C# sample: submissions for apps, add-ons, and flights

This article provides C# code examples that demonstrate how to use the Microsoft Store submission API for these tasks:

You can review each example to learn more about the task it demonstrates, or you can build all the code examples in this article into a console application. To build the examples, create a C# console application named DeveloperApiCSharpSample in Visual Studio, copy each example to a separate code file in the project, and build the project.

Prerequisites

These examples use the following libraries:

Main program

The following example implements a command line program that calls the other example methods in this article to demonstrate different ways to use the Microsoft Store submission API. To adapt this program for your own use:

  • Assign the ApplicationId, InAppProductId, and FlightId properties to the ID of the app, add-on, and package flight you want to manage.
  • Assign the ClientId and ClientSecret properties to the client ID and key for your app, and replace the tenantid string in the TokenEndpoint URL with the tenant ID for your app. For more information, see How to associate an Azure AD application with your Partner Center account
namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var config = new ClientConfiguration()
            {
                ApplicationId = "...",
                InAppProductId = "...",
                FlightId = "...",
                ClientId = "...",
                ClientSecret = "...",
                ServiceUrl = "https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com",
                TokenEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenantid>/oauth2/token",
                Scope = "https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com",
            };

            new FlightSubmissionUpdateSample(config).RunFlightSubmissionUpdateSample();
            new InAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample(config).RunInAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample();
            new InAppProductSubmissionCreateSample(config).RunInAppProductSubmissionCreateSample();
            new AppSubmissionUpdateSample(config).RunAppSubmissionUpdateSample();
        }
    }
}

ClientConfiguration helper class

The sample app uses the ClientConfiguration helper class to pass Azure Active Directory data and app data to each of the example methods that use the Microsoft Store submission API.

namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Configuration class
    /// </summary>
    public class ClientConfiguration
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Client Id of your AAD app.
        /// Example" ba3c223b-03ab-4a44-aa32-38aa10c27e32
        /// </summary>
        public string ClientId { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Client secret of your AAD app
        /// </summary>
        public string ClientSecret { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Service root endpoint.
        /// Example: https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com
        /// </summary>
        public string ServiceUrl { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Token endpoint to which the request is to be made. Specific to your AAD app
        /// Example: https://login.windows.net/d454d300-128e-2d81-334a-27d9b2baf002/oauth2/token
        /// </summary>
        public string TokenEndpoint { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resource scope. If not provided (set to null), default one is used for the production API
        /// endpoint ("https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com")
        /// </summary>
        public string Scope { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Application ID.
        /// Example: 9WZANCRD4AMD
        /// </summary>
        public string ApplicationId { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// In-app-product ID;
        /// Example: 9WZBMAAD4VVV
        /// </summary>
        public string InAppProductId { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Flight Id
        /// Example: 62211033-c2fa-3934-9b03-d72a6b2a171d
        /// </summary>
        public string FlightId { get; set; }
    }
}

Create an app submission

The following example implements a class that uses several methods in the Microsoft Store submission API to update an app submission. The RunAppSubmissionUpdateSample method in the class creates a new submission as a clone of the last published submission, and then it updates and commits the cloned submission to Partner Center. Specifically, the RunAppSubmissionUpdateSample method performs these tasks:

  1. To begin, the method gets data for the specified app.
  2. Next, it deletes the pending submission for the app, if one exists.
  3. It then creates a new submission for the app (the new submission is a copy of the last published submission).
  4. It changes some details for the new submission and upload a new package for the submission to Azure Blob Storage.
  5. Next, it updates and then commits the new submission to Partner Center.
  6. Finally, it periodically checks the status of the new submission until the submission is successfully committed.
namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

    /// <summary>
    /// This sample update does a full submission update, updating listings info, images, and packages
    /// </summary>
    public class AppSubmissionUpdateSample
    {
        private ClientConfiguration ClientConfig;

