APNs Auth Key download error after revoking old key — “already downloaded” for new key

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layth95 OP
Created Aug ’25
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I created an APNs Auth Key in the Apple Developer portal and downloaded it successfully once.
Later, due to some issues, I revoked that key.

After that, I created a new APNs Auth Key.
The download button appears, but when I click it, I get the message:

"Auth Key can only be downloaded once. This auth key has already been downloaded."

This is incorrect because:

  • The key is newly created in my account.
  • I have tried multiple browsers (Safari, Chrome), private/incognito mode, and even a different laptop.
  • I have no other active APNs Auth Keys in my account.

Without this .p8 file, I cannot configure push notifications for my iOS app (using Firebase Cloud Messaging).
This is blocking my production release.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to reset or force a fresh APNs Auth Key when this happens?

Answered by layth95 in 858386022

✅ Update: I was eventually able to download the new APNs Auth Key — thanks to the Apple engineering team. In my case, this issue started right after I revoked my first key. Every new key I created showed the message “Auth Key can only be downloaded once” even though they were brand new. Did it eventually work for you as well, or is it still happening on your side?

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OmarSaab96 OP
Aug ’25

Use Tor browser on mac it worked for me!

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rsanabria OP
Aug ’25

I’m facing this issue as well, and it’s been almost a month waiting for a fix. I tried using Tor Browser as suggested here, but it didn’t work for me. Honestly, this is unacceptable from Apple—push notifications are a critical feature, yet there’s still no ETA for a resolution. It just makes no sense that such a key functionality has been broken for this long.

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aemsdev OP
Aug ’25

Same issue

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aemsdev OP
Aug ’25

Tried Tor for Windows and it did work as mentioned by others. 12.0.2 (based on Mozilla Firefox 102.7.0esr) (64-bit)

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ghost_character OP
Aug ’25

I used a VPN (the USA), and it worked for me.

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villajhon OP
Sep ’25

Safari Version 18.6 (20621.3.11.11.3) TID: 8__L

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MemeTokDev OP
Sep ’25

I tried every browser possible, then switched on a VPN (USA) and it worked

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layth95 OP
Sep ’25
Accepted Answer

✅ Update: I was eventually able to download the new APNs Auth Key — thanks to the Apple engineering team. In my case, this issue started right after I revoked my first key. Every new key I created showed the message “Auth Key can only be downloaded once” even though they were brand new. Did it eventually work for you as well, or is it still happening on your side?

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