Curl the APNS http/2 API

apns.sh

# Note: You MUST have curl 7.47+ with http/2 support compiled in

curl -v \
-d '{"aps":{"alert":"<message>","badge":42}}' \
-H "apns-topic: <bundle id>" \
-H "apns-priority: 10" \
--http2 \
--cert <certificate file> \
https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/<device token>

This is only for testing - APNS requires a persistent connection to be maintained or you run the risk of being flagged as a denial of service attack.

The only curl is working for me to send push to the new APNS provider via HTTP2, thank god I found this only after a day of trying and not breaking my head anymore.

Using the new, token based provider authentication:

curl -v 
     -d '{"aps":{"alert":"hello"}}'
     -H "apns-topic: <your app bundle ID>" 
     -H "authorization: bearer xxxx.yyyy.zzzz" 
     --http2
     https://api.push.apple.com/3/device/<device token>

You will need to generate your JWT token and sign it using ES256. This is out of scope here (it's easy to find many libraries on a quick Google search).

I am getting below error for,

curl -v \
-d '{"aps":{"alert":"<message>","badge":42}}' \
-H "apns-topic: <bundle id>" \
-H "apns-priority: 10" \
--http2 \
--cert Certificate.p12 \
https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/<device token>

curl: (58) could not load PEM client certificate, LibreSSL error error:09FFF06C:PEM routines:CRYPTO_internal:no start line, (no key found, wrong pass phrase, or wrong file format?)

Any idea?

I am getting below error for,

curl -v \
-d '{"aps":{"alert":"<message>","badge":42}}' \
-H "apns-topic: <bundle id>" \
-H "apns-priority: 10" \
--http2 \
--cert Certificate.p12 \
https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/<device token>

curl: (58) could not load PEM client certificate, LibreSSL error error:09FFF06C:PEM routines:CRYPTO_internal:no start line, (no key found, wrong pass phrase, or wrong file format?)

Any idea?

You're using a .p12 certificate, you need to use a .pem

@hissain, you when you add --cert-type P12 it works, tested with curl 7.64.1 on macOS.

curl -v \
-d '{"aps":{"alert":"<message>","badge":42}}' \
-H "apns-topic: <bundle>" \
-H "apns-priority: 10" \
--http2 \
--cert-type P12 --cert Certificates.p12 \
https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/<token>

@bzhoek
Thanks a lot. It worked.

Did anyone able to run feedback service from curl command ?

@hissain, you when you add --cert-type P12 it works, tested with curl 7.64.1 on macOS.

curl -v \
-d '{"aps":{"alert":"<message>","badge":42}}' \
-H "apns-topic: <bundle>" \
-H "apns-priority: 10" \
--http2 \
--cert-type P12 --cert Certificates.p12 \
https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/<token>

Thank you!

For specifying the P12 certificate password:

 curl -v \
 -d '{"aps":{"alert":"<message>","badge":42}}' \
 -H "apns-topic: <bundle>" \
 -H "apns-priority: 10" \
 --http2 \
 --cert-type P12 --cert Certificates.p12:password \
 https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/<token>

this is token base example

curl -v
     -H "apns-topic: com.example.MyApp"
     -H "authorization: bearer eyAia2lkIjogIjhZTDNHM1JSWDciIH0.eyAiaXNzIjogIkM4Nk5WOUpYM0QiLCAiaWF0IjogIjE0NTkxNDM1ODA2NTAiIH0.MEYCIQDzqyahmH1rz1s-LFNkylXEa2lZ_aOCX4daxxTZkVEGzwIhALvkClnx5m5eAT6Lxw7LZtEQcH6JENhJTMArwLf3sXwi"
     -H "apns-id : eabeae54-14a8-11e5-b60b-1697f925ec7b"
     -H "apns-push-type : alert"
     -H "apns-expiration  : 0"
     -H "apns-priority   : 10"
     --http2 --tlsv1.3 https://api.sandbox.push.apple.com/3/device/00fc13adff785122b4ad28809a3420982341241421348097878e577c991de8f0
     -d "{"aps":{"alert":"hello"}}"

@izagood `

this is token base example

curl -v
     -H "apns-topic: com.example.MyApp"
     -H "authorization: bearer eyAia2lkIjogIjhZTDNHM1JSWDciIH0.eyAiaXNzIjogIkM4Nk5WOUpYM0QiLCAiaWF0IjogIjE0NTkxNDM1ODA2NTAiIH0.MEYCIQDzqyahmH1rz1s-LFNkylXEa2lZ_aOCX4daxxTZkVEGzwIhALvkClnx5m5eAT6Lxw7LZtEQcH6JENhJTMArwLf3sXwi"
     -H "apns-id : eabeae54-14a8-11e5-b60b-1697f925ec7b"
     -H "apns-push-type : alert"
     -H "apns-expiration  : 0"
     -H "apns-priority   : 10"
     --http2 --tlsv1.3 https://api.sandbox.push.apple.com/3/device/00fc13adff785122b4ad28809a3420982341241421348097878e577c991de8f0
     -d "{"aps":{"alert":"hello"}}"

how you get authorization token?

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/sending_push_notifications_using_command-line_tools