iOS

iOS AlternativeDistributionPackages API

The AlternativeDistributionPackages API from iOS — 4 operation(s) for alternativedistributionpackages.

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Operations 4

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages Create an alternative distribution package · Create Alternative Distribution Packages #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a package to distribute my app through an alternative marketplace?”
“Can I request an alternative distribution package for an app version?”
Tell an agent
Create an alternative distribution package with {details}.
Request an alternative marketplace package: {details}.
GET /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages/{id} Get an alternative distribution package · Get Alternative Distribution Packages #
Ask an LLM
“What's in an alternative distribution package I created?”
“Can I check an alternative distribution package by ID?”
Tell an agent
Show alternative distribution package {id}.
Get the details of distribution package {id}.
GET /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages/{id}/relationships/versions List version IDs of a distribution package · List Related Alternative Distribution Packages / Versions #
Ask an LLM
“Can I get just the version IDs of an alternative distribution package?”
“Which version identifiers belong to a distribution package?”
Tell an agent
List only the version IDs of distribution package {id}.
Return up to {limit} version linkages for package {id}.
GET /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages/{id}/versions List versions of a distribution package · List Related Alternative Distribution Packages / Versions #
Ask an LLM
“Which package versions are ready for alternative distribution?”
“Can I filter a distribution package's versions by state?”
Tell an agent
Show the versions of distribution package {id}.
List versions of package {id} in state {state}.

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi
📖
APIReference
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi
📖
GettingStarted
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/creating-api-keys-for-app-store-connect-api
📖
Authentication
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/generating-tokens-for-api-requests

Specifications

⚙
OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ios/refs/heads/main/openapi/ios-alternativedistributionpackages-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

🔗
ReleaseNotes
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/app-store-connect-api-release-notes
🔗
SDKs
https://github.com/apple/app-store-server-library-swift
🔗
SDKs
https://github.com/apple/app-store-server-library-java
🔗
SDKs
https://github.com/apple/app-store-server-library-python
🔗
SDKs
https://github.com/apple/app-store-server-library-node

