Hello,
We are unable to use TestFlight for our app. Every attempt to attach a build to a testing group fails server-side with a 422.
Error (from the App Store Connect network response):
{
"errors" : [ {
"id" : "684c7800-6d62-43f9-8447-e30b83ebaf8c",
"status" : "422",
"code" : "ENTITY_UNPROCESSABLE.BETA_CONTRACT_MISSING",
"title" : "Beta contract is missing for the app.",
"detail" : "Beta Contract is missing."
} ]
}
App details:
- App name: Discipline 366
- App ID: 6782504331
- Bundle ID: com.gero.discipline366app
- Account type: Organization
- Existing Apple Support case: 20000118718501 (Distribution / TestFlight)
Symptoms:
- Adding a build to an External Testing group or public link returns the 422 above. The failure is server-side in App Store Connect — no invitation is ever generated and nothing reaches a device.
- App Store Connect displays: "Before you can use TestFlight to distribute beta builds of your app, you must renew your Apple Developer Program membership." This message is inaccurate — see below.
- "The requested app is not available or doesn't exist" in the TestFlight app.
- Builds uploaded 2–3 days prior show as Expired, well inside the 90-day window.
What we have verified:
- Apple Developer Program membership is Active, renewed approximately two months ago. Membership details shows a valid expiration date. The renewal prompt in App Store Connect directly contradicts this and appears to be a generic rendering of the underlying BETA_CONTRACT_MISSING state rather than an accurate diagnosis.
- Under Business > Agreements, Tax, and Banking: Paid Apps Agreement Active, Free Apps Agreement Active, banking information complete, tax forms complete and active.
- No pending agreements and no action banners anywhere in the account.
- Confirmed the Account Holder is the one signed in; agreements were reviewed under that Apple Account, not an Admin or Developer role.
- Production uploads work normally. The build processes and appears in App Store Connect without issue.
- No changes to distribution certificates or provisioning profiles around the time the failure began.
- No incidents reported on the Apple System Status page for App Store Connect / TestFlight.
Timeline: The failure began on 2026-07-24 and has been continuous since. It reproduces with every build, old or new — re-uploading changes nothing. TestFlight worked normally on this account before that date. A support case was opened at the time and has not produced a resolution.
Question: Given that every developer-side prerequisite is satisfied, this looks like a missing or detached beta contract record on Apple's backend for this team. This is not a state we can clear from App Store Connect.
Could the beta contract record for App ID 6782504331 be inspected and re-provisioned server-side? If it is re-provisioned, please confirm whether we should wait before uploading a new build — I have seen 48 hours mentioned in a similar thread.
I note that several other threads in this forum describe the identical symptom set on accounts with all agreements Active, which suggests this may not be isolated to our team.
Thank you.