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Hello,
We are currently implementing iOS order verification and have encountered an issue. Some of the receipts we verify return with an empty in_app array, which makes it impossible to determine whether there is a valid in-app purchase.
Below is the code we’re using for verification and the result we receive:
Code Example:
public function iosVerifyReceipt($receipt, $password = '', $sandbox = false)
{
$url = $sandbox ? 'https://sandbox.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt' : 'https://buy.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt';
if (empty($password)) {
$data = json_encode(['receipt-data' => $receipt]);
} else {
$data = json_encode(['receipt-data' => $receipt, 'password' => $password]);
}
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
$result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$result = json_decode($result, true);
$result = $result ?? [];
$result['sandbox'] = $sandbox;
if ($result['status'] != 0) {
Log::warning('ios verify receipt failed', ['receipt' => $receipt, 'result' => $result, 'sandbox' => $sandbox]);
if ($result['status'] == 21007) {
return $this->iosVerifyReceipt($receipt, $password, true);
}
}
return $result;
}
// Order validation check
if (empty($result) || $result['status'] != 0) {
throw new BadRequestHttpException("Ios Order Verify Error");
}
$appItemId = $result['receipt']['app_item_id'] ?? "";
if ($appItemId != MY_APP_ID) {
throw new BadRequestHttpException("Ios Order Verify Error");
}
$inApp = array_filter($result['receipt']['in_app'] ?? [], function ($item) use ($transactionId, $order) {
return $item['transaction_id'] == $transactionId && $item['product_id'] == $order->getProductId();
});
if (empty($inApp)) {
throw new BadRequestHttpException("Ios Order Verify Error");
}
Array
(
[receipt] => Array
(
[receipt_type] => Production
[adam_id] => *
[app_item_id] => *
[bundle_id] => *
[application_version] => *
[download_id] => *
[version_external_identifier] => *
[receipt_creation_date] => 2025-02-11 04:06:47 Etc/GMT
[receipt_creation_date_ms] => *
[receipt_creation_date_pst] => 2025-02-10 20:06:47 America/Los_Angeles
[request_date] => 2025-02-11 15:54:56 Etc/GMT
[request_date_ms] => *
[request_date_pst] => 2025-02-11 07:54:56 America/Los_Angeles
[original_purchase_date] => 2025-02-11 04:02:41 Etc/GMT
[original_purchase_date_ms] => *
[original_purchase_date_pst] => 2025-02-10 20:02:41 America/Los_Angeles
[original_application_version] => 5511
[preorder_date] => 2025-01-17 21:12:28 Etc/GMT
[preorder_date_ms] => *
[preorder_date_pst] => 2025-01-17 13:12:28 America/Los_Angeles
[in_app] => Array
(
)
)
[environment] => Production
[status] => 0
[sandbox] =>
)
Problem Description:
• We are noticing that in some orders, the in_app array is returned as empty. This causes difficulty in verifying the presence of in-app purchases.
• Our validation logic assumes that if in_app is empty, the order is invalid, but we would like clarification on whether this is correct or if such a scenario is normal under certain conditions.
Actions Taken:
• We have reviewed Apple’s documentation and other related resources, but no clear explanation is given about when in_app might be empty.
• Can we safely rely on an empty in_app array to consider the order invalid, or should we investigate further for potential issues like delays or errors during the verification process?
We would appreciate your guidance on how to handle such cases. Thank you for your support!
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Hey everyone,
I wanted to check if anyone else has faced extreme delays when requesting access to Apple Pay Wallet APIs. It was Oct 11 2024 a year ago since we first applied to enable in-app provisioning for virtual cards in our app and we made 1% progress.
For context, we already got access from Google for Google Wallet—it was smooth, professional, and timely. But with Apple… it’s been nothing but an endless cycle of waiting.
We followed every step, submitted everything correctly, and even called Apple Developer Support multiple times. Their response? "We've escalated it." Again and again. But there’s no real progress. We’re rerouted, ignored, and left in limbo.
At this point, I don’t even know if anyone is actually reviewing these requests. If a business like ours—fully compliant and ready to integrate—can’t even get a response in 150 day, how is this process supposed to work?
I’m posting this here because I can’t be the only one. Has anyone else faced this? If you finally got access, how did you do it? Because right now, it feels like Apple Pay in-app provisioning is an impossible goal.
Hoping someone from Apple sees this and realizes how broken this process is. We’re just trying to innovate and offer Apple users a great experience—why is it so difficult?
Looking forward to hearing from anyone in the community who can help, Thanks! 🙏
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We came an issue that, In some scenarios in our app we cannot fetch any resources from device (Photo and Contact).
One case we catched is putting app in background and spending time in other commonly used apps and coming back to our app cause this issue but there is a small chance that get this issue during using the application.
In cell, we are trying to fetch the image like this
imageFetchTask = Task {
let image = await CompositionRoot.shared.photosManager.image(requestType: .imageCollections, forId: photoAsset.photoId)
self.photoImageView.image(image)
}
and inner layers of this code we get the PHAsset and request image
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continuation.resume(returning: image)
}
We figured out that issue not happening only in Photos also Contacts and
any web request. So any help according to this situation is well appreciated.
Thanks
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Contacts
PhotoKit
Background Tasks
Background Assets
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Hello,
I would like to draw your attention to the following imperfection. For validating purchases of my paid application Guru Maps Pro, I use the download id. This is a unique ID that can replace the Transaction ID for paid applications. However, with the release of the new AppTransaction API, this field is no longer present in the data. I tried parsing the receipt, but that field is absent there as well. The only way to obtain the download id is to send the receipt to the deprecated /verifyReceipt endpoint. This deprecated status concerns me, because at some point it might stop working.
Let me explain a little about why I need this. My users have a guru-account, which they can use both in the web version and on Android. When a user purchases the paid version of the application, they can access the paid features on both web and Android. This works great for in-app purchases, where there is a transaction ID, but it may soon stop working for paid applications because there is no way to determine any ID associated with the purchase. Transaction ID or Download ID – I don't mind which.
The app subscription function uses StoreKit. After canceling the subscription, I try to subscribe again and get the following error. I remember it was working fine before iOS 18 was released.
{
NSLocalizedDescription = "\U53d1\U751f\U672a\U77e5\U9519\U8bef";
NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=ASDErrorDomain Code=825 "(null)"";
}
Hope you can help me solve this problem as soon as possible. Thanks
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I was hoping someone with more experience could point out my flaws along with giving me tips on how to verify that the check is working for my applicaiton. Any inight is appreciated, thank you.
import Foundation
import StoreKit
class SubscriptionValidator {
static func getReceiptURL() -> URL? {
guard let appStoreReceiptURL = Bundle.main.appStoreReceiptURL else {
print("No receipt found.")
return nil
}
return appStoreReceiptURL
}
static func validateReceipt() -> Bool {
guard let receiptURL = getReceiptURL(),
let receiptData = try? Data(contentsOf: receiptURL) else {
print("Could not read receipt.")
return false
}
let receiptString = receiptData.base64EncodedString()
let validationResult = sendReceiptToApple(receiptString: receiptString)
return validationResult
}
static func sendReceiptToApple(receiptString: String) -> Bool {
let isSandbox = Bundle.main.appStoreReceiptURL?.lastPathComponent == "sandboxReceipt"
let urlString = isSandbox ? "https://sandbox.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt" : "https://buy.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt"
let url = URL(string: urlString)!
let requestData: [String: Any] = [
"receipt-data": receiptString,
"password": "0b7f88907b77443997838c72be52f5fc"
]
guard let requestBody = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: requestData) else {
print("Error creating request body.")
return false
}
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = requestBody
request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0)
var isValid = false
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
guard let data = data, error == nil,
let jsonResponse = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any],
let status = jsonResponse["status"] as? Int else {
print("Receipt validation failed.")
semaphore.signal()
return
}
if status == 0, let receipt = jsonResponse["receipt"] as? [String: Any],
let inApp = receipt["in_app"] as? [[String: Any]] {
for purchase in inApp {
if let expiresDateMS = purchase["expires_date_ms"] as? String,
let expiresDate = Double(expiresDateMS) {
let expiryDate = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: expiresDate / 1000.0)
if expiryDate > Date() {
isValid = true
}
}
}
}
semaphore.signal()
}
task.resume()
semaphore.wait()
return isValid
}
}
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Thank you in advance.