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OpenAPI Specification

ios-alternativedistributionpackages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: App Store Connect Alternative Distribution Packages API
  version: 4.3.1
  x-platforms:
    app_store_connect_api: App Store Connect API
  description: The App Store Connect API is the standards-based REST API Apple provides to automate tasks across App Store Connect, Xcode, and Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
servers:
- url: https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/
security:
- itc-bearer-token: []
tags:
- name: AlternativeDistributionPackages
paths:
  /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages:
    post:
      tags:
      - AlternativeDistributionPackages
      operationId: alternativeDistributionPackages_createInstance
      requestBody:
        description: AlternativeDistributionPackage representation
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageCreateRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Parameter error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable request entity error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '201':
          description: Single AlternativeDistributionPackage
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageResponse'
        '409':
          description: Request entity error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      summary: Create Alternative Distribution Packages
  /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      description: the id of the requested resource
      schema:
        type: string
      style: simple
      required: true
    get:
      tags:
      - AlternativeDistributionPackages
      operationId: alternativeDistributionPackages_getInstance
      parameters:
      - name: fields[alternativeDistributionPackages]
        in: query
        description: the fields to include for returned resources of type alternativeDistributionPackages
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - sourceFileChecksum
            - versions
        style: form
        explode: false
        required: false
      - name: fields[alternativeDistributionPackageVersions]
        in: query
        description: the fields to include for returned resources of type alternativeDistributionPackageVersions
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - url
            - urlExpirationDate
            - version
            - fileChecksum
            - state
            - variants
            - deltas
            - alternativeDistributionPackage
        style: form
        explode: false
        required: false
      - name: include
        in: query
        description: comma-separated list of relationships to include
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - versions
        style: form
        explode: false
        required: false
      - name: limit[versions]
        in: query
        description: maximum number of related versions returned (when they are included)
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 50
        style: form
        required: false
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Parameter error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '200':
          description: Single AlternativeDistributionPackage
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      summary: Get Alternative Distribution Packages
  /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages/{id}/relationships/versions:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      description: the id of the requested resource
      schema:
        type: string
      style: simple
      required: true
    get:
      tags:
      - AlternativeDistributionPackages
      operationId: alternativeDistributionPackages_versions_getToManyRelationship
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: maximum resources per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 200
        style: form
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Parameter error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '200':
          description: List of related linkages
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageVersionsLinkagesResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      summary: List Related Alternative Distribution Packages / Versions
  /v1/alternativeDistributionPackages/{id}/versions:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      description: the id of the requested resource
      schema:
        type: string
      style: simple
      required: true
    get:
      tags:
      - AlternativeDistributionPackages
      operationId: alternativeDistributionPackages_versions_getToManyRelated
      parameters:
      - name: filter[state]
        in: query
        description: filter by attribute 'state'
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - COMPLETED
            - REPLACED
        style: form
        explode: false
      - name: fields[alternativeDistributionPackageVersions]
        in: query
        description: the fields to include for returned resources of type alternativeDistributionPackageVersions
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - url
            - urlExpirationDate
            - version
            - fileChecksum
            - state
            - variants
            - deltas
            - alternativeDistributionPackage
        style: form
        explode: false
      - name: fields[alternativeDistributionPackageVariants]
        in: query
        description: the fields to include for returned resources of type alternativeDistributionPackageVariants
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - url
            - urlExpirationDate
            - alternativeDistributionKeyBlob
            - fileChecksum
        style: form
        explode: false
      - name: fields[alternativeDistributionPackageDeltas]
        in: query
        description: the fields to include for returned resources of type alternativeDistributionPackageDeltas
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - url
            - urlExpirationDate
            - alternativeDistributionKeyBlob
            - fileChecksum
        style: form
        explode: false
      - name: fields[alternativeDistributionPackages]
        in: query
        description: the fields to include for returned resources of type alternativeDistributionPackages
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - sourceFileChecksum
            - versions
        style: form
        explode: false
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: maximum resources per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 200
        style: form
      - name: include
        in: query
        description: comma-separated list of relationships to include
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - variants
            - deltas
            - alternativeDistributionPackage
        style: form
        explode: false
      - name: limit[variants]
        in: query
        description: maximum number of related variants returned (when they are included)
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 50
        style: form
      - name: limit[deltas]
        in: query
        description: maximum number of related deltas returned (when they are included)
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 50
        style: form
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Parameter error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized error(s)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '200':
          description: List of AlternativeDistributionPackageVersions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageVersionsResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      summary: List Related Alternative Distribution Packages / Versions
components:
  schemas:
    PagedDocumentLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
        first:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
      required:
      - self
    ErrorSourcePointer:
      type: object
      title: JsonPointer
      properties:
        pointer:
          type: string
      required:
      - pointer
    AlternativeDistributionPackageResponse:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackageResponse
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackage'
        included:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageVersion'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentLinks'
      required:
      - data
      - links
    AlternativeDistributionPackageDelta:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackageDelta
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - alternativeDistributionPackageDeltas
        id:
          type: string
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            urlExpirationDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            alternativeDistributionKeyBlob:
              type: string
            fileChecksum:
              type: string
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceLinks'
      required:
      - id
      - type
    ResourceLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
    DocumentLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
      required:
      - self
    AlternativeDistributionPackage:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackage
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - alternativeDistributionPackages
        id:
          type: string
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            sourceFileChecksum:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Checksums'
        relationships:
          type: object
          properties:
            versions:
              type: object
              properties:
                links:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/RelationshipLinks'
                meta:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingInformation'
                data:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                        - alternativeDistributionPackageVersions
                      id:
                        type: string
                    required:
                    - id
                    - type
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceLinks'
      required:
      - id
      - type
    Checksums:
      type: object
      properties:
        file:
          type: object
          properties:
            hash:
              type: string
            algorithm:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChecksumAlgorithm'
        composite:
          type: object
          properties:
            hash:
              type: string
            algorithm:
              type: string
              enum:
              - MD5
    AlternativeDistributionPackageVariant:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackageVariant
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - alternativeDistributionPackageVariants
        id:
          type: string
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            urlExpirationDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            alternativeDistributionKeyBlob:
              type: string
            fileChecksum:
              type: string
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceLinks'
      required:
      - id
      - type
    AlternativeDistributionPackageVersionsResponse:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackageVersionsResponse
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageVersion'
        included:
          type: array
          items:
            oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageDelta'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageVariant'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackage'
            discriminator:
              propertyName: type
              mapping:
                alternativeDistributionPackages: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackage'
                alternativeDistributionPackageDeltas: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageDelta'
                alternativeDistributionPackageVariants: '#/components/schemas/AlternativeDistributionPackageVariant'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagedDocumentLinks'
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingInformation'
      required:
      - data
      - links
    AlternativeDistributionPackageVersion:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackageVersion
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - alternativeDistributionPackageVersions
        id:
          type: string
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            urlExpirationDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            version:
              type: string
            fileChecksum:
              type: string
            state:
              type: string
              enum:
              - COMPLETED
              - REPLACED
        relationships:
          type: object
          properties:
            variants:
              type: object
              properties:
                links:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/RelationshipLinks'
                meta:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingInformation'
                data:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                        - alternativeDistributionPackageVariants
                      id:
                        type: string
                    required:
                    - id
                    - type
            deltas:
              type: object
              properties:
                links:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/RelationshipLinks'
                meta:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingInformation'
                data:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                        - alternativeDistributionPackageDeltas
                      id:
                        type: string
                    required:
                    - id
                    - type
            alternativeDistributionPackage:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    type:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - alternativeDistributionPackages
                    id:
                      type: string
                  required:
                  - id
                  - type
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceLinks'
      required:
      - id
      - type
    AlternativeDistributionPackageCreateRequest:
      type: object
      title: AlternativeDistributionPackageCreateRequest
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - alternativeDistributionPackages
            relationships:
              type: object
              properties:
                appStoreVersion:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    data:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                          - appStoreVersions
                        id:
                          type: string
                      required:
                      - id
                      - type
                  required:
                  - data
              required:
              - appStoreVersion
          required:
          - relationships
          - type
      required:
      - data
    RelationshipLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
        related:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
    ChecksumAlgorithm:
      type: string
      enum:
      - MD5
      - SHA_256
    AlternativeDistributionPackageVersionsLinkagesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                enum:
                - alternativeDistributionPackageVersions
              id:
                type: string
            required:
            - id
            - type
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagedDocumentLinks'
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingInformation'
      required:
      - data
      - links
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              status:
                type: string
              code:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              detail:
                type: string
              source:
                oneOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSourcePointer'
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSourceParameter'
              links:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorLinks'
              meta:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: {}
            required:
            - code
            - detail
            - status
            - title
    ErrorLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        about:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
        associated:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            format: uri-reference
          - type: object
            properties:
              href:
                type: string
                format: uri-reference
              meta:
                type: object
                properties:
                  source:
                    type: string
    ErrorSourceParameter:
      type: object
      title: Parameter
      properties:
        parameter:
          type: string
      required:
      - parameter
    PagingInformation:
      type: object
      properties:
        paging:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
            limit:
              type: integer
            nextCursor:
              type: string
          required:
          - limit
      required:
      - paging
  securitySchemes:
    itc-bearer-token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT