Thanks for the clarification. This has now happened to me four times. Apple has restored TestFlight before, but the beta contract keeps getting detached again later. Do you know if there is any permanent fix for this, or is contacting Developer Support each time the only option? I’m hoping Apple can fix the backend root cause permanently instead of repeatedly re-attaching the contract.

Update: Apple Support restored TestFlight and replacement builds worked normally. On August 17, 2026, those new builds unexpectedly became Expired within their 90-day periods. I did not manually expire them. This appears to be a recurring team-level TestFlight/Beta Contract backend issue. Please escalate to backend engineering, trace the expiration event, restore the Beta Contract, and apply a permanent fix.

Additional clarification: I manually expired the previous builds; they did not expire automatically. A replacement build was uploaded and processed successfully, but submitting it for external TestFlight review returns HTTP 422 with ENTITY_UNPROCESSABLE.BETA_CONTRACT_MISSING, even though my Developer Program membership is active. I have provided the Team ID, Bundle ID, and App Apple ID privately to Apple Developer Support.

I manually expired the previous build(s). After uploading a replacement build successfully, I could not submit it for external TestFlight review. The request returns HTTP 422 with ENTITY_UNPROCESSABLE.BETA_CONTRACT_MISSING, although my Developer Program membership is active.