Sending information about a purchase on iOS

AppMetrica doesn't let you segment Revenue into “test” and “not test”. If you use the main API key for debugging purchases, the test purchases are included in general statistics. Therefore, to debug Revenue sending, use a reporter to send statistics to the additional API key. For more information about reporters, see Usage examples.

Step 1. Create a test app in AppMetrica

In the AppMetrica interface, click Add application.
Fill in the fields in the form.
Click Create. By clicking the button, you accept the terms of user agreement.

Note. Different versions of the same app can be grouped in a single folder. To do this, create a folder using the

button and move the apps to it.

Step 2. (Optional) Enable validation

Purchases on iOS are validated using iTunes API resources.

To enable validation:

In the AppMetrica interface, go to the app settings from the menu on the left.
Go to the Revenue tab.
Under Revenue validation for App Store, click Enable validation.

Paid subscriptions on iOS are validated using iTunes API resources and a Shared Secret key.

To enable validation, create a key and enter it in the settings:

In the App Store Connect interface, generate a Shared Secret key. For more information about generating keys, see the Apple documentation.
In the AppMetrica interface, go to the app settings from the menu on the left.
Go to the Revenue tab.
Click Automatically renewed subscriptions.
Under Revenue validation for App Store, specify the Shared Secret.
Click Validate subscriptions.

Attention. If validation is enabled, the Revenue report displays purchases that were validated or were sent without the transactionID and receiptData fields.

Step 3. Test sending Revenue

This section outlines the steps for sending Revenue to the additional API key:

To validate purchases on iOS, configure sending the transactionID and receiptData fields in the implementation of the completion of the transaction:

- (void)completeTransaction:(SKPaymentTransaction *)transaction
{
    ...
    NSDecimalNumber *price = [NSDecimalNumber decimalNumberWithString:@"2100.5"];
    // Initializing the Revenue instance.
    YMMMutableRevenueInfo *revenueInfo = [[YMMMutableRevenueInfo alloc] initWithPriceDecimal:price currency:@"BYN"];
    revenueInfo.productID = @"TV soundbar";
    revenueInfo.quantity = 2;
    revenueInfo.payload = @{ @"source": @"AppStore" };
    // Set purchase information for validation.
    revenueInfo.transactionID = transaction.transactionIdentifier;
    revenueInfo.receiptData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[[NSBundle mainBundle] appStoreReceiptURL]];
    // Sending the Revenue instance using reporter.
    id<YMMYandexMetricaReporting> reporter = [YMMYandexMetrica reporterForApiKey:@"Testing API key"];
    [reporter reportRevenue:[revenueInfo copy] onFailure:^(NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"Revenue error: %@", error);
    }];
    // Remove the transaction from the payment queue.
    [[SKPaymentQueue defaultQueue] finishTransaction: transaction];
}
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func completeTransaction(_ transaction: SKPaymentTransaction) {
    ...
    let price = NSDecimalNumber(string: "2100.5")
    // Initializing the Revenue instance.
    let revenueInfo = YMMMutableRevenueInfo.init(priceDecimal: price, currency: "BYN")
    revenueInfo.productID = "TV soundbar"
    revenueInfo.quantity = 2
    revenueInfo.payload = ["source": "AppStore"]
    // Set purchase information for validation.
    if let url = Bundle.main.appStoreReceiptURL, let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url), let transactionID = transaction.transactionIdentifier {
        revenueInfo.transactionID = transactionID
        revenueInfo.receiptData = data
    }
    // Sending the Revenue instance using reporter.
    let reporter = YMMYandexMetrica.reporterForApiKey("API_key")
    reporter.reportRevenue(revenueInfo, onFailure: { (error) in
        print("REPORT ERROR: \(error.localizedDescription)")
    })
    // Remove the transaction from the payment queue.
    SKPaymentQueue.default().finishTransaction(transaction)
}
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To send information about a purchase:

NSDecimalNumber *price = [NSDecimalNumber decimalNumberWithString:@"2100.5"];
// Initializing the Revenue instance.
YMMMutableRevenueInfo *revenueInfo = [[YMMMutableRevenueInfo alloc] initWithPriceDecimal:price currency:@"BYN"];
revenueInfo.productID = @"TV soundbar";
revenueInfo.quantity = 2;
// Setting the OrderID parameter in the payload property to group purchases
revenueInfo.payload = @{ @"OrderID": @"Identifier", @"source": @"AppStore" };
// Sending the Revenue instance using reporter.
id<YMMYandexMetricaReporting> reporter = [YMMYandexMetrica reporterForApiKey:@"Testing API key"];
[reporter reportRevenue:[revenueInfo copy] onFailure:^(NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"Revenue error: %@", error);
}];
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let price = NSDecimalNumber(string: "2100.5")
// Initializing the Revenue instance.
let revenueInfo = YMMMutableRevenueInfo.init(priceDecimal: price, currency: "BYN")
revenueInfo.productID = "TV soundbar"
revenueInfo.quantity = 2
// To group purchases, set the OrderID parameter in the payload property.
revenueInfo.payload = ["OrderID": "Identifier", "source": "AppStore"]
// Sending the Revenue instance using reporter.
let reporter = YMMYandexMetrica.reporterForApiKey("API_key")
reporter.reportRevenue(revenueInfo, onFailure: { (error) in
    print("REPORT ERROR: \(error.localizedDescription)")
})
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Step 4. Make sure that purchases are shown in the reports.

Make in-app test purchases.
Make sure that the Revenue report shows the same number of purchases and total revenue as the ones sent.

Information in the report may be missing if:
- Validation is enabled and the purchase failed.
- Information about the purchase wasn't sent.

If there is no data in the report, export all purchases using the Logs API resource:

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.appmetrica.yandex.ru/logs/v1/export/events.json?application_id=1111&date_since=2018-10-10&date_until=2018-10-11&fields=revenue_order_id,revenue_quantity,revenue_price,revenue_currency,is_revenue_verified' \
  -H 'Authorization: OAuth oauth_token'
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If there are events in the export and the is_revenue_verified field is set to false, the purchases weren't validated.

Step 5. Configure sending revenue to the main API key

After debugging, repeat steps 2-4 for the main API key.

To send the YMMMutableRevenueInfo instance to the main API key, use the +reportRevenue:onFailure: method of the YMMYandexMetrica class.

...
// Sending the Revenue instance.
[YMMYandexMetrica reportRevenue:[revenueInfo copy] onFailure:^(NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"Revenue error: %@", error);
}];
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To send the YMMMutableRevenueInfo instance to the main API key, use the +reportRevenue:onFailure: method of the YMMYandexMetrica class.

...
// Sending the Revenue instance.
[YMMYandexMetrica reportRevenue:[revenueInfo copy] onFailure:^(NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"Revenue error: %@", error);
}];
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