Publish iOS app to App Store on behalf of client

ios xcode app-store-connect submission
shahalpk picture shahalpk · Jan 25, 2016 · Viewed 11.4k times · Source

I have

  • An apple id
  • The source code
  • A Distribution Certificate generated for my apple id using client's developer portal
  • A Provisioning profile for the newly created App ID and my distribution certificate

My client dont want to share his apple id credentials with me. I am able to archive the product in Xcode, but am not able to submit it to App Store.

Can i directly submit it to the store with the above details i've got?

Or Can i build IPA file and share it with client, so he can submit to App Store?

Is there any other alternative ways we can submit the app to store (other than sharing his credentials)

Kindly explain the answer (with step by step guide if possible).

Thanks

Answer

shahalpk picture shahalpk · Jan 28, 2016

For those who needs to do the same on behalf of clients, here are the steps i've followed...

What i had

  1. An apple developer account (with no Developer Program Enrollment)

What client had

  1. An apple developer account (with Apple Developer Program Enrollment for Company)

As far as app distribution is concerned, apple have 2 systems: Member Center (for Certificates, Profiles, App IDs etc) and ITunes Connect (for publishing your app to app store and further management of the app).

I need access to both ITunes Connect & Member center for distributing on behalf of client.

  1. In Member Center, client should give you Team Admin Role. [steps]
  2. In ITunes connect, client should give you Developer Role / Admin Role for the app. If Developer Role, given u can only upload the build, to submit app for review you'll need to ask the client. If Admin role, basically you can do almost everything upto Submitting the app for review. [steps]
  3. Now you can create certificates, profiles, app ids through Member Center (you can create certificates & profiles in Xcode also. But App IDS should be created through Member Center).
  4. Create App Record in ITunes Connect using the same bundle ID used for App ID creation.
  5. Upload your build through Xcode
  6. Submit for review through Itunes Connect

This is what i did for submitting the app. If you find any mistakes/better alternatives, pls comment below, so i'll update the answer.

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