or indication that the payment has actually been sent. I've also opened a support ticket with Apple in Portuguese, but while waiting for their response I'd like to know if anyone has experienced something similar. My questions are: Is it normal for the first payout to take longer than subsequent payments? Is there any additional verification that Apple performs before sending the first payment? Is there any page in App Store Connect that I might be overlooking where I can verify the actual payment status? Has anyone from Brazil experienced delays with the first payout even with all agreements, banking information, and tax forms marked as Active? Any advice or shared experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

App Store Server Notification returns successful purchase while customer's payment remains Pending We have encountered an edge case with a Non-Renewing Subscription and would appreciate clarification on the expected developer behavior. Steps to reproduce User initiates an in-app purchase using a credit card. The purchase succeeds in the app. Our backend receives an App Store Server Notification V2 (ONE_TIME_CHARGE). We successfully verify the signed JWS transaction. The same transaction is also returned by the App Store Server API. Based on the verified transaction, we grant the user's entitlement. However, on the customer's Apple account: The purchase is shown as Pending in Purchase History / Report a Problem. The customer reports that their credit card has not yet been charged. Question From a developer's perspective, should entitlement be granted immediately after receiving a valid App Store Server Notification and successfully verifying the transaction, even if the customer's purchase is still shown as Pending? Is there any App Store Server API or transaction field that indicates the payment has not yet been settled, allowing developers to delay granting entitlement until the payment is finalized? Or is the expected implementation to grant entitlement upon successful transaction verification and revoke it only if Apple later sends a refund notification? Any clarification on the expected workflow would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. :)

Hello, I'm the developer of FOS Social (Apple ID: 6755471015), a creator-membership marketplace currently in TestFlight. I've submitted the Advanced Commerce API access request form twice and have not received any response, confirmation, or status update. My most recent submission has Request ID: UVQ7FUZVV3. Our use case: FOS Social is a social platform where viewers subscribe to individual content creators through independent auto-renewable monthly subscriptions across three tiers ($10 / $17 / $29). A single viewer must be able to hold concurrent active subscriptions to multiple creators at the same tier — for example, subscribed to Creator A at Gold and Creator B at Gold simultaneously. This matches Apple's stated eligibility model for the Advanced Commerce API: "exceptionally large catalogs of subscription content — apps that include frequently added content from multiple creators, where each creator's offering is merchandised as a single auto-renewable subscription." Why standard StoreKit doesn't work for us: We currently reuse one product ID per tier across all creators (e.g. com.fosssocial.creator.gold.monthly). When a viewer already subscribed to one creator at Gold tries to subscribe to a second creator at Gold, StoreKit returns "already subscribed" and treats it as a renewal rather than a new independent subscription. Pre-creating a separate subscription group per creator in App Store Connect is not feasible since our creator base is dynamic and growing. My questions: Is there any way to check the status of an Advanced Commerce API access request, or a typical response timeframe we should expect? Is there anything that commonly causes these requests to go unanswered (e.g. submission not made by the Account Holder, app still in TestFlight, missing information)? Is there a recommended escalation path when the request form has been submitted multiple times with no reply? I've also opened a support case (Case ID: 102934491974) but wanted to ask here as well in case anyone from the community or Apple has guidance. Thank you!

