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transaction_id

A unique identifier for a transaction, such as a purchase, restore, or renewal.

Declaration

string transaction_id

Discussion

This field is returned in the JSON response, in the responseBody.Latest_receipt_info and responseBody.Receipt.In_app arrays.

This value has the same format as the transaction’s transactionIdentifier property; however, the values may not be the same.

You can use this value to:

  • Manage subscribers in your account database. Store the transaction_id, original_transaction_id, and product_id for each transaction, as a best practice to store transaction records for each customer. App Store generates a new value for transaction_id every time the subscription automatically renews or is restored on a new device.

  • Differentiate a purchase transaction from a restore or a renewal transaction. In a purchase transaction, the transaction_id always matches the original_transaction_id. For subscriptions, it indicates the first subscription purchase. For a restore or renewal, the transaction_id does not match the original_transaction_id. If a user restores or renews the same purchase multiple times, each restore or renewal has a different transaction_id.

See Also

Transaction identifiers