Summary Sandbox purchases of our first auto-renewable subscription fail with "This item cannot be found". Product metadata loads correctly, so this looks specific to commerce. Our App Store Connect configuration is complete and has been verified exhaustively, and four other apps on the same team sell in-app purchases in production without issue. The affected app has never been submitted or released, and the subscription sits in "Ready to Submit". Symptoms On device (TestFlight build, purchasing with the tester's real Apple Account - no sandbox Apple Account is configured, per the documented TestFlight flow), a purchase attempt returns storeProductNotAvailable and the system alert "Item Unavailable". Device logs (idevicesyslog) show: mzstorekit-sb.itunes.apple.com/inApps/v2/history -> HTTP 404, (4040004) App not found sandbox.itunes.apple.com/.../inAppBuy -> AMSErrorDomain 305, AMSServerErrorCode=3504, "This item cannot be found" Product.products(for:) returns the product and the paywall renders product.displayPrice, so product metadata resolves. Only the purchase fails. Server-side observation Using the App Store Server API in the sandbox environment with our team key, requesting a deliberately non-existent transaction ID: GET https://api.storekit-sandbox.itunes.apple.com/inApps/v1/history/1234567890 App Products Released? Result The affected app 1 subscription, Ready to Submit never HTTP 401, empty body Another app, same team non-consumable, Approved yes 404 4040010 Transaction id not found Another app, same team 2 non-consumables, Approved yes 404 4040010 Transaction id not found Another app, same team 2 non-consumables, Approved yes 404 4040010 Transaction id not found Another app, same team non-consumable, Approved yes 404 4040010 Transaction id not found Same key, same issuer, same team, same request shape - only the bid claim differs. We note openly that this is not a clean experiment: all four comparison apps differ from the affected app in two ways at once (they are released, and they have approved products), so the 401 may simply reflect an app with no approved commerce products rather than a missing app record. We include it because the difference is stark and reproducible, not because we think it is conclusive. What makes this app different Being unreleased does not by itself appear to be the barrier: we were able to test the in-app purchases of the four apps above in the sandbox before those apps were released. The difference we cannot account for is product type and approval state - those were one-time non-consumables, whereas this is our first auto-renewable subscription, which App Store Connect tells us "must be submitted with a new app version" and which has therefore never been approved. Timeline 2026-07-30 ~00:30 CEST - Pricing and Availability set for the app (it had been unset; that was the cause of an earlier, separate failure). 2026-07-30 09:26 CEST - captured the device logs above. 2026-07-31 00:50 CEST - toggled a territory's availability off and back on to force a re-propagation of the availability record. No change. 2026-07-31 - still failing 24+ hours on. Automated probes every 30 minutes throughout have returned the same result without exception. This is well beyond the "up to 1 hour" propagation window documented in TN3186. Already verified Account level - four other apps on this same team currently sell in-app purchases in production: Paid Apps agreement: Active Banking and tax information: complete and active App Store Connect configuration for the affected app: App availability: 175 of 175 territories, none excluded Subscription availability: 175 of 175 territories Subscription priced in all 175 territories Four localizations and the review screenshot present; group localized; subscription state Ready to Submit App price: Free Every territory reads CANNOT_SELL / AVAILABLE_FOR_SALE_UNRELEASED_APP, consistent with an app that has not yet been released Client / build: Product ID in code matches App Store Connect exactly Explicit App ID (no wildcard), In-App Purchase capability enabled Build signed with Apple Distribution, delivered via Transporter, tested from TestFlight (not a development build) No StoreKit configuration file active in the scheme Bundle ID matches the App Store Connect record Questions Is the subscription provisioned for commerce in the sandbox environment? The (4040004) App not found response suggests the app or its commerce record is not present there. TN3186 states that sandbox testing does not require submitting in-app purchases for review. Does that hold for an app's first auto-renewable subscription, given that such a subscription must be submitted alongside an app version and so cannot reach an approved state beforehand? If submitting the app version together with the subscription is in fact the prerequisite, please confirm - we are currently holding our submission specifically so we can complete one successful sandbox purchase first, since App Review purchases through this same environment. If that ordering is not possible, we would rather submit and have App Review encounter the working production path than keep waiting on a sandbox purchase that cannot succeed. Happy to provide the app's Apple ID and product identifier privately if that helps.

Trying to add subscriptions to a new app (Had a few versions already approved). Keep getting this message with no way to select the app version in the draft box that pops up. "Unable to Submit for Review Your first subscription group must be submitted with a new app version. New subscription groups must be submitted with an auto-renewable subscription from within that group." I have reached out to apple who haven't responded at all yet.

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.

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?

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.

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?

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.

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'm trying to enroll in the Apple Developer Program. Following Apple's instructions, I developed an app on my Mac, signed in with the Apple ID that I want to use for the Developer Program, and attempted to enroll. However, I consistently receive the following error: "Unable to continue. Contact support at https://developer.apple.com/contact/." I contacted Apple Developer Support and a support ticket (102918021274) was created during the first week of June 2026. Since then, I've provided all the requested information, including screen recordings and other evidence. The support team later informed me that the case had been escalated to the Operations team and was being handled as a priority. It has now been more than two weeks since the escalation, and I still haven't received any update or resolution. Has anyone else experienced a similar issue? Is it normal for the Operations team to take this long to investigate an enrollment problem after all the required evidence has already been provided? Also, does Apple have any service-level agreement (SLA) or expected turnaround time for resolving Developer Program enrollment cases? Any insights or suggestions from others who have gone through this process would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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.

