Apple Developer Program team invitation keeps redirecting to the sign-in page

We are experiencing an issue when inviting a user to join our Apple Developer Program team through App Store Connect Users and Access. The purpose of adding this user is to include them as an internal TestFlight tester after the invitation is accepted.

The invited user received the Apple Developer invitation email and clicked the "Accept invitation" link.

The invitation link opens the following page:

https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/activation_ds?key=...

The page displays "Sign in to accept your invitation" and asks the user to sign in with an Apple Account.

After the user signs in successfully, the page redirects back to the same sign-in page and asks the user to sign in again. The invitation cannot be accepted, and the user cannot join the Apple Developer Program team.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to Users and Access in App Store Connect.
  2. Add a new user and send an invitation to join the Apple Developer Program team.
  3. The invited user receives the Apple Developer invitation email.
  4. The invited user clicks the "Accept invitation" link.
  5. The page opens appstoreconnect.apple.com/activation_ds.
  6. The user signs in with an Apple Account.
  7. After signing in, the page redirects back to the same sign-in page.
  8. Repeating the sign-in process results in the same redirect loop.

Expected result:

The invitation should be accepted after the user signs in, and the user should be added to the Apple Developer Program team.

Actual result:

The page keeps redirecting back to the sign-in page, and the user cannot accept the invitation.

Troubleshooting already tried:

  • Safari and Chrome
  • Private browsing mode
  • Clearing browser cookies
  • Signing out of Apple ID before opening the invitation link again
  • Opening the link directly in the browser instead of an email app embedded browser

The issue still occurs.

Hi Rophy

Do you solve the problem?

It seems the problem is still existing.

Hi,

I have been experiencing the same issue today when trying to accept.

When I open the link (which for myself is still valid and does not state it’s expired), i click sign into apple account which then takes me to create an account. I click sign in again to just sign in. enter my apple id and password and enter.

Once logged in after the 2 step authentication, the apple login page asks me to login again, in an endless loop.

I am hoping to find a solution to this asap, and I have also tried all the above as troubleshooting too.

thanks

Apple Developer Program team invitation keeps redirecting to the sign-in page
 
 
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