Do I need to create a separate IAP for every iOS newsstand issue?

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13994334

Question

I need to support the purchase of single issues within an iOS newsstand app (and not just a free or paid subscription).

Do I need to manually create a new IAP in iTunesConnect for every single issue, or can I somehow automate this (as with the atom feed for Newsstand metadata like issue cover URL, title, summary etc.))?

Follow-up question: If it's not a newsstand app, would that make things easier/worse (to support purchasing single issues)? How do other "normal" apps handle the frequent addition of new paid content?

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Solution

To answer my own questions, summarizing some threads on the Apple developer forums:

  • Yes, if you want to sell individual issues, you must have a (non-consumable) IAP set up for each.

  • Last fall, "Transporter" was added to iTunesConnect to allow upload and management of IAPs from the command line. See WWDC12 slides. You can find the user guide and the XML spec at the bottom of the "Manage your applications" page in ITC.

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