I have a SwiftData application that is using CloudKit. If user is on new device. How can I check and fetch data, instead of just waiting for it happen on its own randomly?
For example, I have onboarding which I do not want user to go through again if they already have an active installation.
Seems like SwiftData is severely limited in pretty much every way, specially any useful CloudKit debugging or control functionality.
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I am implementing a custom migration, and facing an issue while implementing a WAL checkpointing.
Here is the code for WAL checkpointing
func forceWALCheckpointingForStore(at storeURL: URL, model: NSManagedObjectModel) throws {
let persistentStoreCoordinator = NSPersistentStoreCoordinator(managedObjectModel: model)
let options = [NSSQLitePragmasOption: ["journal_mode": "DELETE"]]
let store = try persistentStoreCoordinator.addPersistentStore(type: .sqlite, at: storeURL, options: options)
try persistentStoreCoordinator.remove(store)
}
When the coordinator tries to add the store I am getting the following error
fault: Store opened without NSPersistentHistoryTrackingKey but previously had been opened with NSPersistentHistoryTrackingKey - Forcing into Read Only mode store
My questions are
Is it really necessary to force WAL checkpointing before migration? I am expecting NSMigrationManager to handle it internally. I am assuming this because the migrateStore function asks for the sourceType where I am passing StoreType.sqlite
If checkpointing is required, then how do I address the original issue
Note:
Since my app supports macOS 13, I am not able to use the newly introduced Staged migrations.
There is similar question on Stackoverflow that remains unanswered. https://stackoverflow.com/q/69131577/1311902
Perhaps I just have the wrong expectations, but I discovered some odd behavior from SwiftData that sure seems like a bug to me...
If you make any change to any SwiftData model object — even just setting a property to its current value — every SwiftUI view that uses SwiftData is rebuilt. Every query and every entity reference, even if the property was set on a model class that is completely unrelated to the view.
SwiftUI does such a good job of optimizing UI updates that it's hard to notice the issue. I only noticed it because the updates were triggering my debug print statements.
To double-check this, I went back to Apple's new iOS app template — the one that is just a list of dated items — and added a little code to touch an unrelated record in the background:
@Model
class UnrelatedItem {
var name: String
init(name: String) {
self.name = name
}
}
@main
struct jumpyApp: App {
var sharedModelContainer: ModelContainer = {
let schema = Schema([
Item.self,
UnrelatedItem.self
])
let modelConfiguration = ModelConfiguration(schema: schema, isStoredInMemoryOnly: false)
do {
return try ModelContainer(for: schema, configurations: [modelConfiguration])
} catch {
fatalError("Could not create ModelContainer: \(error)")
}
}()
init() {
let context = sharedModelContainer.mainContext
// Create 3 items at launch so we immediately have some data to work with.
if try! context.fetchCount(FetchDescriptor<Item>()) == 0 {
for _ in 0..<3 {
let item = Item(timestamp: Date())
context.insert(item)
}
}
// Now create one unrelated item.
let unrelatedItem = UnrelatedItem(name: "Mongoose")
context.insert(unrelatedItem)
try? context.save()
// Set up a background task that updates the unrelated item every second.
Task {
while true {
try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 1_000_000_000)
Task { @MainActor in
// We don't even have to change the name or save the contxt.
// Just setting the name to the same value will trigger a change.
unrelatedItem.name = "Mongoose"
}
}
}
}
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
}
.modelContainer(sharedModelContainer)
}
}
I also added a print statement to the ContentView so I could see when the view updates.
struct ContentView: View {
@Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext
@Query private var items: [Item]
var body: some View {
NavigationSplitView {
List {
let _ = Self._printChanges()
...
The result is that the print statement logs 2 messages to the debug console every second. I checked in iOS 17, 18.1, and 18.2, and they all behave this way.
Is this the intended behavior? I thought the whole point of the new Observation framework in iOS 17 was to track which data had changed and only send change notifications to observers who were using that data.
I have a very simple CoreData model that has 1 entity and 2 attributes.
