validate

Validate App Store version readiness before submission

The validate command performs preflight validation to check if an App Store version is ready for submission.

Usage

asc validate [flags]

Validate a version

Check if a version is ready for submission:

asc validate --app APP_ID --version VERSION_STRING
asc validate --app 123456789 --version 1.2.0

What it checks

The validation process checks:

Version has a build attached
Required metadata is complete (description, keywords, screenshots)
Privacy policy URL is set (if required)
Age rating is configured
App categories are assigned
Pricing and availability are configured

Output

Success:

Version 1.2.0 is ready for submission

Validation errors:

Validation failed for version 1.2.0:
  - No build attached to version
  - Missing screenshots for iPhone 6.5"
  - Description is empty for en-US

Flags

string

required

App ID to validate

string

required

Version string to validate (e.g., 1.2.0)

string

Output format: json, table, or markdown

Example workflows

Validate before the release pipeline

# Validate version
if asc validate --app 123456789 --version 1.2.0; then
  echo "Version is ready, running the release pipeline..."
  asc publish appstore --app 123456789 --ipa ./build/MyApp.ipa --version 1.2.0 --submit --confirm
else
  echo "Validation failed, fix issues before publishing"
  exit 1
fi

CI/CD validation

# GitHub Actions
- name: Validate version
  run: |
    asc validate --app ${{ secrets.APP_ID }} --version ${{ github.ref_name }}
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
      echo "Validation failed"
      exit 1
    fi

- name: Publish to App Store
  run: asc publish appstore --app ${{ secrets.APP_ID }} --ipa ./build/MyApp.ipa --version ${{ github.ref_name }} --submit --confirm

Exit codes

Code	Description
`0`	Validation passed
`1`	Validation failed
`10-59`	HTTP client errors (4xx)
`60-99`	HTTP server errors (5xx)

Always run validate before asc publish appstore --submit, or after asc release stage, to catch issues early and avoid rejected submissions.

Submit command

Submit for App Store review

Submission guide

Complete submission guide

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Validate

validate

Usage

Validate a version

What it checks

Output

Flags

Example workflows

Validate before the release pipeline

CI/CD validation

Exit codes

Submit command

Submission guide

​validate

​Usage

​Validate a version

​What it checks

​Output

​Flags

​Example workflows

​Validate before the release pipeline

​CI/CD validation

​Exit codes

​Related

Submit command

Submission guide

validate

Usage

Validate a version

What it checks

Output

Flags

Example workflows

Validate before the release pipeline

CI/CD validation

Exit codes

Related