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@apple/app-store-server-library
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The Node.js server library for the App Store Server API, App Store Server Notifications, Retention Messaging API, and Advanced Commerce API. Also available in Swift, Python, and Java.
# With NPM
npm install @apple/app-store-server-library --save
# With Yarn
yarn add @apple/app-store-server-library
To use the App Store Server API or create promotional offer signatures, a signing key downloaded from App Store Connect is required. To obtain this key, you must have the Admin role. Go to Users and Access > Integrations > In-App Purchase. Here you can create and manage keys, as well as find your issuer ID. When using a key, you'll need the key ID and issuer ID as well.
Download and store the root certificates found in the Apple Root Certificates section of the Apple PKI site. Provide these certificates as an array to a SignedDataVerifier to allow verifying the signed data comes from Apple.
import { AppStoreServerAPIClient, Environment, SendTestNotificationResponse } from "@apple/app-store-server-library"
const issuerId = "99b16628-15e4-4668-972b-eeff55eeff55"
const keyId = "ABCDEFGHIJ"
const bundleId = "com.example"
const filePath = "/path/to/key/SubscriptionKey_ABCDEFGHIJ.p8"
const encodedKey = readFile(filePath) // Specific implementation may vary
const environment = Environment.SANDBOX
const client = new AppStoreServerAPIClient(encodedKey, keyId, issuerId, bundleId, environment)
try {
const response: SendTestNotificationResponse = await client.requestTestNotification()
console.log(response)
} catch (e) {
console.error(e)
}
import { SignedDataVerifier } from "@apple/app-store-server-library"
const bundleId = "com.example"
const appleRootCAs: Buffer[] = loadRootCAs() // Specific implementation may vary
const enableOnlineChecks = true
const environment = Environment.SANDBOX
const appAppleId = undefined // appAppleId is required when the environment is Production
const verifier = new SignedDataVerifier(appleRootCAs, enableOnlineChecks, environment, bundleId, appAppleId)
const notificationPayload = "ey..."
const verifiedNotification = await verifier.verifyAndDecodeNotification(notificationPayload)
console.log(verifiedNotification)
import { AppStoreServerAPIClient, Environment, GetTransactionHistoryVersion, ReceiptUtility, Order, ProductType, HistoryResponse, TransactionHistoryRequest } from "@apple/app-store-server-library"
const issuerId = "99b16628-15e4-4668-972b-eeff55eeff55"
const keyId = "ABCDEFGHIJ"
const bundleId = "com.example"
const filePath = "/path/to/key/SubscriptionKey_ABCDEFGHIJ.p8"
const encodedKey = readFile(filePath) // Specific implementation may vary
const environment = Environment.SANDBOX
const client =
new AppStoreServerAPIClient(encodedKey, keyId, issuerId, bundleId, environment)
const appReceipt = "MI..."
const receiptUtil = new ReceiptUtility()
const transactionId = receiptUtil.extractTransactionIdFromAppReceipt(appReceipt)
if (transactionId != null) {
const transactionHistoryRequest: TransactionHistoryRequest = {
sort: Order.ASCENDING,
revoked: false,
productTypes: [ProductType.AUTO_RENEWABLE]
}
let response: HistoryResponse | null = null
let transactions: string[] = []
do {
const revisionToken = response !== null && response.revision !== null ? response.revision : null
response = await client.getTransactionHistory(transactionId, revisionToken, transactionHistoryRequest, GetTransactionHistoryVersion.V2)
if (response.signedTransactions) {
transactions = transactions.concat(response.signedTransactions)
}
} while (response.hasMore)
console.log(transactions)
}
import { PromotionalOfferSignatureCreator } from "@apple/app-store-server-library"
const keyId = "ABCDEFGHIJ"
const bundleId = "com.example"
const filePath = "/path/to/key/SubscriptionKey_ABCDEFGHIJ.p8"
const encodedKey = readFile(filePath) // Specific implementation may vary
const productId = "<product_id>"
const subscriptionOfferId = "<subscription_offer_id>"
const appAccountToken = "<app_account_token>"
const nonce = "<nonce>"
const timestamp = Date.now()
const signatureCreator = new PromotionalOfferSignatureCreator(encodedKey, keyId, bundleId)
const signature = signatureCreator.createSignature(productId, subscriptionOfferId, appAccountToken, nonce, timestamp)
console.log(signature)
Only the latest major version of the library will receive updates, including security updates. Therefore, it is recommended to update to new major versions.
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The App Store Server Library
We found that @apple/app-store-server-library demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.

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