1.csv
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But, I need the debug log, how to fix?
After opening the Apple Pay Popup and try to close the popup (without scanning the QR Code), the oncancel handler (accociated with the created session) doesn't fire.
Meanwhile if the merchant scanned the QR code and the UI of the popup changed, then cancel the popup manually (using close (X) button), it fires the session.oncancel event handler.
Here is applied setup:
const { ApplePaySession } = window;
if (!(ApplePaySession && ApplePaySession.canMakePayments())) {
return new Error('Apple Pay Session is not available');
}
const paymentCapabilities = await ApplePaySession.applePayCapabilities(
applePaymentOptionsMetaData.merchantIdentifier,
);
if (paymentCapabilities.paymentCredentialStatus === 'applePayUnsupported') {
console.error('ApplePaySession is not supported.');
return;
}
const request = {
"countryCode": "KW",
"currencyCode": "KWD",
"merchantCapabilities": [
"supports3DS"
],
"supportedNetworks": [
"VISA",
"MASTERCARD"
],
"billingContact": {
"phoneNumber": "201000000000",
"emailAddress": "example@test.com",
"givenName": "Ahmed",
"familyName": "Sharkawy"
},
"total": {
"amount": "3.085",
"label": "Merchant Testing"
}
}
const session = new ApplePaySession(5, request);
session.onvalidatemerchant = async event => {
if (debug) {
console.info('Creating merchant session and validating merchant session');
console.info('onvalidatemerchant event', event);
}
try {
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} catch (error: any) {
session.completePayment({ status: ApplePaySession.STATUS_FAILURE });
}
};
session.onpaymentauthorized = async (event) => {
session.completePayment({ status: ApplePaySession.STATUS_SUCCESS });
};
// This doesn't fire
session.oncancel = () => {
console.info('EVENT: oncancel');
};
session.begin();
Hi,
We use the (now deprecated) server-side receipt verification API (*1) with the app we are maintaining and there are some points I would like confirm on how its response changes based on whether the purchase being processed was a subscription that used an offer code or not.
I am particularly concerned about the following:
Are there any properties of the response that are added or missing?
Is there any property indicating that an offer code was used?
If there is, which field is that and what values does it take?
Are there any special steps or options required when processing the receipt which used an offer code on the server side?
*1 https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstorereceipts/verifyreceipt
Hello,
I recently implemented a conditional debounce publisher using Swift's Combine.
If a string with a length less than 2 is passed, the event is sent downstream immediately without delay. If a string with a length of 2 or more is passed, the event is emitted downstream with a 0.2-second delay.
While writing test logic related to this, I noticed a strange phenomenon: sometimes the publisher, which should emit events with a 0.2-second delay, does not emit an event.
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import Foundation
import Combine
var cancellables: Set<AnyCancellable> = []
@MainActor func text(index: Int, completion: @escaping () -> Void) {
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let textToSent = "textToSent"
subject
.map { text in
if text.count >= 2 {
return Just<String>(text)
.delay(for: .seconds(0.2), scheduler: RunLoop.main)
.eraseToAnyPublisher()
} else {
return Just<String>(text)
.eraseToAnyPublisher()
}
}
.switchToLatest()
.sink {
if $0.count >= 2 {
completion()
}
}.store(in: &cancellables)
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let stringIndex = textToSent.index(textToSent.startIndex, offsetBy: i)
let stringToSent = String(textToSent[textToSent.startIndex...stringIndex])
subject.send(stringToSent)
}
}
var array = [Int]()
for i in 1...100 {
text(index: i) {
array.append(i)
}
}
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 5) {
for i in 1...100 {
assert(array.contains(i))
}
}
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We have in-app purchases live and working fine for standard subscriptions.
We also have promotional offers active for existing users (to give existing users a discount as a thank you).
Yet, regardless of the user type (existing vs new... we have tested with all types), we get the "Your account is not eligible for this offer" error message when clicking the discounted offer.
What is the logic for determining eligibility?
I'm trying to debug as it's not clear to me why this message would show up.
We are using React Native IAP.
In general, how does the eligibility check work? What conditions are being evaluated and compared? And what could break those conditions?
I appreciate your help!
