Is it possible to test In app purchase products in sandbox environment whose status is Waiting for review (i'm getting these products as invalid while i'm trying to test them in sandbox environment). I was getting the same products as valid when the status of my IAP products was Ready to submit & the application status was In Review. Currently my app status is waiting for upload as it was rejected citing some guidelines issues.
I currently have an app in Waiting for Review state and can still test In App Purchases. Those IAP have been submitted for review together with the app itself.
Nevertheless I had an issue with IAP (invalid product ids) which resolved itself only by removing the app from the device and reinstalling it. This was device specific because while it occured on one device a second device was working fine.
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I am making an app and trying to put in-app-purchase function for iOS.
and it keeps returning "invalid receipt" error.
I tried to research and nothing I found was very helpful,
and I noticed some of them were talking about submission for app review.
currently the app is rejected due to in-app-purchase(the app requires the function but I didn't add the function) and that is why I did not submit screenshots of item purchases for review.
is it a must to pass the review to make IAP available even if it is rejected and on testflight only?
I created a new app and uploaded the binary to iTunes Connect, then tested IAP using the test user account, both on the simulator and on the device. Both worked.
I submitted the final app and it is currently live on the App Store. However, after deleting the development version from my device and downloading my app from the App Store to test IAP, the app immediately receives an "Invalid Product ID:" error.
Once again, the development version worked using the test user account, but live on the store it does not work and returns invalid product ID. Any ideas what this might be? If anyone wants to test this (in case it's just me) the app is called "ContaX" and is free with ads - you don't need to actually buy the upgrade, just see if it crashes after tapping the remove ads option.
I advise you to wait for 24 hours after your app is approved.
Sometimes it takes more time for the in app purchases to be available in the released application.
I am also suffering with this issue and my app has rejected two time due to this issue. I went to Apple Developer Forum to get the solution. The problem is might be with Review team's device or environment.
Here is the link of full thread: https://devforums.apple.com/thread/233371
I think it will work for you as well.
Double-check the bundle ID you've submitted the app under and the product IDs you're sending to the app. They have to match.
You may have accidentally submitted an app with a different bundle ID.
After fighting this problem for a while I realized I was using the "Apple ID" to get the In App Purchases rather than the "Product ID". So, make sure you're using the "Product ID" and NOT the product's "Apple ID"!
I'd like to share our experience. One of our apps did not have any purchase since release. It was over a month. We have tested in app purchase during development phase in sandbox mode, everything was ok.
When we deleted the development app from our device and installed the app from the app store, we got Invalid product id during purchase.
We double checked everything and tried many things. What we think done the trick is toggle "Cleared for Sale" in the iTunes connect.
We have 3 auto renewing subscriptions. In IAP page, We uncheck Cleared for Sale. then save, then again recheck Cleared for Sale, saved again on each product. remove app from the phone and download again from App Store.
Nothing seems to happen. After 30 minutes suddenly one auto renewing subscription started working. 2 other subscriptions still didn't work. After 5 hours all 3 subscriptions started working magically.
We are seeing something similar. On a new tvOS app with 8 auto-renew subscription IAPs, for the first 30 hours or so after release, none of the IAPs were available. Then one became available and now we are at 40 hours since release with still only 1 of 8 IAPs available.
i have implemented the in app purchase in my application and added few in app purchases. on itunes connect i have filled all the details for the in app purchases. Initially the status of in app purchase was "waiting for review" and i was able to test in app purchase in sandbox env. but after every 4 days, in app purchases gets new status "developer action needed" and in the language section there is a "rejected" sign of in app purchase. so to make this use able again i have been using to make little change in description, which makes the in app purchase again in review
as history of the project is: right now application version 1.0 is available on app store in which in app purchases are not implemented
and i have added new application version 2.0 which is in "rejected by developer" state
so i just want to know why itunes connect team is rejecting in app purchase again and again?
also im not getting any email regarding this rejection
any one guide me what is the solution to this problem or any one else has faced this issue before?
Have you uploaded new version on apple store which is having in-app purchase code implemented ? if not then they will reject the in-app purchase items.
also if apple is rejecting your in-app purchased , then have you provided all the details to them. As if they find the in-app purchase improper then they can can reject it. Provide them proper details and proper screen shot for the same.
Also if apple is rejecting your in-app purchase then you may can ask apple review team about the issue. Use the Link. they will let you know the exact issue.
Hope this will help you.
I recently had this problem with an app submitted to Apple.
There is a fallback system that needs to be in place for server side in app purchase validation.
It is documented in Apple, but VERY well hidden in tech note :
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#technotes/tn2259/_index.html
Here is the way to do it :
"Always verify your receipt first with the production URL; proceed to verify with the sandbox URL if you receive a 21007 status code.
Following this approach ensures that you do not have to switch between URLs while your application is being tested or reviewed in the sandbox or is live in the App Store."
I am trying to add in app purchases to an app that is already for sale on the app store for the next update. I have never added any in app purchases to it before.
I am using MKStoreKit to handle the in app purchases so I figure everything is as it should be on the coding side of things.
When my app starts up I query the list of available in app purchases, this successfully returns the list of in app purchases (just two at the moment) and the prices of them.
I have a button in my app that sends a purchase request, I pass in the appropriate product ID. This consistently gets cancelled every time and I get the error message
User cancelled transaction:
in the log.
From reading other blogs and posts I have come to the conclusion that it is because my in app purchases aren't cleared for sale in iTunes connect, they currently say "Waiting for Review".
I have tried everything on this check list to try get this to work http://troybrant.net/blog/2010/01/invalid-product-ids/ but still nothing.
I submitted an app and then a few hours later developer rejected it because I heard this worked for some people.
Anybody know how I make the in app purchases cleared for sale in iTunes Connect?
Just spotted that I never closed this question. The reason this was happening was because Apples servers were acting up at the time. Game center sandbox was also effected at the time. I left it alone for a couple of days and it started working when I got back to it.
Actually you should have tested the in-app before submitting them for review. Afaik, as soon as they are in-review state, purchases with the test account might not work. You could try and create another in-app item for testing purposes, just create it and try to purchase that (using your iTunes Connect Test account) without submitting it for review.
The cleared for sale status can be set in the pricing and availability section of the respective in-app item.
i just created In App Purchases for my new application and checked Cleared for Sale option.
But when i test my application after 2 days its still giving me invalid product id's..
I didnt Approve them earlier. Do i need to approve the App Purchases too before testing them...Will that affect my application when i upload my final binary and apple starts testing it??
I had the same problem.
It turned out I had to increment the version number of my app in my bundle. This was an app already on sale on the app store for which we decided to add in-app purchase.
Also make sure your bundle Id matches the one in iTunes Connect.
You don't need to approve the in-app purchase to test it only to clear it for sale.