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Manage builds

Upload builds

After you add an app to your account, you can upload a build with Xcode, Swift Playgrounds, or Transporter for macOS. If you use the App Store Connect API you might want to upload your binary using the Transporter command-line tool and JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) authentication. You can use the same JWTs you use for the API to upload your binary. You can upload more builds as your app changes, distribute a build for testing, or submit your app for review.

The first time you upload a build, a beta version of the app is created in your account. However, the build needs to be processed in Apple’s system before it appears in App Store Connect. You’ll receive an email when this process is complete.

Each time you upload a build, the bundle ID and version number (located in the app bundle) are used to associate the build with the app and version record in App Store Connect. The build string is used to uniquely identify the build throughout the system.

You can also create and upload your build with Xcode Cloud, which lets you adopt continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), a standard practice that helps you monitor and improve software quality over time while ensuring that your app or framework is always in a releasable state. For details, view Xcode Cloud documentation.