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructor
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="c">An instance of ClientConfiguration that contains all parameters populated</param>
        public AppSubmissionUpdateSample(ClientConfiguration c)
        {
            this.ClientConfig = c;
        }

        public void RunAppSubmissionUpdateSample()
        {
            // **********************
            //       SETTINGS
            // **********************
            var appId = this.ClientConfig.ApplicationId;
            var clientId = this.ClientConfig.ClientId;
            var clientSecret = this.ClientConfig.ClientSecret;
            var serviceEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.ServiceUrl;
            var tokenEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.TokenEndpoint;

            // Get authorization token.
            Console.WriteLine("Getting authorization token ");
            var accessToken = IngestionClient.GetClientCredentialAccessToken(
                tokenEndpoint,
                clientId,
                clientSecret).Result;

            Console.WriteLine("Getting application ");
            var client = new IngestionClient(accessToken, serviceEndpoint);
            dynamic app = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Get,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.GetApplicationUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId),
                requestContent: null).Result;
            Console.WriteLine(app.ToString());

            // Let's get the last published submission, and print its contents, just for information.
            if (app.lastPublishedApplicationSubmission == null)
            {
                // It is not possible to create the very first submission through the API.
                throw new InvalidOperationException(
                    "You need at least one published submission to create new submissions through API.");
            }

            // Let's see if there is a pending submission. Warning! If it was created through the API,
            // it will be deleted so that we could create a new one in its stead.
            if (app.pendingApplicationSubmission != null)
            {
                var submissionId = app.pendingApplicationSubmission.id.Value as string;

                // Try deleting it. If it was NOT created via the API, then you need to manually
                // delete it from the dashboard. This is done as a safety measure to make sure that a
                // user and an automated system don't make conflicting edits.
                Console.WriteLine("Deleting the pending submission");

                client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Delete,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.GetSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        appId,
                        submissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Wait();
            }

            // Create a new submission, which will be an exact copy of the last published submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Creating a new submission");
            dynamic clonedSubmission = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.CreateSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId),
                requestContent: null).Result;

            // Update some property on the root submission object.
            clonedSubmission.notesForCertification = "This is a test update, updating listing info, images, and packages";

            // Now, assume we have an en-us listing. Let's try to change its description.
            clonedSubmission.listings["en-us"].baseListing.description = "This is my new en-Us description!";

            // Update images.
            // Assuming we have at least 1 image, let's delete one image.
            clonedSubmission.listings["en-us"].baseListing.images[0].fileStatus = "PendingDelete";

            var images = new List<dynamic>();
            images.Add(clonedSubmission.listings["en-us"].baseListing.images[0]);
            images.Add(
                new
                {
                    fileStatus = "PendingUpload",
                    fileName = "rectangles.png",
                    imageType = "Screenshot",
                    description = "This is a new image uploaded through the API!",
                });

            clonedSubmission.listings["en-us"].baseListing.images = JToken.FromObject(images.ToArray());

            // Update packages.
            // Let's say we want to delete the existing package.
            clonedSubmission.applicationPackages[0].fileStatus = "PendingDelete";

            // Now, let's add a new package.
            var packages = new List<dynamic>();
            packages.Add(clonedSubmission.applicationPackages[0]);
            packages.Add(
                new
                {
                    fileStatus = "PendingUpload",
                    fileName = "package.appx",
                    minimumDirectXVersion = "None",
                    minimumSystemRam = "None"
                });

            clonedSubmission.applicationPackages = JToken.FromObject(packages.ToArray());
            var clonedSubmissionId = clonedSubmission.id.Value as string;

            // Uploaded the zip archive with all new files to the SAS url returned with the submission.
            var fileUploadUrl = clonedSubmission.fileUploadUrl.Value as string;
            Console.WriteLine("FileUploadUrl: " + fileUploadUrl);
            Console.WriteLine("Uploading file");
            IngestionClient.UploadFileToBlob(@"..\..\files.zip", fileUploadUrl).Wait();

