Invite external testers

1. From Apps, select your app.

2. Click the TestFlight tab.

3. In the sidebar, click the add button (+) next to External Testing to add a new group.

4. In the dialog that appears, enter a group name, then click Create.

   Later, you can change the name of the group if needed.

   

1. From Apps, select your app.

2. Click the TestFlight tab.

3. In the sidebar, under External Testing, select the group you want to add builds to.

4. On the right, click Add Builds to choose which builds you want to add to this group.

   Note: If you plan to invite testers using a public link and set criteria, make sure the builds you add to the group are compatible with the criteria you've set. You can review the insight cards at the top of the group's details page to check if any incompatible builds have been added.

   

   Note: You can add only one build at a time, but additional builds can be added later. To add additional builds to a group, click the add button (+) next to Builds on the tester group page.

5. In the build dialog, select the platform and version from the pop-up menus.

6. From the table, select a build, then click Add.

7. In the What to Test dialog, enter what you want testers to focus on.

8. Optionally, enter localized versions of testing information in the text fields under each language-specific section.

9. Optionally, select “Automatically notify testers.”

   If you leave this checkbox deselected, you will have to manually distribute the build to testers after it's approved by TestFlight App Review later.

10. Depending on the status of the build, click either Submit Review or Start Testing.

    You can only have one build of each version in review at a time. Once that build is approved, you can submit additional builds.

After you submit your build to TestFlight App Review, Apple reviews the build and the accompanying metadata. The first build you submit requires a full review, but later builds for the same version may not.

If Apple approves your build for TestFlight beta testing, users on the App Store Connect account with the Admin role will receive an email notifying them of the approval.

If Apple rejects your build or metadata, the status of the build will be Rejected. You can click App Review from the sidebar under General to visit rejection details for your beta build.

1. From Apps, select your app.

2. Click the TestFlight tab.

3. In the sidebar, under External Testing, select a group.

4. Under the testers tab, click Create Public Link.

   

5. In the dialog that appears, select either Open to Anyone or Filter by Criteria.

   • Open to Anyone. Anyone can join using the link.

   • Filter by Criteria. Filter who can join by device or platform.

   Optionally, under Tester Limit, click Set Limit to limit the number of testers that can join this testing group using the public link. Enter a number between 1 and 10,000

   

6. If you select to Open to Anyone, click Confirm then copy the link, and share it using social media, messages, email, or other channels.

   If you select Filter by Criteria, click Next and follow the steps below.

7. In the dialog that appears, click Add Criteria. You will need to add at least one criteria to invite testers.

8. From the drop-down menu, select the device you want to add criteria for, then select the OS details. You can add multiple criteria as needed.

   • From. Only allow testers using an OS version in the specified range to test your app.

   • Newer than or equal to. Only allow testers using the OS version you’ve specified, or newer, to test your app.

   • Older than or equal to. Only allow testers using the OS version you’ve specified, or older, to test your app.

   • All supported (for platform). Allow testers with any OS version for the selected platform to test your app.

9. Once you've added all your criteria, click Confirm. Then, copy the link and share it via social media, messaging apps, email, or any other channel.

Once your public link has been created, you can add or edit criteria, set or change a tester limit, make the link available to everyone, or disable the link. Click Manage next to Public Link, make your changes in the dialog that appears, then click Save.

View public link metrics to evaluate its performance and review feedback testers may have provided.

Keep in mind that anyone can share this link, so testers may be able to join your testing group even if you don't invite them directly.

If a tester joins your group using a public link, their name and email won’t be displayed in the Testers section in App Store Connect (it will display as anonymous), but their installation date, sessions, and crashes will be displayed. You can disable the public link at any time.

1. From Apps, select your app.

2. Click the TestFlight tab.

3. In the sidebar, under External Testing, select a group.

4. Click the add button (+) next to Testers.

5. In the pop-up menu that appears, choose an option. You can add new testers using their email address, existing testers you've previously added, or import testers from a CSV file.

   

   Testers you invite will get an invitation email to start testing. If a tester accepts an email invitation, their name, email address, installation date, sessions, and crashes, will display in the Testers section in App Store Connect.

If you didn’t select “Automatically notify testers” when you added your build to your group, you must manually notify testers when your build is approved.

1. From Apps, select your app.

2. Click the TestFlight tab.

3. In the sidebar, under Builds, click the platform for your app.

4. Choose a version, then under Status, click Notify Testers for the build row.

The build status changes to Testing. The external testers will receive a notification directing them to accept the invitation using the TestFlight app on their device.

1. From Apps, select your app.

2. Click the TestFlight tab.

3. In the sidebar, under External Testing, select a group.

4. On the right, under Builds, hold the pointer over the build you want to remove.

5. Click the delete button.

6. In the dialog that appears, confirm you want to remove the build from the group and click Remove.

If you want to remove a build from testing for all your testers, go to Stop testing a build.