Requirements
- You must have a business email that uses a private domain name (e.g. user@yourbusiness.com). You cannot use Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or any other similar providers. If you do Business Requirements.
- For your app to appear in the App Store, you have to be a registered business so that you
can register a D-U-N-S number with Apple (detailed below).
- To add your App to the Apple store so that customers can download it, you
must first create an Apple Developer Account and pay a $99 annual publisher fee. The
fee, charged by Apple, is paid yearly.
Signing up as an organization
- Before signing up for an Apple Developer Account, you will need to complete the following
steps:
- First, you will need to create an Apple ID. You can skip this step if you already have an Apple ID. Click here to learn how to create an ID if you don’t have one. Remember, an Apple ID is NOT the same as creating an Apple Developer account.
- Next, you must get a D-U-N-S Number. A D-U-N-S number is a unique numeric identifier assigned to a business by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) and is used by many businesses. You must get this number before enrolling in the Apple Developer Program. Click here to get a D-U-N-S number.
- To setup your Organization with an Apple Developer Account: Go to the Apple Developer Program enrollment page. Then, click Start Your Enrollment.
- Enter your Apple ID and password to log in
- Enter the verification code sent to your Apple ID email address when asked to verify your identity. Then click Continue
- Select Company/Organization from the Entity Type drop down list. Then click Continue
- Under Authority to Sign Legal Agreements, choose the appropriate button. The Your Work Email field will display once you select an option. Enter your business email address. For this, you MUST use a private domain name (e.g. user@yourbusiness.com). You cannot use Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or any other similar providers.
Enter the information for your organization under Organization Information.
- Apple will call you to confirm your enrollment
- Enter the business name as it appears in the D-U-N-S lookup in the Legal Entity Name field.
- Enter the D-U-N-S number assigned to the business in the D-U-N-S Number
- Enter the URL for your website in the Website field
- Enter the phone number where Apple can contact you in the Headquarter Phone field
- Leave the Tax ID/National ID field empty
- Enter the correct characters in the CAPTCHA. Then click Continue If you receive an error message under the Legal Entity Name field, click update your D&B profile, then submit your business’ information to continue the process.
- Review the information on the Summary for Review page. Select the This is the correct headquarters address for my organization checkbox. Then click Submit
- You’ll receive both an enrollment ID on the next page along with an email titled “Your program enrollment has been received.”
- After Apple verifies your application and emails you a confirmation message, confirm
and pay for your membership.
Please note:
- You MUST enroll as an organization in order for us to be able to set up your branded app.
- If Apple updates the license agreement for the Apple Developer Program before your branded app is created, you must accept the agreement before your app is designed
- When paying for your Apple Developer Program membership, review your purchase details, and select Automatic Renewal. If you do not select Automatic Renewal, set an annual reminder to renew your membership. Your app will be removed from the
Apple App store within 24 hours of the membership expiring.
Inviting My PT Hub to your App Store Account
Once you’ve joined the Apple Developer Program, you will need to invite My PT Hub to your
Apple store account. You’ll need to ensure that you’re logged in as the Apple “Owner”
account, which will be the case if you’ve just set up the account from new.
To do this:
- Go to the Apple Store Connect
- Log in with your Apple Developer account information
- Click Users and Access on the App Store Connect home page
- Under People, click the Add button
In the popup window, enter the following information:
- First Name: mypthub
- Last Name: apps
- Email: appsv3@mypthub.net
- Click Next
- Select the Admin checkbox under Roles
- Select the Access to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles checkbox under Developer Resources
- Click Invite
- Navigate to the Keys tab in Users and Access
- If no keys have been generated and a 'Request Access' button is available, click 'Request Access' and follow the instructions from Apple. If the request access button is not visible, no further action is required.
- Once access has been granted, My PT Hub will generate the API key that can be used to upload the app.
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