This code works fine:
.onChange(of: searchText) { _, text in
evnts.nsPredicate = text.isEmpty ? nil :NSPredicate(format: "eventName CONTAINS %@ " , text )
but I'd like to also search with the same text string for my second attribute (which is a Date). I believe an OR is appropriate for two conditions (find either one). See attempted code below:
evnts.nsPredicate = text.isEmpty ? nil : NSPredicate(format: "(eventName CONTAINS %@) OR (dueDate CONTAINS %i) " , text )
This crashes immediately %@ does the same. Is there a way to accomplish this?
How is SwiftUI not an option below?
According to my experiments SwiftData does not work with model attributes of primitive type UInt64. More precisely, it crashes in the getter of a UInt64 attribute invoked on an object fetched from the data store.
With Core Data persistent UInt64 attributes are not a problem. Does anyone know whether SwiftData will ever support UInt64?
I am using cloudkit to save users high scores in a public database. The preference over using Game Center is because of simplicity and works really well for what I want to achieve. I simply want to let users know their global position. Because of data privacy laws the app asks the user for their permission to submit their score each time they get a new high score.
However, I have noticed that CKRecords under 'created' and 'modified' in addition to UTC time and date also contain creatorUserRecordID. Could this be a privacy issue? Can you extract any personal information from this? Can this be used to track back to the user? Is it linked to CKUserIdentity which I understand does contain personal information, although as I understand you need users consent to get this information. Under creatorUserRecordID it says... "Every user of the app has a unique user record that is empty by default. Apps can add data to the user record on behalf of the user, but don’t store sensitive data in it"
Currently I simply ask the user if they are happy to submit their score. But do I need to point out that it also stores a creatorUserRecordID? Obviously I don't want to do this if it is not needed as the user will 1) Probably not understand what a creatorUserRecordID is and 2) It makes the question complicated and will likely make most people refuse to submit their score.
If it is a privacy issue, is there anyway to stop a CKRecord creating this ID and simply save a score? All I need is a list of scores so the app can determine their current position.
If creatorUserRecordID does not contain any personal details and cannot be tracked back to the user please let me know, so I can be reassured that my current set up is fine and I am not causing any privacy issues!
This post did seem to indicate you may possibly be able to fetch personal details??
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55782166/how-do-i-fetch-any-info-about-user-that-modified-ckrecord
I am working on a software where we want to add the feature to share the whole database with the other user. Database is iCloud combined with coredata. The other user(s) should be able to edit /delete and even create new objects in the share.
I did this with this code witch directly from sample code
let participants = try await ckConainer.fetchParticipants(matching: [lookupInfo], into: selectedStore)
for participant in participants {
participant.permission = .readWrite
participant.role = .privateUser
share.addParticipant(participant)
}
try await ckConainer.persistUpdatedShare(share, in: selectedStore)
the other user gets invited and I can see this in iCloud database that the other user is invited with status invited.
but the other user never gets a mail or something to accept and join the share. How does the other needs to accept the invitation ?
Hello !
I am using this iCloud key value pair mechanism to save small app configuration between iOS and tvOS.
I would say it is working. But when I go back and forth between debug and release (TestFlight) modes, it is like both apps are not connected anymore.
I spend a lot of time restarting all devices, rebuilding, activating / deactivating iCloud capabilities in the Xcode project.
It is like the app is mixing debug and release data.
Is there an easy way to check what is happening exactly ? I know there's nothing on CloudKit console, so ....
Thank you
Frederic
public static func fetch(in context: NSManagedObjectContext, configurationBlock: (NSFetchRequest) -&gt; () = { _ in }) -&gt; [Self] {
let request = NSFetchRequest(entityName: Self.entityName)
configurationBlock(request)
return try! context.fetch(request)
}
context.fetch(request), 'fetch' function has error. Thread 24: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (code=EXC_I386_INVOP, subcode=0x0)
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
Xcode Sanitizers and Runtime Issues
Core Data
After copying and inserting instances I am getting strange duplicate values in arrays before saving.
My models:
@Model
class Car: Identifiable {
@Attribute(.unique)
var name: String
var carData: CarData
func copy() -> Car {
Car(
name: "temporaryNewName",
carData: carData
)
}
}
@Model
class CarData: Identifiable {
var id: UUID = UUID()
var featuresA: [Feature]
var featuresB: [Feature]
func copy() -> CarData {
CarData(
id: UUID(),
featuresA: featuresA,
featuresB: featuresB
)
}
}
@Model
class Feature: Identifiable {
@Attribute(.unique)
var id: Int
@Attribute(.unique)
var name: String
@Relationship(
deleteRule:.cascade,
inverse: \CarData.featuresA
)
private(set) var carDatasA: [CarData]?
