Is an app receipt provided for unreleased app?

In developing an app that has not been released yet on the app store, does the App Store generate a _MASReceipt/receipt ?

Since my unreleased app does not have a app purchese receipt, the app exits with code 173 to trigger macOS to request a receipt from the App Store.

I enter my testing user ID and password in the App Store validation dialog, but I get the alert message:

MyApp is damaged and can't be opened. Delete "MyApp" and download it again from the App Store.

I use Show Package Contents in the Finder to open the app package but there is no /_MASReceipt/receipt file there.

I definitely have the /_MASReceipt/receipt file in the app package of another app that is available in the App Store.

How do I get a valid _MASReceipt/receipt for testing an unreleased app?

Accepted Reply

During development, an app will get an _MASReceipt/receipt file from the app store to verify once the App ID and Development Provisioning Profiles are created in the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles portal https://developer.apple.com/account/ios/profile/limited when you are logged into your account.

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During development, an app will get an _MASReceipt/receipt file from the app store to verify once the App ID and Development Provisioning Profiles are created in the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles portal https://developer.apple.com/account/ios/profile/limited when you are logged into your account.