I'm working on implementing Apple Wallet passes using background push notifications.
My server successfully sends the push notification using APNs. The response from the server is HTTP/2 200, and the device receives the push — I can confirm this from device logs.
However, the device logs show the following error: "Failed to parse JSON message payload for topic <private>" "Unable to deserialize JSON message payload"
My payload is below 2 payload. //string payload = "{"aps":{"content-available":1}}"; string payload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new { aps = new Dictionary<string, object> { { "content-available", 1 } } });
string curlArgs = $"-s -o nul -w \"%{{http_code}}\" " +
$"--data-binary \"{payload}\" " +
$"-H \"apns-topic: {bundleId}\" " +
$"-H \"apns-push-type: background\" " +
$"-H \"apns-priority: 5\" " +
$"-H \"content-type: application/json\" " +
$"-H \"authorization: bearer {jwt}\" " +
$"--http2 https://api.push.apple.com/3/device/{token}";
I’ve confirmed that:
The device has the Wallet pass installed.
The apns-topic header is set to my passTypeIdentifier.
The apns-push-type is background and apns-priority is 5.
Steps to Reproduce: Install Wallet pass on iOS device.
Send background push to device using the above payload.
Observe the device logs using Console.app or log stream.
See error: unable to deserialize JSON message payload.
Is there a specific payload format expected for Wallet passes? Or any additional fields required in the push payload to avoid this deserialization error?