@Relationship(
deleteRule:.cascade,
inverse: \CarData.featuresB
)
private(set) var carDatasB: [CarData]?
}
The Car instances are created and saved to SwiftData, after that in code:
var fetchDescriptor = FetchDescriptor<Car>(
predicate: #Predicate<Car> {
car in
car.name == name
}
)
let cars = try! modelContext.fetch(
fetchDescriptor
)
let car = cars.first!
print("car featuresA:", car.featuresA.map{$0.name}) //prints ["green"] - expected
let newCar = car.copy()
newCar.name = "Another car"
newcar.carData = car.carData.copy()
print("newCar featuresA:", newCar.featuresA.map{$0.name}) //prints ["green"] - expected
modelContext.insert(newCar)
print("newCar featuresA:", newCar.featuresA.map{$0.name}) //prints ["green", "green"] - UNEXPECTED!
/*some code planned here modifying newCar.featuresA, but they are wrong here causing issues,
for example finding first expected green value and removing it will still keep the unexpected duplicate
(unless iterating over all arrays to delete all unexpected duplicates - not optimal and sloooooow).*/
try! modelContext.save()
print("newCar featuresA:", newCar.featuresA.map{$0.name}) //prints ["green"] - self-auto-healed???
Tested on iOS 18.2 simulator and iOS 18.3.1 device. Minimum deployment target: iOS 17.4
The business logic is that new instances need to be created by copying and modifying previously created ones, but I would like to avoid saving before all instances are created, because saving after creating each instance separately takes too much time overall. (In real life scenario there are more than 10K objects with much more properties, updating just ~10 instances with saving takes around 1 minute on iPhone 16 Pro.)
Is this a bug, or how can I modify the code (without workarounds like deleting duplicate values) to not get duplicate values between insert() and save()?
I'm experiencing a persistent issue with CloudKit sharing in my iOS application. When attempting to present a UICloudSharingController, I receive the error message "Unknown client: ChoreOrganizer" in the console.
App Configuration Details:
App Name: ChoreOrganizer
Bundle ID: com.ProgressByBits.ChoreOrganizer
CloudKit Container ID: iCloud.com.ProgressByBits.ChoreOrganizer
Core Data Model Name: ChoreOrganizer.xcdatamodeld
Core Data Entity: Chore
Error Details:
The error "Unknown client: ChoreOrganizer" occurs when I present the UICloudSharingController
This happens only on the first attempt to share; subsequent attempts during the same app session don't show the error but sharing still doesn't work
All my code executes successfully without errors until UICloudSharingController is presented
Implementation Details:
I'm using NSPersistentCloudKitContainer for Core Data synchronization and UICloudSharingController for sharing. My implementation creates a custom CloudKit zone, saves both a record and a CKShare in that zone, and then presents the sharing controller.