Summary After setting a single auto-renewable subscription product (not the app) to "Developer Removed from Sale" in App Store Connect, the next scheduled renewal for an existing active subscriber failed with DID_FAIL_TO_RENEW v2 and expirationIntent = 5 ("expired for some other reason"). I expected expirationIntent = 4 ("product wasn't available for purchase at the time of renewal"), since the product was, in fact, not available for purchase. I would like to confirm whether 5 is the documented/expected value for this scenario, and how to deterministically distinguish "developer removed product from sale" from other renewal failures using the notification payload. Reproduction / observed sequence Day 15: Changed product annual_promo (auto-renewable subscription) status from "Approved" to "Developer Removed from Sale" in App Store Connect. The app itself remained Approved and on sale. Other subscription products in the same group remained Approved. Day 16: An existing active subscriber on that product had a scheduled automatic renewal date. Result: Renewal did not occur. We received a DID_FAIL_TO_RENEW v2 notification. Payload (relevant fields): JWSRenewalInfoDecodedPayload.expirationIntent = 5 JWSRenewalInfoDecodedPayload.autoRenewStatus = 0 Questions Is expirationIntent = 5 the correct/expected value when a renewal fails because the developer removed the product from sale? Or should it have been 4 ("product wasn't available for purchase at the time of renewal")? If 5 is intentional, what is the engineering rationale for not using 4 in this scenario? Given that expirationIntent = 5 is documented as a catch-all ("some other reason"), which other fields in the DID_FAIL_TO_RENEW payload (e.g., subtype, autoRenewStatus, gracePeriodExpiresDate, signedTransactionInfo) should we inspect to deterministically classify the failure cause and isolate "developer removed product from sale" from billing failure / customer cancel / price-increase not accepted / etc.? Context I'm aware of the docs page In-App Purchase statuses and Set availability for an auto-renewable subscription, but they describe the status semantics, not the resulting notification payload. Product has been reverted to "Approved" to avoid further impact on subscribers while this is clarified. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on the best escalation path for an App Store Connect tax issue that is blocking our Paid Apps / In-App Purchase setup for a live app. Timeline: Jun 18, 2026: Opened a Finance Support case for tax information submissions. Since then: No update from Apple Finance. Current impact: Paid Apps / IAP cannot be completed, and users are already trying to purchase the Pro upgrade. I have also submitted a new Finance contact request under Tax information submissions. Has anyone dealt with a similar App Store Connect tax issue where Finance Support went quiet? Is there any escalation path beyond the Finance contact form and replying to the original iTSPayments email? Any guidance from Apple staff or developers who have been through this would be appreciated.

Getting 2.1(b) rejection. Reviewer sees "Purchase Failed" alert. Products configured correctly in ASC. Does App Review sandbox use same sandbox environment as developer testing? Can reviewer sandbox accounts trigger purchase failures that developer sandbox accounts cannot? Any known issues with first-time IAP products failing specifically during App Review sandbox session?

Hello everyone, I am currently refining our server-side transaction verification and purchase tracking using StoreKit 2 and the App Store Server API. We are looking into how our backend can accurately track the specific App Store commission rate applied to each individual transaction. With potential future regulatory changes in various markets that might introduce different fee structures between device types, it is becoming crucial for our system to distinguish these details at the transaction level. I contacted Apple Support regarding this but couldn't get a technical clarification, so I would like to ask the community and Apple engineers here: (1) Commission Rate: Is there any standard field in the StoreKit 2 Transaction payload or the JWS payload from the App Store Server API (V2) that explicitly indicates the applied commission rate (e.g., 15%, 30%) or a specific commission tier for that transaction? (2) Device Type: If the commission rate is not directly included, is there a native field in the real-time transaction payload to identify whether the purchase was made on an iPhone or an iPad? (I understand we can use appAccountToken as a workaround to link client-side device info to our backend, but I am wondering if there is a built-in identifier.) (3) Official Verification Method: If real-time API payloads contain neither, would using the App Store Connect API to retrieve the "Summary Sales Report" or "Subscriber Report"—and deriving the commission rate from Customer Price and Developer Proceeds—be the recommended approach? Are there any other best practices for handling this at scale? Any insights from Apple engineers or developers who have implemented similar tracking would be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

