App Store Connect Automation

JWT API + Playwright hybrid for ASC tasks.

Prerequisites

# API Key from App Store Connect
export ASC_KEY_ID="xxx"
export ASC_ISSUER_ID="xxx"
export ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH="~/.appstore/AuthKey_xxx.p8"

Quick Reference

Generate JWT

# JWT valid for 20 minutes
jwt encode --alg ES256 \
  --kid $ASC_KEY_ID \
  --iss $ASC_ISSUER_ID \
  --exp "+20min" \
  --secret @$ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH

List Apps

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
  "https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/apps"

Get Builds

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
  "https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/builds?filter[app]=$APP_ID"

Submit for Review

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"data":{"type":"appStoreVersionSubmissions","relationships":{"appStoreVersion":{"data":{"type":"appStoreVersions","id":"$VERSION_ID"}}}}}' \
  "https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/appStoreVersionSubmissions"

Common Workflows

TestFlight Distribution

1. Upload build (via Xcode/fastlane)
2. Wait for processing
3. Add to test group
4. Notify testers

App Submission

1. Create new version
2. Upload screenshots
3. Fill metadata
4. Submit for review

Playwright Fallback

For UI-only features (screenshot ordering, promo text):

await page.goto('https://appstoreconnect.apple.com')
await page.fill('#account_name_text_field', email)
// ... automation

Rate Limits

• 3600 requests/hour per key
• Use pagination for large lists