            // Update the submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Updating the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Put,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.UpdateUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId,
                    clonedSubmissionId),
                requestContent: clonedSubmission).Wait();

            // Tell the system that we are done updating the submission.
            // Update the submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Committing the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.CommitSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId,
                    clonedSubmissionId),
                requestContent: null).Wait();

            // Let's periodically check the status until it changes from "CommitsStarted" to either
            // successful status or a failure.
            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for the submission commit processing to complete. This may take a couple of minutes.");
            string submissionStatus = null;
            do
            {
                Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).Wait();
                dynamic statusResource = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Get,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.ApplicationSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        appId,
                        clonedSubmissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Result;

                submissionStatus = statusResource.status.Value as string;
                Console.WriteLine("Current status: " + submissionStatus);
            }
            while ("CommitStarted".Equals(submissionStatus));

            if ("CommitFailed".Equals(submissionStatus))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission has failed. Please checkt the Errors collection of the submissionResource response.");
                return;
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission commit success! Here are some data:");
                dynamic submission = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Get,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.GetSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        appId,
                        clonedSubmissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Result;
                Console.WriteLine("Packages: " + submission.applicationPackages);
                Console.WriteLine("en-US description: " + submission.listings["en-us"].baseListing.description);
                Console.WriteLine("Images: " + submission.listings["en-us"].baseListing.images);
            }
        }
    }
}

Create an add-on submission

The following example implements a class that uses several methods in the Microsoft Store submission API to create a new add-on submission. The RunInAppProductSubmissionCreateSample method in the class performs these tasks:

  1. To begin, the method creates a new add-on.
  2. Next, it creates a new submission for the add-on.
  3. It uploads a ZIP archive that contains icons for the submission to Azure Blob Storage.
  4. Next, it commits the new submission to Partner Center.
  5. Finally, it periodically checks the status of the new submission until the submission is successfully committed.
namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    /// <summary>
    /// Sample code for how to create add-ons, and how to create and update add-on submissions.
    /// </summary>
    public class InAppProductSubmissionCreateSample
    {
        private ClientConfiguration ClientConfig;

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructor
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="c">An instance of ClientConfiguration that contains all parameters populated</param>
        public InAppProductSubmissionCreateSample(ClientConfiguration c)
        {
            this.ClientConfig = c;
        }

        public void RunInAppProductSubmissionCreateSample()
        {
            // **********************
            //       SETTINGS
            // **********************
            var appId = this.ClientConfig.ApplicationId;
            var clientId = this.ClientConfig.ClientId;
            var clientSecret = this.ClientConfig.ClientSecret;
            var serviceEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.ServiceUrl;
            var tokenEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.TokenEndpoint;

            // Get authorization token
            Console.WriteLine("Getting authorization token ");
            var accessToken = IngestionClient.GetClientCredentialAccessToken(
                tokenEndpoint,
                clientId,
                clientSecret).Result;

            Console.WriteLine("Creating a new add-on");
            dynamic newIap = new
            {
                applicationIds = new List<string>() { appId },
                productType = "Durable",
                productId = "Sample-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
            };

            var client = new IngestionClient(accessToken, serviceEndpoint);
            dynamic iapCreated = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.CreateInAppUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant),
                requestContent: newIap).Result;
            Console.WriteLine(iapCreated.ToString());
            var iapId = iapCreated.id.Value as string;

            // Create a new submission, which will be an exact copy of the last published submission
            Console.WriteLine("Creating a new submission");
            dynamic newSubmission = new
            {
                contentType = "BookDownload",
                keywords = new List<string> { "book", "download" },
                lifeTime = "ThreeDays",
                targetPublishMode = "Immediate",
                visibility = "Public",
                pricing = new
                {
                    priceId = "Free",
                },
                listings = new Dictionary<string, dynamic>()
                {
                    {
                        "en-us",
                        new
                        {
                            description = "Sample IAP description",
                            title = "Sample IAP title",
                            icon = new
                            {
                                FileName = "icon300x300.png",
                                FileStatus = "PendingUpload",
                            },
                        }
                    }
                }
            };

