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Receipt validation

Meaning in mobile app development, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In mobile app development, receipt validation means: Checking with Apple or Google that a purchase made in the app is real and still valid before giving the user the paid content or features.

In Turkish: satın alma doğrulaması, makbuz doğrulama

How it is used

Usually done on the server to prevent fraud. With StoreKit 2, Apple provides signed transactions and the App Store Server API; on Android, the server verifies the purchase token with the Google Play Developer API. Many teams use services such as RevenueCat for this.

Example sentences

  1. Without receipt validation, people were unlocking premium with a modified app.

  2. Receipt validation fails in the sandbox because the server uses the production URL.

Common collocations

  • server-side receipt validation
  • validate a receipt
  • purchase token
  • App Store Server API
  • in-app purchaseSomething a user buys inside an app, such as extra features, game coins or a subscription, paid through the App Store or Google Play.
  • subscriptionA purchase that gives users access to content or features for a period, such as a month or a year, and renews automatically until they cancel it.
  • jailbreakRemoving the software limits Apple puts on an iPhone so it can run unapproved apps and changes; on Android, getting similar full access is called rooting.
  • APIApplication programming interface: a defined way for programs to talk to each other; in mobile work, usually the server endpoints an app calls to get and send data.

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