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Send push notifications from your web server

To send push notifications from your web server to macOS users using APNs, register a website push identifier and create a website push certificate.

For each website, register a website push identifier that verifies that notifications are coming from your server. Then create a website push certificate to sign your notification packages and send notifications to users. Associate the certificate with your website push identifier.

Required role: Account Holder or Admin.

Register a website push identifier

  1. In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Identifiers in the sidebar, then click the add button (+) on the top left.

  2. Select Website Push IDs, then click Continue.

  3. Enter a description of the website and an identifier, then click Continue.

  4. Review the Website Push ID, then click Register.

Create a website push certificate

  1. In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Certificates in the sidebar, then click the add button (+) on the top left.

  2. Under Services, select Website Push ID Certificate, then click Continue.

  3. If you haven’t already done so, create a website push identifier.

  4. Choose a website push identifier from the pop-up menu, then click Continue.

  5. Create a certificate signing request on your Mac, then click Continue.

  6. Click Choose File.

  7. In the dialog that appears, select the certificate request file (a file with a .certSigningRequest file extension), then click Choose.

  8. Click Continue.

  9. Click Download.

    The certificate file (a file with a .cer file extension) appears in your Downloads folder.

To learn more about website notifications, visit the Notification Programming Guide for Websites.