I’m seeing an App Store Connect / StoreKit product-availability issue for a universal iOS + macOS app. Product ID: com.vincentchu.VideoAtlas.pro.lifetime The product is a one-time, non-consumable lifetime purchase. Current state: Both iOS and macOS apps are approved. The IAP status is Approved. I waited more than 24 hours after IAP approval before retesting. The IAP is configured for the universal app, is available in 175 storefronts, and has an effective price. Paid Applications agreement, tax, and banking are active; this account already has other paid apps. In-App Purchase capability is enabled for both targets. The product ID exactly matches the App Store Connect product ID. Production schemes have StoreKit Configuration: None. iOS is tested from TestFlight, so it uses StoreKit sandbox. macOS is tested from a development-signed build against sandbox, also with no local StoreKit configuration. The app uses StoreKit 2: let products = try await Product.products( for: ["com.vincentchu.VideoAtlas.pro.lifetime"] ) The call does not throw an error, but returns an empty array on both platforms: StoreKit product request completed productIDs=com.vincentchu.VideoAtlas.pro.lifetime returnedCount=0 returnedProducts= StoreKit returned no products for requested productIDs= com.vincentchu.VideoAtlas.pro.lifetime As a result, the app cannot retrieve Product.displayPrice or offer the purchase. I have already followed "TN3186: Troubleshooting In-App Purchases availability in the sandbox", including checks for product identifier, bundle identifier, IAP capability, provisioning/signing, StoreKit configuration, sandbox testing, paid-app agreements, IAP approval, pricing, and storefront availability. Since this is an empty result rather than an error, and it persists more than 24 hours after approval on both TestFlight and macOS sandbox, is there an additional App Store Connect-side configuration or Apple-side issue that could cause an approved non-consumable IAP not to be returned by Product.products(for:)? Thanks.

Hi all, Trying to submit my first-ever auto-renewable subscription (Pro Monthly) together with my app version (1.0.2, App ID 6789196311). App Store Connect's Draft Submission UI just shows the generic error: "There are errors with one or more of your items. To fix them, you need to remove the items and add them again to your submission." Removing and re-adding the subscription (tried multiple browsers, multiple review screenshot sizes/formats) does not fix it. Inspecting the actual API response via DevTools Network tab, the real error is: STATE_ERROR.ENTITY_STATE_INVALID "subscriptionVersions with id '...' is not in valid state." Associated error: STATE_ERROR.SUBSCRIPTION_SUBMISSION_REQUIRES_GROUP_VERSION "A subscription must be submitted with its subscription group version when the group has no prior approved version." This is the first subscription ever in this subscription group, so the group has no prior approved version — which matches the error message. But there's no visible UI option anywhere in App Store Connect to create or attach a subscription group version to the draft submission. Has anyone hit this exact error and found a fix? I found one similar thread where someone got STATE_ERROR.ALREADY_EXISTS when trying to create a group version via the API (an "inflight" version already existed), and then SUBSCRIPTION_GROUP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED when trying to attach that existing version, because it was in an "older format." Wondering if this is a known backend issue. Already ruled out: Paid Applications Agreement (Active), banking/tax info (Active), screenshot format (RGB, no alpha, multiple official sizes tried). Any help appreciated — also filed a formal Contact Us case for this (App, Build and Version Management). Thanks!

Hello, We are using Apple’s Advanced Commerce API and are seeing intermittent failures when reactivating a subscription from the app using REACTIVATE_SUBSCRIPTION. Reproduction flow: Purchase a regular StoreKit auto-renewable subscription. Migrate the subscription to Advanced Commerce. Disable auto-renewal from Apple’s native subscription settings. Return to the app and try to reactivate the subscription from our subscription settings page. This exact flow was working successfully few days ago. The payload structure has not changed, but the same flow now sometimes works and sometimes fails with: Error Domain=StoreKit.InvalidRequestError Code=1 The operation couldn’t be completed. (StoreKit.InvalidRequestError error 1.) userInfo=[:] We reproduced this with a newly created Sandbox Apple Account and a newly purchased/migrated subscription. Questions: Is there a known issue with Advanced Commerce reactivation? What does StoreKit.InvalidRequestError code 1 mean in this context? Is there a way to get the underlying rejection reason? Thank you.

I have verified that the Paid Apps Agreement, bank account details, tax forms, compliance and other related information are all valid. I created two IAP products using identical configurations. One can be purchased normally, while the other returns an invalid product error. Moreover, any newly created products still trigger the same invalid product error. I have attempted multiple troubleshooting steps: clearing purchase records for sandbox testers, creating new sandbox accounts, uninstalling the app, and restarting devices. Unfortunately, I have still not identified the root cause. I hope to receive additional troubleshooting guidance.

