Apple JWT Generator

A CLI tool to generate Apple JWT for authentication with Apple services. Use interactively or in automation/scripts.

Features

• Generate Apple JWT tokens with ES256 algorithm
• Interactive prompts for manual use
• Command-line arguments for scripting
• Environment variables for CI/CD and automation
• Works with private key files or inline content

Usage

Quick Start

npx @jimmyclchu/apple-jwt

Command Line Mode

Provide all arguments directly:

npx @jimmyclchu/apple-jwt -k YOUR_KEY_ID -t YOUR_TEAM_ID -p ./private-key.pem

Options

• -k, --key-id - Apple Key ID (required)
• -t, --team-id - Apple Team ID (required)
• -p, --private-key - Private key file path or content (required)
• -e, --expires-in - Expiration in days (default: 180)
• -o, --output - Save to file instead of printing

Automation

# Set environment variables
export APPLE_KEY_ID="your_key_id"
export APPLE_TEAM_ID="your_team_id"
export APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH="./private-key.pem"

# Tool runs automatically without prompts
npx @jimmyclchu/apple-jwt -o token.jwt

GitHub Actions

- name: Generate Apple JWT
  env:
    APPLE_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_KEY_ID }}
    APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
    APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
  run: npx @jimmyclchu/apple-jwt -o apple-token.jwt

Node.js Script

// generate-token.js
process.env.APPLE_KEY_ID = "your_key_id";
process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID = "your_team_id";
process.env.APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH = "./apple-key.pem";

const { exec } = require('child_process');
exec('npx @jimmyclchu/apple-jwt -o token.jwt', (error, stdout) => {
  if (error) throw error;
  console.log('Token generated:', stdout);
});

License

MIT