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

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?

Use Tor browser on mac it worked for me!

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.

Same issue

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

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

Safari Version 18.6 (20621.3.11.11.3) TID: 8__L

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

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