Obtain Required Items from Apple to Send iOS Push Notifications
To send iOS push notifications, you need an APNs authentication token signing key, or Auth Key, a Key ID, Bundle ID, and Team ID. Check out how to obtain these items from Apple.
To create an APNs Auth Key:
- Log in to your developer account on the iOS Provisioning Portal.
- Click Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
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In the left sidebar menu, select Keys.
Note Make sure that you have permissions to create Keys in your Apple Developer account. - Click + in the top-left corner.
- Enter a Key Name, and select Apple Push Notification Service (APNs).
- Select Continue and complete the flow.
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After your Key is successfully created, download it and copy your 10-character Key
ID.
Note Do not rename or modify the .p8 file or the Key ID.
- Save both of these values in a secure place before uploading them in MobilePush Administration.
To obtain your Bundle ID and Team ID from Apple:
- Go to the Apple Developer Center.
- Click Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
- Click Identifiers.
- Review the list of App IDs associated with your account and click the App ID that you want to use in MobilePush.
- To find the Bundle ID and Team ID, review the details.