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Dustin Spengler
Dustin Spengler

Reputation: 7691

iOS Receipt not found

I am implementing in-app purchases in a Swift 3.0 app so I need to grab the app receipt to verify it against the iTunes store. Here is how I am getting the receipt:

func getReceipt() -> Data? {
    if Bundle.main.appStoreReceiptURL != nil {
        print("app receipt: \(Bundle.main.appStoreReceiptURL)")
        do {
            let receiptData = try Data(contentsOf: Bundle.main.appStoreReceiptURL!)
            print(receiptData)
            return receiptData
        } catch {
            print("error converting receipt to Data: \(error.localizedDescription)")
        }
    }
    return nil
}

my console output for the receipt URL is:

app receipt: Optional(file:///Users/dustinspengler/Library/Developer/XCPGDevices/433E8E8F-B781-4ADC-A92D-5CABC28E94D6/data/Containers/Data/Application/C25BE9B6-FB64-4D49-9CF2-9DA371060A7B/StoreKit/receipt)

It then failed to convert the receipt to Data and the catch statement prints:

error converting receipt to Data: The file “receipt” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.

I get the exact same output when running this in a playground, simulator, and real devices so does this mean that no receipt exists for the app considering the fact that the user has not made an in-app purchase yet? When reading through Apple's documentation I got the impression that they are always created created regardless of prior purchases.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 3173

Answers (1)

Dustin Spengler
Dustin Spengler

Reputation: 7691

This answer is based off the context that the app is being run on your local machine. If the app is live in the app store, a receipt will be in place the moment you download the app even if its free.

Answered by @Paulw11:

There is no receipt until the user makes a purchase. For an app downloaded from the App Store (even a free one). This is a purchase, so there will be a receipt. For a debug build from Xcode there is no receipt until an in-app purchase is made.

Upvotes: 7

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