The apple-app-site-association file was found but it doesn’t follow the required format

Question

I'm using this API Validation Tool from Apple and I got 6 of 7 validation PASSED in a specific page but "Universal Links" test got this message:

"The apple-app-site-association file was found but it doesn’t follow the required format. Learn how to format the apple-app-site-association file."

I saw this videos from WWDC 2015 "Seamless linking to your Apps" and "Introducing Search API" and read this App Search Programming Guide.

My website have an SSL certificate (from Authority certified) and my apple-app-site-association is inside https://www.mywebsite.com/apple-app-site-association

This is an example for my apple-app-site-association file:

{
"applinks": {
    "apps": [],
    "details": [
        {
            "appID": “TeamId.com.MyCompany.MyAppName01”,
            "paths": [ “*” ]
        },
        {
            "appID": "TeamId.com.MyCompany.MyAppName02”,
            "paths": [ "*" ]
        }
    ]
   }
}

NOTE: The appName is Case Sensitive.

I don't know what is wrong with the file. Maybe is a syntax error but I can not see it.

Any help will be appreciated.

Yes. My problem was with doble quote ("). If you check the file, I have two different types of double quotes so I need write the same in all file. — Beto, Sep 08 '15 at 14:51

Maciek Czarnik · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-03T13:56:02.980

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They introduced a change in the format recently. According to docs you need to reformat it to match this:

{
    "applinks": {
        "apps": [],
        "details": [
            {
                "appID": "9JA89QQLNQ.com.apple.wwdc",
                "paths": [ "/wwdc/news/", "/videos/wwdc/2015/*" ]
            },
            {
                "appID": "TeamID.BundleID2",
                "paths": [ "*" ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Plus give Applebot some time it started to work for me on the next day. Oh, and I see that your quotemarks are wrong - make sure, that you have the right quotemarks. Use these only:

"

edited Sep 03 '15 at 13:56

answered Sep 02 '15 at 18:06

Maciek Czarnik

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Thank you, but I'm still got the same message. With sign and no signed file. – Beto Sep 02 '15 at 19:02
I've updated my answer, check tomorrow, or sth like this @Beto – Maciek Czarnik Sep 02 '15 at 19:10
Ok. I don't knew it about waiting time. Let me wait. Thank you. – Beto Sep 02 '15 at 19:12
After 18 hours still with no success and same message. I'm start thinking is a bug in the API Validation Tool, but I don't know. – Beto Sep 03 '15 at 13:47
OMG !! I can't believe it !! Thank you so much !! – Beto Sep 03 '15 at 14:23
BTW would you please give me a upvote for the question? :) – Beto Sep 03 '15 at 14:24
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@Beto Let people who think it's gonna be helpful upvote it :) – Maciek Czarnik Sep 03 '15 at 14:30
@MaciekCzarnik hi, did you got the solution?,i am also getting same error – Ravindhiran Sep 08 '15 at 10:52
Did you try my solution @Ravindhiran? – Maciek Czarnik Sep 08 '15 at 10:52
yeah still i am getting "The apple-app-site-association file was found but it doesn’t follow the required format – Ravindhiran Sep 08 '15 at 10:59
@MaciekCzarnik how to convert unsigned.json file into "apple-app-site-association". I have server.key , server.crt & bundle.crt file – Ravindhiran Sep 08 '15 at 11:00
@MaciekCzarnik Are you there? – Ravindhiran Sep 08 '15 at 11:10
Signing it is a different question @Ravindhiran, I think you can even find easily solution on SO or in some Search API tutorial – Maciek Czarnik Sep 08 '15 at 11:19

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