Here's the relevant code:
@MainActor
func presentSharing(from viewController: UIViewController) async throws {
// Create CloudKit container
let container = CKContainer(identifier: containerIdentifier)
let database = container.privateCloudDatabase
// Define custom zone ID
let zoneID = CKRecordZone.ID(zoneName: "SharedChores", ownerName: CKCurrentUserDefaultName)
do {
// Check if zone exists, create if necessary
do {
_ = try await database.recordZone(for: zoneID)
} catch {
let newZone = CKRecordZone(zoneID: zoneID)
_ = try await database.save(newZone)
}
// Create record in custom zone
let recordID = CKRecord.ID(recordName: "SharedChoresRoot", zoneID: zoneID)
let rootRecord = CKRecord(recordType: "ChoreRoot", recordID: recordID)
rootRecord["name"] = "Shared Chores Root" as CKRecordValue
// Create share
let share = CKShare(rootRecord: rootRecord)
share[CKShare.SystemFieldKey.title] = "Shared Tasks" as CKRecordValue
// Save both record and share in same operation
let recordsToSave: [CKRecord] = [rootRecord, share]
_ = try await database.modifyRecords(saving: recordsToSave, deleting: [])
// Present sharing controller
let sharingController = UICloudSharingController(share: share, container: container)
sharingController.delegate = shareDelegate
// Configure popover
if let popover = sharingController.popoverPresentationController {
popover.sourceView = viewController.view
popover.sourceRect = CGRect(
x: viewController.view.bounds.midX,
y: viewController.view.bounds.midY,
width: 1, height: 1
)
popover.permittedArrowDirections = []
}
viewController.present(sharingController, animated: true)
} catch {
throw error
}
}
Steps I've already tried:
Verified correct bundle ID and container ID match in all places (code, entitlements file, Developer Portal)
Added NSUbiquitousContainers configuration to Info.plist
Ensured proper entitlements in the app
Created and configured proper provisioning profiles
Tried both default zone and custom zone for sharing
Various ways of saving the record and share (separate operations, same operation)
Cleaned build folder, deleted derived data, reinstalled the app
Tried on both simulator and physical device
Confirmed CloudKit container exists in CloudKit Dashboard with correct schema
Verified iCloud is properly signed in on test devices
Console Output:
1. Starting sharing process
2. Created CKContainer with ID: iCloud.com.ProgressByBits.ChoreOrganizer
3. Using zone: SharedChores
4. Checking if zone exists
5. Zone exists
7. Created record with ID: <CKRecordID: 0x3033ebd80; recordName=SharedChoresRoot, zoneID=SharedChores:__defaultOwner__>
8. Created share with ID: <CKRecordID: 0x3033ea920; recordName=Share-C4701F43-7591-4436-BBF4-6FA8AF3DF532, zoneID=SharedChores:__defaultOwner__>
9. About to save record and share
10. Records saved successfully
11. Creating UICloudSharingController
12. About to present UICloudSharingController
13. UICloudSharingController presented
Unknown client: ChoreOrganizer
Additional Information:
When accessing the CloudKit Dashboard, I can see that data is being properly synced to the cloud, indicating that the basic CloudKit integration is working. The issue appears to be specific to the sharing functionality.
I would greatly appreciate any insights or solutions to resolve this persistent "Unknown client" error. Thank you for your assistance.
Is there a way to move user data from UserDefaults to SwiftData when the app is in production so that people don’t lose their data. Currently my audio journals in my journal app has everything in the UserDefaults. Now this is bad for obvious reasons but I was thinking if there was a way. It’s only been 1 week since published and I have already had17 people download it.
I implemented the cloudkit function, where users can connect with each other. The problem is, that if User A is doing a friend request and User B is accepting the request. The friend entry is correct visible for User B but not for User A. I can see in cloud kit that after the accepted request, the friend connection is set up correctly, also with the correct userID, but it not showing up for User A (the one that send the request)
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
CloudKit
CloudKit Dashboard
CloudKit Console
Hey guys, I'm developing a Swift app, using iCloud to store some data in Containers, and the new Containers I created are iCloud.com.xxx.dev . Therefore, there is a storage called dev in Settings -> icloud -> Manage Account Storage. Currently, the app is still under development and has not been released to the Appstore.
My question: Settings -> icloud -> Manage Account Storage does not display my app name and icon, but only the suffix of the Containers id. Will this change after it is released to the Appstore? Are there any other control methods? Thank you
Using SwiftData and this is the simplest example I could boil down:
@Model
final class Item {
var timestamp: Date
var tag: Tag?
init(timestamp: Date) {
self.timestamp = timestamp
}
}
@Model
final class Tag {
var timestamp: Date
init(timestamp: Date) {
self.timestamp = timestamp
}
}
Notice Tag has no reference to Item.
So if I create a bunch of items and set their Tag. Later on I add the ability to delete a Tag. Since I haven't added inverse relationship Item now references a tag that no longer exists so so I get these types of errors:
SwiftData/BackingData.swift:875: Fatal error: This model instance was invalidated because its backing data could no longer be found the store. PersistentIdentifier(id: SwiftData.PersistentIdentifier.ID(url: x-coredata://EEC1D410-F87E-4F1F-B82D-8F2153A0B23C/Tag/p1), implementation: SwiftData.PersistentIdentifierImplementation)
I think I understand now that I just need to add the item reference to Tag and SwiftData will nullify all Item references to that tag when a Tag is deleted.