DDD
Inquire the types of notifications that can occur in a SANDBOX environment
Hello, WWDC 2024 is trying to conduct a test to receive notifications related to ONE_TIME_CHARGE, CONNSUMPTION_REQUEST, CONMSUMPTION_INFO, REFUND, and REFUND_DECLINED as described in the example of purchasing consumables, but as a result of the continuous search, I found that it is difficult to occur except for
ONE_TIME_CHARGE.
So, in order to verify only the business logic as shown below, we are testing only the business logic without actually calling the API after purchasing the test and saving the signaled Payload that we received in response to ONE_TIME_CHARGE. Can we actually request a refund for the test purchase and receive the corresponding notification and actually send the response?
public void handleSignedNotification(String signedNotification) throws Exception {
ResponseBodyV2DecodedPayload payload = signedDataVerifier.verifyAndDecodeNotification(signedNotification);
NotificationTypeV2 type = payload.getNotificationType();
//For Apple Server Notification, only ONE_TIME_CHARGE notifications are enabled in the test environment, so for testing, change them as below to test whether they are running business logic
type = NotificationTypeV2.REFUND;
log.info("Apple NotificationType : {}", type);
switch (type) {
case CONSUMPTION_REQUEST:
handleConsumptionRequest(payload);
break;
case REFUND:
handleRefund(payload);
break;
case REFUND_DECLINED:
handleRefundDeclined(payload);
break;
// For other necessary notifications, just take a log
default:
log.info("Unhandled notification: {}", type);
}
}
Regarding the call of 'CONSUMPTION_INFO', which is the response of 'CONSUMPTION_REQUEST'
Is there a value that WWDC 2024 must include when sending CONMSUMPTION_INFO, which is the response to CONNSUMPTION_REQUEST described in the refund example? I'm going to call the API with only sample provision and consumption like the sample code you introduced in the video.
I was told to submit my refund preference within 12 hours, but can I submit it as UNDECLARED at first and use the method to express my intention? When I receive the notification, I will save it in the DB and save it in the administrator page of the service so that the administrator can choose.
2-1. Some of the materials I looked for are told that Apple can proceed with the refund even 12 hours ago, and to express your opinion as soon as I receive the notification, but I wonder if this is correct.
If you get a notification as below, you should write whether you used it or not by referring to the consumption information. I think the customer said to check whether the data was provided when applying for a refund. Should I take it out of decodedTransaction, check the value, and just call it NO_PREFERENCE? I'd appreciate it if you could give me some advice.
Below is a part of the code I implemented.
private void handleConsumptionRequest(ResponseBodyV2DecodedPayload notification) throws Exception {
// 1. transaction ID get
String signedTransactionInfo = notification.getData().getSignedTransactionInfo();
JWSTransactionDecodedPayload decodedTransaction = signedDataVerifier.verifyAndDecodeTransaction(signedTransactionInfo);
String transactionId = decodedTransaction.getTransactionId();
// 2. Extract the relevant transaction (The following example is an in-app payment and will be accumulated in two types of DBs, stored in one of the two)
Sample sample = sampleService.findByAppleTransactionId(transactionId);
Example example = exampleService.findByAppleTransactionId(transactionId);
Boolean canRefund = false;
// 3. Check consumption information
if (sample != null) {
canRefund = checkSampleStatusForApplePurchaseRefund(sample);
} else if (example != null) {
canRefund = checkExampleStatusForApplePurchaseRefund(example);
}
// 4. Create Refund Preferences
RefundPreference refundPreference = determineRefundPreference(canRefund);
// 5. Creating a ConsumptionRequest Object
ConsumptionRequest request = new ConsumptionRequest()
.refundPreference(refundPreference)
.sampleContentProvided(true);
log.info("forTest~ canRefund: {}", canRefund);
log.info("forTest~ sample: {}", sample.toString());
log.info("forTest~ example: {}", example.toString());
log.info("forTest~ refundPreference: {}", refundPreference);
log.info("forTest~ request: {}", request);
// 6. Transfer to App Store (annotated with dummy requests that only confirm current business requests are going right)
// appStoreServerAPIClient.sendConsumptionData(transactionId, request);
}
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
StoreKit
Tags:
In-App Purchase
App Store Server Notifications
App Store Server Library
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Topic:
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SubTopic:
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