            // Because it's a new add-on, we are going to create a new submission instead of
            // modifying the last published one. If you had a published add-on, you could
            // pass "null" as request body to clone the latest published submission and then
            // perform a PUT call. Alternatively, you can always post the new submission entirely
            // even if you already have a published submission but you'll have to upload the image each time.
            dynamic createdSubmission = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionUrl,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    iapId),
                requestContent: newSubmission).Result;
            Console.WriteLine(createdSubmission);
            var submissionId = createdSubmission.id.Value as string;

            // Upload the zip archive with all new files to the SAS URL returned with the submission.
            var fileUploadUrl = createdSubmission.fileUploadUrl.Value as string;
            Console.WriteLine("FileUploadUrl: " + fileUploadUrl);
            Console.WriteLine("Uploading file");
            IngestionClient.UploadFileToBlob(@"..\..\files.zip", fileUploadUrl).Wait();

            // Tell the system that we are done updating the submission.
            // Update the submission
            Console.WriteLine("Committing the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.InAppProductCommitSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    iapId,
                    submissionId),
                requestContent: null).Wait();

            // Periodically check the status until it changes from "CommitsStarted" to either
            // successful status or a failure.
            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for the submission commit processing to complete. This may take a couple of minutes.");
            string submissionStatus = null;
            do
            {
                Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).Wait();
                dynamic statusResource = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Get,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        iapId,
                        submissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Result;

                submissionStatus = statusResource.status.Value as string;
                Console.WriteLine("Current status: " + submissionStatus);
            }
            while ("CommitStarted".Equals(submissionStatus));

            if ("CommitFailed".Equals(submissionStatus))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission has failed. Please check the Errors collection of the submissionResource response.");
                return;
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission commit success!");
            }
        }

    }
}

Update an add-on submission

The following example implements a class that uses several methods in the Microsoft Store submission API to update an existing add-on submission. The RunInAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample method in the class creates a new submission as a clone of the last published submission, and then it updates and commits the cloned submission to Partner Center. Specifically, the RunInAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample method performs these tasks:

  1. To begin, the method gets data for the specified add-on.
  2. Next, it deletes the pending submission for the add-on, if one exists.
  3. It then creates a new submission for the add-on (the new submission is a copy of the last published submission).
  4. Next, it updates and then commits the new submission to Partner Center.
  5. Finally, it periodically checks the status of the new submission until the submission is successfully committed.
namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    using System;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    /// <summary>
    /// Sample code for how to update add-on submissions
    /// </summary>
    public class InAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample
    {
        private ClientConfiguration ClientConfig;

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructor
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="c">An instance of ClientConfiguration that contains all parameters populated</param>
        public InAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample(ClientConfiguration c)
        {
            this.ClientConfig = c;
        }

        public void RunInAppProductSubmissionUpdateSample()
        {
            // **********************
            //       SETTINGS
            // **********************
            var iapId = this.ClientConfig.InAppProductId;
            var clientId = this.ClientConfig.ClientId;
            var clientSecret = this.ClientConfig.ClientSecret;
            var serviceEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.ServiceUrl;
            var tokenEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.TokenEndpoint;

            // Get authorization token
            Console.WriteLine("Getting authorization token ");
            var accessToken = IngestionClient.GetClientCredentialAccessToken(
                tokenEndpoint,
                clientId,
                clientSecret).Result;

            Console.WriteLine("Getting the add-on");
            var client = new IngestionClient(accessToken, serviceEndpoint);
            dynamic iap = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Get,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.GetInAppUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    iapId),
                requestContent: null).Result;
            Console.WriteLine(iap.ToString());

