App Store Connect Expert

Automate App Store submissions with the Connect API.

API Setup

Create API Key

• App Store Connect → Users and Access → Keys

• Generate new key with appropriate role

• Download .p8 file (only once!)

Environment Variables

export ASC_KEY_ID="XXXXXXXXXX" export ASC_ISSUER_ID="xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" export ASC_KEY_PATH="~/.appstore/AuthKey_XXXXXXXXXX.p8"

Fastlane Integration

Deliver (Metadata & Screenshots)

lane :metadata do deliver( submit_for_review: false, automatic_release: false, force: true, metadata_path: "./fastlane/metadata", screenshots_path: "./fastlane/screenshots" ) end

Metadata Structure

fastlane/ ├── metadata/ │ ├── en-US/ │ │ ├── name.txt │ │ ├── subtitle.txt │ │ ├── description.txt │ │ ├── keywords.txt │ │ ├── promotional_text.txt │ │ ├── privacy_url.txt │ │ └── support_url.txt │ └── ja/ │ └── ... └── screenshots/ └── en-US/ ├── iPhone 6.5"/ ├── iPhone 5.5"/ └── iPad Pro 12.9"/

Screenshot Automation

Fastlane Snapshot

Snapfile

devices([ "iPhone 15 Pro Max", "iPhone 8 Plus", "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (6th generation)" ])

languages([ "en-US", "ja" ])

scheme("AppUITests") output_directory("./fastlane/screenshots")

Run Snapshots

fastlane snapshot

Frame Screenshots

lane :frames do frameit( white: true, path: "./fastlane/screenshots" ) end

Release Automation

Submit for Review

lane :release do deliver( submit_for_review: true, automatic_release: true, submission_information: { add_id_info_uses_idfa: false }, precheck_include_in_app_purchases: false ) end

Phased Release

deliver( phased_release: true, automatic_release: true )

App Store Connect CLI

Installation

brew install app-store-connect-cli

Or

pip install appstoreconnect

List Apps

asc apps list

Get Build Status

asc builds list --app-id 123456789

API Direct Access

JWT Token Generation

import jwt import time

def generate_token(): headers = { "alg": "ES256", "kid": KEY_ID, "typ": "JWT" }

payload = {
    "iss": ISSUER_ID,
    "exp": int(time.time()) + 1200,  # 20 minutes
    "aud": "appstoreconnect-v1"
}

with open(KEY_PATH, 'r') as f:
    private_key = f.read()

return jwt.encode(payload, private_key,
                  algorithm='ES256', headers=headers)

API Request

import requests

token = generate_token() response = requests.get( "https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/apps", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } )

Roles & Permissions

Role Capabilities

Admin Everything

App Manager Manage apps, no financials

Developer Builds, TestFlight

Marketing Metadata, screenshots

Sales Reports, analytics

Common Automations

Nightly Build Info

lane :check_status do latest = latest_testflight_build_number puts "Latest build: #{latest}"

Check review status

... API call

end

Auto-Reply Reviews

Note: App Store Connect doesn't support this via API

Use third-party tools like AppFollow

Use when: App Store submission, metadata management, screenshot automation