I’m testing In-App Purchases in the sandbox on a real iPhone. Auto-renewable subscriptions work correctly with the same app build, bundle ID, and sandbox tester account: com.aifalling.sides.vip.monthly com.aifalling.sides.vip.yearly However, a non-consumable product can’t be purchased: Product ID: com.aifalling.sides.vip.onetime App Store Connect IAP Apple ID: 6794812888 Type: Non-Consumable Status: Ready to Submit Bundle ID: com.aifalling.sides The native StoreKit payment request fails immediately with: The purchase identifier was invalid. The wrapper reports error code 700605. I verified the non-consumable product through the App Store Connect API: Product ID exists and is returned by the API One localization exists: zh-Hans A price schedule is configured, including a base territory and prices Availability includes China (CHN) and many other territories availableInNewTerritories is true I waited more than one hour after the latest metadata changes I completely removed the app, rebuilt/reinstalled the custom development build, and retried The same signed build can successfully purchase the two auto-renewable subscriptions This is the first non-consumable IAP type for this app. The app and IAPs have not been submitted for App Review yet because I’m trying to complete sandbox testing first. Does a non-consumable IAP require any additional App Store Connect setup or association that an auto-renewable subscription doesn’t require for sandbox testing? Is Ready to Submit sufficient for sandbox testing of a non-consumable product in this situation? Any guidance would be appreciated.

My iOS app's first submission (ThymeBlock, Apple ID 6779269775) was rejected under 2.3.2 solely over the OPTIONAL promotional images on my two auto-renewable subscriptions. The required fix, deleting the images, was impossible: both subscription records were locked in "Waiting for Review" and the image field disabled. My reply in the submission thread went unanswered for 48+ hours, so I cancelled the submission (standard advice). The cancel completed, no submission exists anymore, and both subscriptions REMAIN locked in "Waiting for Review", held by nothing. I cannot edit them and cannot delete the flagged images, so resubmitting the app version cannot satisfy the rejection: the change App Review required is impossible to make. Developer Program Support has so far responded with unrelated information, and on a call suggested the subscriptions are in review due to "pending charges from July 18", which seems impossible since the app has never been released and has zero customers. This matches threads 705460 and 717024 (same lock; resolved only by Apple server-side). Case number: 20000117635283. Could App Review or App Store Connect staff release my two subscription records to an editable state, or remove the two promotional image as the rejection requested?

I am unable to load newly created auto-renewable subscriptions in the StoreKit sandbox environment. The issue occurs in multiple apps under my developer account and is reproducible both in the iOS Simulator and on a physical device. StoreKit consistently returns an empty product list without reporting an error. I have attempted to load the subscriptions in two ways: Directly using their product identifiers Using SwiftUI’s SubscriptionStoreView with the subscription group ID Neither method returns any products. Troubleshooting steps already completed Confirmed that the bundle identifiers and app versions match between Xcode and App Store Connect Confirmed that the subscription groups and subscriptions are in the Prepare for Submission state Added all required subscription metadata, including review screenshots Changed the bundle identifier in both Xcode and App Store Connect Created new subscription groups with new product identifiers Confirmed that the Paid Apps Agreement is active Confirmed that the scheme’s StoreKit configuration is set to None Tested on an iOS 17.5 Simulator Tested on a physical device running iOS 26.5.2 Confirmed that my Apple Developer Program membership is active and has several months remaining Because the same issue affects two separate apps, I suspect that it may be related to my developer account or the StoreKit sandbox rather than an app-specific implementation problem. Developer account Team ID: 2H346S9B67 First app Bundle ID: com.sajjadalhusseini.photo-cleaner Apple App ID: 6794888780 First subscription group Group ID: 22266157 Product IDs: quest_monthly quest_annual Second subscription group Group ID: 22267268 Product IDs: quest_weekly2 quest_annual2 Second app Bundle ID: com.sajjadalhusseini.babyjournal Apple App ID: 6795026684 Subscription group Group ID: 22267241 Product IDs: com.sajjadalhusseini.babyjournal.monthly com.sajjadalhusseini.babyjournal.yearly Anyone has faced this issue before and know how to fix it? it's seems to be new because I didn't face it with an app I made two weeks ago. Would really appreciate help with this.