            // Let's see if there is a pending submission. Warning! If it was created through the API,
            // it will be deleted so that we could create a new one in its stead.
            if (iap.pendingInAppProductSubmission != null)
            {
                var submissionId = iap.pendingInAppProductSubmission.id.Value as string;

                // Let's try deleting it. If it was NOT created via the API, then you need to manually
                // delete it from the dashboard. This is a safety measure to make sure that a human user and
                // an automated system don't make conflicting edits.
                Console.WriteLine("Deleting the pending submission");

                client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Delete,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        iapId,
                        submissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Wait();
            }

            // Create a new submission, which will be an exact copy of the last published submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Creating a new submission");
            dynamic clonedSubmission = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionUrl,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    iapId),
                requestContent: null).Result;
            var clonedSubmissionId = clonedSubmission.id.Value as string;
            Console.WriteLine(clonedSubmission.ToString());

            // Update the add-on price and keep the rest unchanged.
            clonedSubmission.pricing.priceId = "Tier2"; // $0.99

            // Because we are not uploading any new images, we don't need to upload the zip file.

            // Update the submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Updating the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Put,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    iapId,
                    clonedSubmissionId),
                requestContent: clonedSubmission).Wait();

            // Tell the system that we are done updating the submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Committing the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.InAppProductCommitSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    iapId,
                    clonedSubmissionId),
                requestContent: null).Wait();

            // Periodically check the status until it changes from "CommitsStarted" to either
            // successful status or a failure.
            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for the submission commit processing to complete. This may take a couple of minutes.");
            string submissionStatus = null;
            do
            {
                Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).Wait();
                dynamic statusResource = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Get,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        iapId,
                        clonedSubmissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Result;

                submissionStatus = statusResource.status.Value as string;
                Console.WriteLine("Current status: " + submissionStatus);
            }
            while ("CommitStarted".Equals(submissionStatus));

            if ("CommitFailed".Equals(submissionStatus))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission has failed. Please check the Errors collection of the submissionResource response.");
                return;
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission commit success! Here is the new price:");
                dynamic sub = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Get,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.InAppSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        iapId,
                        clonedSubmissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Result;
                Console.WriteLine(sub.pricing.priceId.Value as string);
            }
        }

    }
}

Create a package flight submission

The following example implements a class that uses several methods in the Microsoft Store submission API to update a package flight submission. The RunFlightSubmissionUpdateSample method in the class creates a new submission as a clone of the last published submission, and then it updates and commits the cloned submission to Partner Center. Specifically, the RunFlightSubmissionUpdateSample method performs these tasks:

  1. To begin, the method gets data for the specified package flight.
  2. Next, it deletes the pending submission for the package flight, if one exists.
  3. It then creates a new submission for the package flight (the new submission is a copy of the last published submission).
  4. It uploads a new package for the submission to Azure Blob Storage.
  5. Next, it updates and then commits the new submission to Partner Center.
  6. Finally, it periodically checks the status of the new submission until the submission is successfully committed.
namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Diagnostics;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

    /// <summary>
    /// Demonstrates how to update a flight submission with a new package
    /// </summary>
    public class FlightSubmissionUpdateSample
    {
        private ClientConfiguration ClientConfig { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructor
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="c">An instance of ClientConfiguration that contains all parameters populated</param>
        [DebuggerStepThrough]
        public FlightSubmissionUpdateSample(ClientConfiguration c)
        {
            this.ClientConfig = c;
        }

        public void RunFlightSubmissionUpdateSample()
        {
            // **********************
            //       SETTINGS
            // **********************
            var appId = this.ClientConfig.ApplicationId;
            var flightId = this.ClientConfig.FlightId;
            var clientId = this.ClientConfig.ClientId;
            var clientSecret = this.ClientConfig.ClientSecret;
            var serviceEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.ServiceUrl;
            var tokenEndpoint = this.ClientConfig.TokenEndpoint;
            var scope = this.ClientConfig.Scope;

