Hi, I’m looking for clarification on Apple Pay merchant domain verification behavior. Our production domain’s verification expiry was extended without any action from our team.
Previous expiry: May 21, 2026 Current expiry: October 6, 2026
The Verify button is greyed out, and we can’t download a new .txt file. We did not re‑verify the domain during this time. A few weeks prior, we did renew our Apple Pay Merchant Identity certificate for Apple Pay on the web.
Could someone clarify:
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Does updating the Merchant Identity certificate trigger automatic domain revalidation or expiry extension? If so, why was the extension only 4 months?
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Does Apple automatically revalidate or extend merchant domain verification? Is this expected behavior, or should domains always be manually re‑verified?