Difference between purchase_date and original_purchase_date??

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kk_1234 OP

Created Oct ’16

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In auto renewable subscription, what is the significance of purchase_date and original_purchase_date??

It is observed that the original_purchase_date and purchase_date changes on every renewal receipt.

How to find if the receipt is renewed one or repurchased receipt??

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Answer 1

PBK OP

Oct ’16

For an autorenewable subscription there is no difference.

You can compare the IAP dates to the receipt's overall "creation_date" - a purchase that was made at that time will have a close date. I think that will solve your problem. There is no such thing as a 'repurchse' for an autorenewable - there is a restore.

Also, you can find the first IAP purchase of an autorenewable subscription by comparing original_transaction_identifier with transaction_identifier. The first purchase of that subscription (for any duration) will have the same value.

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Answer 2

mondadori OP

Oct ’16

In my case I have to manage the subscription to a magazine, so I need the date of purchase and expires of every receipt's renewals to give the appropriate magazine's numbers to the customer .
This is performed on the Grand Unified Receipt

1)on the first receipt's validation when the client buy the subscription
1) when my batch checks autorenewals and finds a new receipt to validate
2) on every restore required by the customer
In every cases, the dates for every receipt's renewals are always the same: original_purchase_date and expires_date?

Thanks

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Answer 3

PBK OP

Oct ’16

>In every cases, the dates for every receipt's renewals are always the same: original_purchase_date and expires_date?

No, each individual IAP receipt will have a different expires_date and a different original_purchase_date - and the time in between those two dates is the time for which the subscription was in effect. Unfortunately the "original_purchase_date" does not refer to the original subscription purchase but rather the individual renewal event - it is the same as the purchase_date! If you wish to find the actual original purchase date for the auto-renewable subscription you will need to select one of the many different original_purchase_date(s) in the receipt. You can find that by selecting the individual IAP receipt that has the earliest date or by selecting the individual receipt that has a matching original_transaction_id and transaction_id.

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Answer 4

KMT OP

Oct ’16

>In auto renewable subscription, what is the significance of purchase_date and original_purchase_date??

From :

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/General/ValidateAppStoreReceipt/Chapters/ReceiptFields.html

Purchase Date

The date and time that the item was purchased.

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In an auto-renewable subscription receipt, this is always the date when the subscription was purchased or renewed, regardless of whether the transaction has been restored.

Original Purchase Date

For a transaction that restores a previous transaction, the date of the original transaction.

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In an auto-renewable subscription receipt, this indicates the beginning of the subscription period, even if the subscription has been renewed.

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Please be sure to listen to PBK's explanations otherwise - they freqently pick up where Apple leaves off, IMHO 😉

Ken

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