But, the damage is already done. How can I iterate through all Items that referenced a deleted tag and set them to nil or to a placeholder Tag? Or how can I catch that error and fix it when it comes up?
The crash doesn't occur when loading an Item, only when accessing item.tag?.timestamp, in fact, item.tag?.id is still ok and doesn't crash since it doesn't have to load the backing data.
I've tried things like just looping through all items and setting tag to nil, but saving the model context fails because somewhere in there it still tries to validate the old value.
Thanks!
My client is using iCloud Mail with his custom domain and he communicated with many govt organizations which seem to all be using Barracuda Email Protection for their spam prevention. I have properly configured his SPF, DKIM & DMARC DNS records however his emails were still being rejected. (Email header below)
I contacted Barracuda support with the email header and they replied saying that the emails were rejected becuase Apple Mail has missing PTR records.
I have sent dozens of emails for testing and looking at all their headers I can see (ms-asmtp-me-k8s.p00.prod.me.com [17.57.154.37]) which does not have a PTR record.
----FULL EMAIL HEADER WITH 3RD PARTY DOMAINS REMOVED-----
<recipient_email_address>: host
d329469a.ess.barracudanetworks.com[209.222.82.255] said: 550 permanent
failure for one or more recipients (recipient_email_address:blocked)
(in reply to end of DATA command)
Reporting-MTA: dns; p00-icloudmta-asmtp-us-west-3a-100-percent-10.p00-icloudmta-asmtp-vip.icloud-mail-production.svc.kube.us-west-3a.k8s.cloud.apple.com
X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 8979C18013F8
X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; sender_email_address
Arrival-Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:30:05 +0000 (UTC)
Final-Recipient: rfc822; @******
Original-Recipient: rfc822;recipient_email_address
Action: failed
Status: 5.0.0
Remote-MTA: dns; d329469a.ess.barracudanetworks.com
Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 permanent failure for one or more recipients
(recipient_email_address:blocked)
Return-Path: <sender_email_address>
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s=sig1; bh=CyUt/U7mIHwXB5OQctPjRH/OxLH7GsLR54JjGuRkj9Y=;
h=From:Message-Id:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:Date:To:x-icloud-hme;
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Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Hi Developer Community,
I'm experiencing a critical issue with CloudKit schema deployment that's blocking my app release. I've been trying to resolve this for several days and would appreciate any assistance from the community or Apple engineers.
Issue Description
I'm unable to deploy my CloudKit schema from development to production environment. When attempting to deploy through the CloudKit Dashboard, I either get an "Internal Error" message or the deployment button is disabled.
Environment Details
App: Reef Trak (Reef aquarium tracking app)
CloudKit Container: ************
Development Environment: Schema fully defined and working correctly
Production Environment: No schema deployed (confirmed in dashboard)
What I've Tried
Using the "Deploy Schema to Production" button in CloudKit Dashboard (results in "Internal Error")
Exporting schema from development and importing to production (fails)
Using CloudKit CLI tools with API token (results in "invalid-scope" errors)
Waiting 24-48 hours between attempts in case of propagation delays
Current Status
App works perfectly in development environment (when run from Xcode)
In TestFlight/sideloaded builds (production environment), the app attempts to fetch records but fails with "Did not find record type: Tank" errors
Log snippet showing the issue:
[2025-03-21] [CloudKit] Schema creation failed: Error saving record <CKRecordID: 0x******; recordName=SchemaSetup_Tank_-**---****, zoneID=_defaultZone:defaultOwner> to server: Cannot create new type Tank in production schema [2025-03-21] [CloudKit] Failed to create schema for Tank after 3 attempts [2025-03-21] [CloudKit] Error creating schema for Tank: Error saving record <CKRecordID: 0x****; recordName=SchemaSetup_Tank_---**-**********, zoneID=_defaultZone:defaultOwner> to server: Cannot create new type Tank in production schema
App Architecture & Critical Impact
My app "Reef Trak" is built around a core data model where the "Tank" entity serves as the foundational element of the entire application architecture. The Tank entity is not just another data type - it's the primary container that establishes the hierarchical relationship for all other entities:
All parameter measurements (pH, temperature, salinity, etc.) are associated with specific tanks
All maintenance tasks and schedules are tank-specific
All livestock (fish, corals, invertebrates) exist within the context of a tank
All user achievements and progress tracking depend on tank-related activities
Without the Tank schema being properly deployed to production, users experience what appears to be a completely empty application, despite successful authentication and CloudKit connection. The app shows "Successfully retrieved iCloud data" but displays no content because:
The Tank record type doesn't exist in production
Without Tanks, all child entities (even if their schemas existed) have no parent to associate with
This creates a cascading failure where no data can be displayed or saved
This issue effectively renders the entire application non-functional in production, despite working flawlessly in development. Users are left with an empty shell of an app that cannot fulfill its core purpose of reef tank management and monitoring.
