The App Store refund lifecycle, explained
Understand App Store refund requests, consumption responses and Apple’s final decisions, with a practical guide to reading your Refoid timeline
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Connect App Store Server Notifications to Refoid
Set up App Store Server Notifications V2 in Refoid, choose the right webhook for each app and verify Production and Sandbox independently
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Test the complete refund flow in Apple Sandbox
Test Apple Sandbox refund requests end to end: purchase, notification, consumption response and final decision, without confusing local StoreKit tests
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Present an iOS refund request with StoreKit 2
Use StoreKit 2 on iOS 15+ to present Apple’s refund sheet for a verified transaction, and distinguish submission from a final refund decision
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Consumption information and refund preferences
Learn what a refund preference tells Apple, why accurate consumption information matters, and how to separate response delivery from refund outcomes
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Create and protect your App Store Server API key
Create the correct In-App Purchase API key for Refoid, understand Key ID and Issuer ID, and plan safe storage, reuse and rotation
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Sandbox and Production: keep refund data separate
Understand Apple Sandbox versus Production, route App Store notifications correctly and keep test transactions out of real refund metrics
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Handle duplicate Apple notifications without duplicate refunds
Design App Store notification processing around delivery IDs, transactions and refund cycles so retries do not inflate counts or send duplicate emails
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Refund metrics that tell you what actually happened
Measure App Store refund requests, response delivery and confirmed outcomes separately, with practical rules for pending cases, currencies and Sandbox
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An App Store refund readiness checklist before launch
Prepare your iOS app’s refund workflow before launch: verify credentials, notification routing, Sandbox tests, customer messaging and operational ownership
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