Set territory-specific pricing for subscriptions and in-app purchases using current asc setup, pricing summary, price import, and price schedule commands. Use when adjusting prices by country or implementing localized PPP strategies.
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PPP pricing (per-territory pricing)
Use this skill to create or update localized pricing across territories based on purchasing power parity (PPP) or your own regional pricing strategy.
Prefer the current high-level flows:
asc subscriptions setup and asc iap setup for parent creation and pricing,
followed by version-scoped metadata commands
asc subscriptions pricing ... for subscription pricing changes
asc iap pricing summary and asc iap pricing schedules ... for IAP pricing changes
Preconditions
Ensure credentials are set (asc auth login or ASC_* env vars).
Prefer ASC_APP_ID or pass --app explicitly.
Decide your base territory (usually USA) and baseline price.
Use asc pricing territories list --paginate if you need supported territory IDs.
Subscription PPP workflow
New subscription: bootstrap the parent and price with setup
Use setup to create the group and subscription, upload the App Review
screenshot, materialize the complete equalized price matrix, and set sale
availability. Create the API 4.4.1 group and subscription versions afterward;
the localization flags on setup use deprecated v1 resources and must not be
used for new workflows.
Capture .groupId and from the setup JSON, then add
version-scoped metadata. is intentional here: without deprecated
v1 localizations, the parent can remain until the v2 steps
finish.
.subscriptionId
--no-verify
MISSING_METADATA
asc subscriptions groups versions list --group-id "GROUP_ID" --state PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION --paginate --output json
# If and only if the list has zero matches:
asc subscriptions groups versions create --group-id "GROUP_ID" --output json
# For one match, reuse .data[0].id. For more than one, stop and require an explicit GROUP_VERSION_ID.
asc subscriptions groups versions localizations list --version-id "GROUP_VERSION_ID" --paginate --output json
# If and only if en-US is missing:
asc subscriptions groups versions localizations create --version-id "GROUP_VERSION_ID" --locale "en-US" --name "Pro"
# Otherwise, if and only if the resolved en-US name differs:
asc subscriptions groups versions localizations update --id "GROUP_LOC_ID" --name "Pro"
# Otherwise, do nothing.
asc subscriptions versions list --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --state PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION --paginate --output json
# If and only if the list has zero matches:
asc subscriptions versions create --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --output json
# For one match, reuse .data[0].id. For more than one, stop and require an explicit SUBSCRIPTION_VERSION_ID.
asc subscriptions versions localizations list --version-id "SUBSCRIPTION_VERSION_ID" --paginate --output json
# If and only if en-US is missing:
asc subscriptions versions localizations create --version-id "SUBSCRIPTION_VERSION_ID" --locale "en-US" --name "Pro Monthly" --description "Unlock everything"
# Otherwise, if and only if the resolved en-US values differ:
asc subscriptions versions localizations update --id "SUBSCRIPTION_LOC_ID" --name "Pro Monthly" --description "Unlock everything"
# Otherwise, do nothing.
asc subscriptions groups versions localizations list --version-id "GROUP_VERSION_ID" --paginate --output table
asc subscriptions versions localizations list --version-id "SUBSCRIPTION_VERSION_ID" --paginate --output table
asc validate subscriptions --app "APP_ID" --output table
For each version list, reuse its single PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION result. Create
only when the result is empty; if more than one result is returned, stop and
require an explicit version ID instead of creating another non-deletable
version. Each localization create/update pair is also conditional: create for
a missing locale, update the resolved localization only when values differ,
and do nothing when it already matches.
Notes:
setup materializes Apple's complete equalized price matrix from the selected
base price. This split workflow defers final verification until the v2
localizations exist.
Outside this split v2 bootstrap, omit --no-verify so setup performs its
normal readback verification.
Use --tier or --price-point-id instead of --price when your workflow is tier-driven.
If an existing subscription remains MISSING_METADATA with the same selected base price, re-run the setup inputs with --repair to atomically rebuild and re-save the matrix.
Inspect current subscription pricing before changes
Use the summary view first when you want a compact current-state snapshot.
Use summary for quick before/after spot checks and prices list when you need raw price records.