            // Get authorization token
            Console.WriteLine("Getting authorization token ");
            var accessToken = IngestionClient.GetClientCredentialAccessToken(
                tokenEndpoint,
                clientId,
                clientSecret,
                scope).Result;

            Console.WriteLine("Getting flight");
            var client = new IngestionClient(accessToken, serviceEndpoint);

            dynamic flight = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Get,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.GetFlightUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId,
                    flightId),
                requestContent: null).Result;
            Console.WriteLine(flight.ToString());

            if (flight.pendingFlightSubmission != null)
            {
                var submissionId = flight.pendingFlightSubmission.id.Value as string;

                // Let's try deleting it. If it was NOT creationg via the API, then you need to
                // manually delete it from the dashboard. This is a safety measure to make sure that a
                // human user and an automated system don't make conflicting edits.
                Console.WriteLine("Deleting the pending submission");

                client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Delete,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.GetFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        appId,
                        flightId,
                        submissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Wait();
            }

            // Create a new submission, which will be an exact copy of the last published submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Creating a new submission");
            dynamic flightSubmission = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.CreateFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId,
                    flightId),
                requestContent: null).Result;

            // Update packages.
            // Let's say we want to delete the existing package:
            flightSubmission.flightPackages[0].fileStatus = "PendingDelete";

            // Let's add a new package.
            var packages = new List<dynamic>();
            packages.Add(flightSubmission.flightPackages[0]);
            packages.Add(
                new
                {
                    fileStatus = "PendingUpload",
                    fileName = "package.appx",
                });


            flightSubmission.flightPackages = JToken.FromObject(packages.ToArray());
            var flightSubmissionId = flightSubmission.id.Value as string;

            // Upload the zip archive with all new files to the SAS URL returned with the submission.
            var fileUploadUrl = flightSubmission.fileUploadUrl.Value as string;
            Console.WriteLine("FileUploadUrl: " + fileUploadUrl);
            Console.WriteLine("Uploading file");
            IngestionClient.UploadFileToBlob(@"..\..\files.zip", fileUploadUrl).Wait();

            // Update the submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Updating the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Put,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.GetFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId,
                    flightId,
                    flightSubmissionId),
                requestContent: flightSubmission).Wait();

            // Tell the system that we are done updating the submission.
            Console.WriteLine("Committing the submission");
            client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                HttpMethod.Post,
                relativeUrl: string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    IngestionClient.CommitFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate,
                    IngestionClient.Version,
                    IngestionClient.Tenant,
                    appId,
                    flightId,
                    flightSubmissionId),
                requestContent: null).Wait();

            // Periodically check the status until it changes from "CommitsStarted" to either
            // successful status or a failure.
            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for the submission commit processing to complete. This may take a couple of minutes.");
            string submissionStatus = null;
            do
            {
                Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).Wait();
                dynamic statusResource = client.Invoke<dynamic>(
                    HttpMethod.Get,
                    relativeUrl: string.Format(
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        IngestionClient.FlightSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate,
                        IngestionClient.Version,
                        IngestionClient.Tenant,
                        appId,
                        flightId,
                        flightSubmissionId),
                    requestContent: null).Result;

                submissionStatus = statusResource.status.Value as string;
                Console.WriteLine("Current status: " + submissionStatus);
            }
            while ("CommitStarted".Equals(submissionStatus));

            if ("CommitFailed".Equals(submissionStatus))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission has failed. Please check the Errors collection of the submissionResource response.");
                return;
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Submission commit success!");
            }
        }
    }
}

IngestionClient helper class

The IngestionClient class provides helper methods that are used by other methods in the sample app to perform the following tasks:

  • Obtain an Azure AD access token that can be used to call methods in the Microsoft Store submission API. After you obtain a token, you have 60 minutes to use this token in calls to the Microsoft Store submission API before the token expires. After the token expires, you can generate a new token.
  • Upload a ZIP archive containing new assets for an app or add-on submission to Azure Blob Storage. For more information about uploading a ZIP archive to Azure Blob Storage for app and add-on submissions, see the relevant instructions in Create an app submission and Create an add-on submission.
  • Process the HTTP requests for the Microsoft Store submission API.
namespace DeveloperApiCSharpSample
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.IO;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Net.Http.Headers;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob;

    /// <summary>
    /// This class is a proxy that abstracts the functionality of the API service
    /// </summary>
    public class IngestionClient : IDisposable
    {
        public static readonly string Version = "1.0";
        public static readonly string Tenant = "my";

        public static readonly string GetSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/submissions/{3}";
        public static readonly string CommitSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/submissions/{3}/commit";
        public static readonly string UpdateUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/submissions/{3}/";
        public static readonly string ApplicationUrl = "/v{0}/{1}/applications";
        public static readonly string ApplicationUrlWithContinuation = "/v{0}/{1}/{2}";
        public static readonly string GetApplicationUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}";
        public static readonly string GetApplicationIapsWithContinuationUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/{2}";
        public static readonly string CreateSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/submissions";

        public static readonly string GetApplicationIapsUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/listinappproducts";
        public static readonly string CreateInAppUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/inappproducts";
        public static readonly string GetInAppUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/inappproducts/{2}";
        public static readonly string InAppSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/inappproducts/{2}/submissions/{3}";
        public static readonly string InAppSubmissionUrl = "/v{0}/{1}/inappproducts/{2}/submissions";
        public static readonly string InAppProductCommitSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/inappproducts/{2}/submissions/{3}/commit";

        public static readonly string GetApplicationFlightsUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/listflights";
        public static readonly string GetApplicationFlightsWithContinuationUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/{2}";
        public static readonly string CreateNewFlightUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/flights";
        public static readonly string GetFlightUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/flights/{3}";
        public static readonly string CreateFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/flights/{3}/submissions";
        public static readonly string GetFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/flights/{3}/submissions/{4}";
        public static readonly string CommitFlightSubmissionUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/flights/{3}/submissions/{4}/commit";

        public static readonly string FlightSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/flights/{3}/submissions/{4}/status";
        public static readonly string ApplicationSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/applications/{2}/submissions/{3}/status";
        public static readonly string InAppSubmissionStatusUrlTemplate = "/v{0}/{1}/inappproducts/{2}/submissions/{3}/status";

        private HttpClient httpClient;
        private readonly string accessToken;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="IngestionClient" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="accessToken">
        /// The acces token. This is JWT a token obtained from AAD allowing the caller to invoke the API
        /// on behalf of a user
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="serviceUrl">The service URL.</param>
        public IngestionClient(string accessToken, string serviceUrl)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(accessToken))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("accessToken");
            }

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(serviceUrl))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("serviceUrl");
            }

            this.accessToken = accessToken;
            this.httpClient = new HttpClient
            {
                BaseAddress = new Uri(serviceUrl)
            };
            this.DefaultHeaders = new Dictionary<string, string>();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the default headers.
        /// </summary>
        public Dictionary<string, string> DefaultHeaders { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting
        /// unmanaged resources.
        /// </summary>
        public void Dispose()
        {
            if (this.httpClient != null)
            {
                this.httpClient.Dispose();
                this.httpClient = null;
                GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the authorization token for the provided client id, client secret, and the scope.
        /// This token is usually valid for 1 hour, so if your submission takes longer than that to complete,
        /// make sure to get a new one periodically.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenEndpoint">Token endpoint to which the request is to be made. Specific to your
        /// AAD app. Example: https://login.windows.net/d454d300-128e-2d81-334a-27d9b2baf002/oauth2/token </param>
        /// <param name="clientId">Client Id of your AAD app. Example" ba3c223b-03ab-4a44-aa32-38aa10c27e32</param>
        /// <param name="clientSecret">Client secret of your AAD app</param>
        /// <param name="scope">Scope. If not provided, default one is used for the production API endpoint.</param>
        /// <returns>Autorization token. Prepend it with "Bearer: " and pass it in the request header as the
        /// value for "Authorization: " header.</returns>
        public static async Task<string> GetClientCredentialAccessToken(
            string tokenEndpoint,
            string clientId,
            string clientSecret,
            string scope = null)
        {
            if (scope == null)
            {
                scope = "https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com";
            }