The inability to deploy the Tank schema to production is therefore not just a minor inconvenience but a complete blocker for the app's release and functionality.
Questions
Is there an alternative method to deploy schema to production that I'm missing?
Could there be an issue with my account permissions or container configuration?
Are there known issues with the CloudKit Dashboard deployment functionality?
What's the recommended approach when the dashboard deployment fails?
I've also submitted a Technical Support Incident, but I'm hoping to get this resolved quickly as it's blocking my App Store release.
Thank you for any assistance!
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
CloudKit
CloudKit Dashboard
CloudKit Console
cktool
I'm unable to view Changes or Diff View in the Deploy Schema Changes Dialog due to an Internal Error.
So i created an App and for some time it was working fine. The app has features to show pdf to users without logging in. I needed to upload all data to cloudkit on public database.
I was not having knowledge that there are 2 mode being a noob in coding so after i saved all records in development mode in cloudkit when i published my app, i was not able to see them (Reason because live mode works in Production mode).
So i need help now to transfer data from development mode to production mode or any app or code that can help me upload all data in production mode.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
CloudKit
CloudKit Dashboard
CloudKit Console
I'm trying to set up server-to-server authentication with CloudKit Web Services, but keep getting AUTHENTICATION_FAILED errors. I've tried multiple environment settings and debugging approaches without success.
What I've Tried
I created a Swift script to test the connection. Here's the key part that handles the authentication:
// Get current ISO 8601 date
let iso8601Formatter = ISO8601DateFormatter()
iso8601Formatter.formatOptions = [.withInternetDateTime]
let dateString = iso8601Formatter.string(from: Date())
// Create SHA-256 hash of request body
let bodyHash = SHA256.hash(data: bodyData).compactMap { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
// Get path from URL
let path = request.url?.path ?? "/"
// String to sign
let method = request.httpMethod ?? "POST"
let stringToSign = "\(method):\(path):\(dateString):\(bodyHash)"
// Sign the string with EC private key
let signature = try createSignature(stringToSign: stringToSign)
// Add headers
request.setValue(dateString, forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Apple-CloudKit-Request-ISO8601Date")
request.setValue(KEY_ID, forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Apple-CloudKit-Request-KeyID")
request.setValue(signature, forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Apple-CloudKit-Request-SignatureV1")
}
I've made a request to this endpoint:
What's Happening
I get a 401 status with this response:
"uuid" : "173179e2-c5a5-4393-ab4f-3cec194edd1c",
"serverErrorCode" : "AUTHENTICATION_FAILED",
"reason" : "Authentication failed"
}
What I've Verified
The key validates correctly and generates signatures
The date/time is synchronized with the server
The key ID matches what's in CloudKit Dashboard
I've tried all three environments: development, Development (capital D), and production
The container ID is formatted correctly
Debug Information
My debugging reveals:
The EC key is properly formatted (SEC1 format)
Signature generation works
No time synchronization issues between client and server
All environment tests return the same 401 error
Questions
Has anyone encountered similar issues with CloudKit server-to-server authentication?
Are there specific container permissions needed for server-to-server keys?
Could there be an issue with how the private key is formatted or processed?
Are there any known issues with the CloudKit Web Services API that might cause this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
CloudKit
Cloud and Local Storage
CloudKit JS