Derive one subscription's localized prices from another
Use derive when a target subscription should stay near a fixed multiple of a
source subscription in every territory, such as yearly pricing near 10 times
monthly pricing. Apple ladders scale unevenly across territories, so preview
the selected target points and achieved multiples before applying them.
Choose how a desired price resolves when Apple does not offer it:
exact fails unless the calculated amount exists on the target ladder.
nearest chooses the closest amount; an exact tie chooses the lower one.
up chooses the smallest available amount at or above the calculation.
down chooses the largest available amount at or below the calculation.
The confirmed command fetches current prices and builds a fresh plan; it does
not reuse the preceding dry-run result. When the applied values must match the
reviewed values, rerun --dry-run immediately before confirming, then apply:
The source and target must be distinct subscriptions with existing standard
UPFRONT prices. The operation is a one-time snapshot, not a persistent link.
It fails closed before mutation when any territory cannot resolve, skips target
prices that already match, and verifies applied prices by reading them back.
Use --territory "SWE" for a focused preview or staged one-territory update;
omit it to derive every current source territory.
Approved or live targets are scheduled for tomorrow by default when no
--start-date is supplied because --auto-start-date defaults to true. Pass
--auto-start-date=false to apply immediately, or use an explicit date when
coordinating a rollout.
The command does not change subscription sale availability.
Preferred bulk PPP update: import a CSV with dry run
For broad PPP rollouts, prefer the subscription pricing import command instead of manually adding territory prices one by one.
Use equalizations for Apple's standard localized ladder. Use
adjusted-equalizations when you need the API 4.4.1 subscription-specific
adjustments. For a fresh adjusted-equalizations request, pass both
--upfront-price-point-id and --plan-type; --subscription-id and
--territory are optional filters. Treat --next as an opaque continuation
URL. On a resumed equalizations or adjusted-equalizations request, pass only
--next without the original owner --price-point-id, filters, sparse fields,
includes, or limit; the continuation URL already carries that query state.
--paginate and explicit output flags may still be used.
Verify after apply
Re-run the summary and raw list views after changes.
After the version metadata exists, you may rerun asc subscriptions setup with
verification enabled to recheck the parent, pricing, screenshot, and
availability state.
Subscription availability
The underlying subscription-availability resource is deprecated in App Store Connect API 4.4. Keep this command family only for compatibility when ordinary upfront territory availability still needs it; Apple does not provide a one-for-one replacement for that case. For Monthly with 12-Month Commitment, use asc subscriptions pricing monthly-commitment enable|disable|list instead.
New IAP: bootstrap the parent and price with setup
Use setup to create the product and initial price schedule. Its localization
flags use the deprecated v1 resource, so add localization through an API 4.4.1
IAP version after setup.
Capture .iapId from the setup JSON, then create the version and metadata:
asc iap versions list --iap-id "IAP_ID" --state PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION --paginate --output json
# If and only if the list has zero matches:
asc iap versions create --iap-id "IAP_ID" --output json
# For one match, reuse .data[0].id. For more than one, stop and require an explicit IAP_VERSION_ID.
asc iap versions localizations list --version-id "IAP_VERSION_ID" --paginate --output json
# If and only if en-US is missing:
asc iap versions localizations create --version-id "IAP_VERSION_ID" --locale "en-US" --name "Pro Lifetime" --description "Unlock everything forever"
# Otherwise, if and only if the resolved en-US values differ:
asc iap versions localizations update --localization-id "IAP_LOC_ID" --name "Pro Lifetime" --description "Unlock everything forever"
# Otherwise, do nothing.
Reuse the single PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION version. Create only when the list is
empty, and stop for an explicit version ID if multiple matches are returned.
Create the localization only when en-US is absent, update its resolved ID only
when values differ, and otherwise do nothing.
Notes:
setup verifies the created IAP and price schedule by default; verify the
version localization with its version-scoped list command.
Use --start-date for scheduled pricing.
Use --tier or --price-point-id when you want deterministic tier- or ID-based setup.
Inspect current IAP pricing before changes
Use asc iap pricing summary as the main current-state summary for PPP work.