Summary: Product.products(for:) returns an empty array with no thrown error for every in-app purchase, across multiple subscription groups, on a physical device with a valid storefront. This is blocking App Review — the reviewer reports the same "products cannot be loaded" symptom (rejected under 2.1(b)). No version of the app has been approved yet (first version is in review). What I've confirmed is NOT the cause: Paid Apps Agreement: Active. Bank Account: Active and verified. Tax Forms: Active. Storefront: confirmed correct on-device via Storefront.current. Product IDs match exactly between the app and App Store Connect. Key evidence (controlled test): There are 4 subscription products across 3 groups: 2 products in REJECTED state 2 fresh products in READY_TO_SUBMIT state, in separate groups, never submitted Requesting all four IDs in a single Product.products(for:) call on a physical device returns zero products and throws no error. So it is not the rejected state of the first two, not a single corrupt record, and not a group-level issue — brand-new READY_TO_SUBMIT products in independent groups also fail to load. The only thing all products share is the app/account. Questions: Beyond an Active agreement + verified banking + verified tax forms, what else must be complete before StoreKit will vend any product for an app whose first version has not yet been approved? Is there a known condition where READY_TO_SUBMIT products in a never-approved app return an empty array (rather than an error)? If review requires products to load, but products won't load before some precondition is met, how is that circular dependency intended to be resolved? NOTE: A prior impossible to submit subscription was working no problem it just throw a red unknown error. Minimal repro available on request. Thank you.

I'm using TestFlight to test an app with payment/subscription functionality. I created sandbox accounts in AppStore Connect accordingly to be able to test the subscriptions. I'm logged in with the sandbox account. When I try to subscribe in the App the wrong account (this is my actual real AppleID) is used for the subscription although it is recognized that this is just a sandbox subscription. I tried: logging off/on into the sandbox account creating a totally new sandbox account trying to trigger the payment with no logged in sandbox account The result is always: in the payment popup it is stated that the purchase account will be my original AppleID and not a sandbox account. How can I switch the accounts? Is this a bug at Apple's side somehow?

I ran into a strange issue while testing my subscriptions through TestFlight. RevenueCat returned the correct monthly and yearly product IDs, but StoreKit returned zero products. Pricing, availability, agreements, bundle ID, and product configuration were all correct. The problem was the order I added items to the App Review draft. I initially added the subscription products first and the subscription group afterward. What fixed it, Removed everything from the draft. Added the subscription group first. Added the monthly and yearly products afterward. The products then appeared in TestFlight sandbox and purchases worked. No new build or App Review approval was needed. Has anyone else experienced this? I couldn’t find this ordering requirement in Apple’s documentation.

Hi everyone, I’m currently stuck with a blocking issue in App Store Connect and would really appreciate any guidance or insight. Issue: My app version (iOS App 1.0) is missing the “In-App Purchases and Subscriptions” section entirely. Because of this, I cannot attach my subscriptions to the version, which is preventing me from submitting the app for review. Additionally, I also do not have the option to create a new version, so I can’t work around the issue by moving to 1.0.1. What happened before this: I uploaded a build (Build 24) Submitted the app for review Then removed the submission After that, the IAP section disappeared completely Since then, I cannot attach subscriptions or create a new version Current state: Subscriptions are created and show “Waiting for Review” New Build is attached to Version 1.0 All metadata and screenshots are complete “In-App Purchases and Subscriptions” section is missing “Add Version” option is not available What I’ve tried: Removing and re-adding the build Waiting for UI refresh/processing Contacting Apple Developer Support (case has been escalated for 6 days with no response) Impact: This is currently blocking my app launch because I would be rejected since the subscriptions are not linked, as I cannot submit my first subscription with the app. Questions: Has anyone experienced a missing IAP section after removing a submission? Is there any way to force reset the app version state from the developer side? Is this a known App Store Connect issue? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hello, My Apple Developer Program membership expired because the payment method on file was no longer valid. I am the Account Holder of an Organization account, but I have no option to renew my membership. There is no "Renew Membership" button anywhere: Apple Developer website Apple Developer app App Store Connect I also cannot accept the updated Apple Developer Program License Agreement because there is no option to review or accept it. I've already tried different browsers and devices with the same result. Has anyone experienced this issue? How was it resolved? Thank you.

I've hit several walls and this one I cannot get past.I don't understand how subscriptions work for an app I've published and am unable to get them live. I've followed the docs online about setting up a subscription, they've been submitted and approved, I've removed the base price for my app so people aren't gated from downloading it, yet, when a person downloads the app, they have full unrestricted access without having to subscribe. I don't get it. It seems to me that I may be responsible for building a gate in my own app that requires choosing a subscription. Is that right? If so, what is the purpose and use of the subscription the App Store Connect offers? If it is incorrect and Apple should actually be directing people to choose a subscription - what am I doing wrong? I think the hole in the wall cannot get any bigger from hitting my head with it at this point. I need help that isn't just "have you read this article?" or "follow the instructions on this help page". I've done it. I've read it. Yet here I am, pleading for some actual guidance on how to get this done.

Hello! My app beFamily (version 1.0.0) is already live on the App Store and has active users. I have developed and completed the subscription functionality, but I have been unable to release it because my auto-renewable subscriptions have been stuck in review for more than a month. The current state is inconsistent: The subscription group "beFamily Plans" is marked as In Review. Both subscriptions remain Waiting for Review. There is no active App Review submission containing these subscriptions. My app version 1.0.1 is in Prepare for Submission, but the "In-App Purchases and Subscriptions" section is missing, preventing me from attaching the subscriptions to the app version. If I submit the app without them, it is rejected under Guideline 2.1(b) because the reviewer cannot locate the subscriptions. This issue has now been blocking my subscription launch for over a month, preventing my users from purchasing subscriptions and preventing my business from generating subscription revenue. I have already: Opened a Developer Support case. Submitted Feedback Assistant report FB23817386. Posted the issue on the Apple Developer Forums. Performed all recommended troubleshooting steps without success.