            dynamic result;
            using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
            {
                string tokenUrl = tokenEndpoint;
                using (
                    HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(
                        HttpMethod.Post,
                        tokenUrl))
                {
                    string strContent =
                        string.Format(
                            "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id={0}&client_secret={1}&resource={2}",
                            clientId,
                            clientSecret,
                            scope);

                    request.Content = new StringContent(strContent, Encoding.UTF8,
                        "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

                    using (HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request))
                    {
                        string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                        result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(responseContent);
                    }
                }
            }

            return result.access_token;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Uploads a file to blob using a SAS url
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="fileName">Path to your zip file</param>
        /// <param name="sasUrl">The SAS url which was returned to you when you cloned the submission
        /// in FileUploadUrl</param>
        /// <returns>A task which will complete when the file finishes uploading</returns>
        public static async Task UploadFileToBlob(string fileName, string sasUrl)
        {
            using (Stream stream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open))
            {
                var blockBob = new CloudBlockBlob(new Uri(sasUrl));
                await blockBob.UploadFromStreamAsync(stream);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Invokes the specified HTTP method.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="httpMethod">The HTTP method.</param>
        /// <param name="relativeUrl">The relative URL.</param>
        /// <param name="requestContent">Content of the request.</param>
        /// <returns>instance of the type T</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ServiceException"></exception>
        public async Task<T> Invoke<T>(HttpMethod httpMethod,
            string relativeUrl,
            object requestContent)
        {
            using (var request = new HttpRequestMessage(httpMethod, relativeUrl))
            {
                this.SetRequest(request, requestContent);

                using (HttpResponseMessage response = await this.httpClient.SendAsync(request))
                {
                    T result;
                    if (this.TryHandleResponse(response, out result))
                    {
                        return result;
                    }

                    if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                    {
                        var resource = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
                        return resource;
                    }

                    throw new Exception(response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the request.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
        /// <param name="requestContent">Content of the request.</param>
        protected virtual void SetRequest(HttpRequestMessage request, object requestContent)
        {
            request.Headers.Add(Constants.RequestHeaders.CorrelationIdHeader, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
            request.Headers.Add(Constants.RequestHeaders.MSRequestIdHeader, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());


            request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", this.accessToken);

            foreach (var header in this.DefaultHeaders)
            {
                request.Headers.Add(header.Key, header.Value);
            }

            if (requestContent != null)
            {
                request.Content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(requestContent),
                    Encoding.UTF8,
                    Constants.HttpMimeTypes.JsonContentType);
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Tries the handle response.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="response">The response.</param>
        /// <param name="result">The result.</param>
        /// <returns>true if the response was handled</returns>
        protected virtual bool TryHandleResponse<T>(HttpResponseMessage response, out T result)
        {
            result = default(T);
            return false;
        }

        private static class Constants
        {
            public static class RequestHeaders
            {
                /// <summary>
                /// Corresponds to TraceCorrelationId in SLL. This is a GUID that is newly generated
                /// by FD for every request coming from the client.  
                /// </summary>
                public const string CorrelationIdHeader = "MS-CorrelationId";

                /// <summary>
                /// Corresponds to RequestCorrelationId in SLL. This is a GUID that is newly generated  
                /// by FD for every request that it makes to the downstream services.  
                /// </summary>
                public const string MSRequestIdHeader = "MS-RequestId";
            }

            public static class HttpMimeTypes
            {
                /// <summary>
                /// The json content type
                /// </summary>
                public const string JsonContentType = "application/json";
            }
        }
    }
}