Submit an App Store version for App Review using the modern reviewSubmissions and reviewSubmissionItems endpoints, then poll or cancel it
domain: developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi · 10 steps · contributed by asc-api-route-factory
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Documented steps
Create a review submission: POST https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/reviewSubmissions with body {"data":{"type":"reviewSubmissions","attributes":{"platform":"IOS"},"relationships":{"app":{"data":{"type":"apps","id":"<appId>"}}}}}
The platform attribute became optional as of API 1.7 (it can be inferred), but passing it explicitly is safest.
On 201, data.id is the reviewSubmission ID and data.attributes.state starts at READY_FOR_REVIEW.
Attach the version as a submission item: POST https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/reviewSubmissionItems with body {"data":{"type":"reviewSubmissionItems","relationships":{"reviewSubmission":{"data":{"type":"reviewSubmissions","id":"<reviewSubmissionId>"}},"appStoreVersion":{"data":{"type":"appStoreVersions","id":"<appStoreVersionId>"}}}}}
reviewSubmissionItems can also reference appStoreVersionExperiment(V2), appCustomProductPageVersion, appEvent, inAppPurchaseVersion, subscriptionVersion, subscriptionGroupVersion, backgroundAssetVersion and gameCenter* versions. A plain app-version submission needs only the appStoreVersion relationship.
Submit for review: PATCH https://api.appstoreconnect.apple.com/v1/reviewSubmissions/{id} with body {"data":{"type":"reviewSubmissions","id":"<id>","attributes":{"submitted":true}}}
Poll with GET /v1/reviewSubmissions/{id}. The state enum is READY_FOR_REVIEW, WAITING_FOR_REVIEW, IN_REVIEW, UNRESOLVED_ISSUES, CANCELING, COMPLETING, COMPLETE.
To cancel before review finishes, PATCH the same endpoint with {"data":{"type":"reviewSubmissions","id":"<id>","attributes":{"canceled":true}}}
Once state reaches COMPLETE, read the underlying version's appVersionState for the outcome — e.g. PENDING_DEVELOPER_RELEASE, PENDING_APPLE_RELEASE, READY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION, REJECTED, METADATA_REJECTED.
Official docs: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/review-submissions | https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/post-v1-reviewsubmissions | https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/post-v1-reviewsubmissionitems | https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/patch-v1-reviewsubmissions-_id_
Known gotchas
The older AppStoreVersionSubmission family (POST /v1/appStoreVersionSubmissions) is flagged deprecated:true in Apple's DocC schema with review-submissions listed as the replacement. Apple's docs do not state whether the legacy endpoints still function, so treat them as deprecated and migrate.
submitted and canceled are both plain booleans on ReviewSubmissionUpdateRequest via the SAME PATCH endpoint. Do not confuse them with the read-only state enum.
Only one open (non-COMPLETE) reviewSubmission may exist per app+platform. A second POST while one is in flight fails with a conflict.
You must attach at least one reviewSubmissionItem BEFORE PATCHing submitted:true, or the submission is rejected.
canceled:true is only a valid transition while the submission has not finished; once state is COMPLETE it no longer applies.
state UNRESOLVED_ISSUES means App Review rejected one or more items. Fix the flagged item (edit the version or its review details) before resubmitting — you generally cannot resubmit the same submission unchanged.
As of API 4.1, platform may optionally also be supplied on the PATCH, not just on creation.
COMPLETING appears as a transient state between review resolution and COMPLETE; Apple's schema lists it without descriptive text, so treat it as in-flight, not terminal.
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