# asc-subscription-localization

Bulk-updates display names and descriptions for App Store subscriptions, groups, and in-app purchases using asc. Saves developers from clicking through dozens of languages in the web UI.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 6800 installs · ★ 1101
- Author: rorkai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/asc-subscription-localization

## What it does

The skill automates metadata localization for subscriptions, subscription groups, and in-app purchases through the `asc` CLI. Instead of modifying each locale manually in the App Store Connect web UI, it targets API 4.4.1 version-scoped v2 resources. It resolves or creates an active version in `PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION` state before touching translations. If multiple versions exist, execution halts until you supply an exact ID.

For bulk changes, the skill imports a single JSON file with `--dry-run` and `--confirm` flags. It adds missing locales and updates modified attributes without clearing omitted values. Live Apple services reject empty descriptions and `--clear-description` flags on subscriptions and IAPs. Every new localization requires at least one character in its description.

You need configured `asc` authentication, your application ID, and pre-existing subscription entities. Version deletion is not supported by the CLI.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills --skill asc-subscription-localization -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/asc-subscription-localization/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills --skill asc-subscription-localization -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills --skill asc-subscription-localization -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills asc-subscription-localization
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills --skill asc-subscription-localization -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills --path skills/asc-subscription-localization
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills --skill asc-subscription-localization -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/asc-subscription-localization/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- bulk-localize subscription display names across App Store locales
- import subscription group localizations from a JSON file
- create version-scoped IAP localizations via the `asc` CLI
- resolve `PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION` version IDs before updating metadata

## Example prompts
- Localize subscription SUB_ID across all supported locales using localizations.json
- Update group display names for GROUP_ID on the active submission version
- Import IAP localizations for IAP_ID with a dry-run check

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: asc-subscription-localization
description: Bulk-localize subscription, subscription-group, and in-app purchase display names across App Store locales using asc, including API 4.4.1 version-scoped v2 resources. Use when filling or updating subscription/IAP names and descriptions without App Store Connect UI work.
---

# asc subscription localization

Use this skill to bulk-create or bulk-update display names and, where supported,
descriptions for subscriptions, subscription groups, and in-app purchases across
all App Store Connect locales. This eliminates the tedious manual process of
clicking through each language in App Store Connect to set the same display
name.

## Preconditions
- Auth configured (`asc auth login` or `ASC_*` env vars).
- Know your app ID (`ASC_APP_ID` or `--app`).
- Subscription groups and subscriptions already exist.

## Choose the API scope first

API 4.4.1 adds discrete versions for IAPs, subscriptions, and subscription
groups. A version ID is different from its product, subscription, or group ID.

- Use `asc ... versions localizations ...` for all new localization work.
- Do not use the product- or group-scoped v1 localization commands. API 4.4.1
  deprecates those resources, and the CLI now emits migration warnings for
  their compatibility commands.
- Never pass a product, subscription, or group ID to a version-scoped command.

Resolve or create versions before localizing them:

```bash
asc iap versions list --iap-id "IAP_ID" --state PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION --paginate --output table
asc subscriptions versions list --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --state PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION --paginate --output table
asc subscriptions groups versions list --group-id "GROUP_ID" --state PREPARE_FOR_SUBMISSION --paginate --output table
```

Branch independently on each list result: zero matches means create, one means
reuse that version ID, and more than one means stop and require an explicit
version ID. Run each command below only for its zero-match branch:

```bash
# If and only if the IAP version list returned zero matches:
asc iap versions create --iap-id "IAP_ID" --output json
# If and only if the subscription version list returned zero matches:
asc subscriptions versions create --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --output json
# If and only if the group version list returned zero matches:
````
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