Apple announces new auto-ingest tool – download your app data from iTunes Connect

Apple has begun sending out emails to developers announcing the release of its "auto-ingest" tool, allowing app developers to retrieve and download their app's sales and trends data from iTunes Connect. The tool is based on Java and will work on any system that can support Java 1.6 or later. 

Apple notes that the usage of this tool is monitored, which isn't very surprising considering all of the issues the company has been having with analytics tools built in to iOS.

We've included the entire email below:

Dear ,

We are pleased to announce the availability of the auto-ingest tool, a new tool that lets you automatically retrieve your daily and weekly reports from the Sales and Trends module. The auto-ingest tool is a Java-based script that will run on any operating system that supports Java 1.6 or later. Before you begin using the tool, we strongly urge you to read the App Store Sales and Trends Guide and note the following:

• Use of this tool is monitored.
• If your system will be set up to automatically pull daily or weekly reports, allow 15-minute intervals between pulls.
• For further information about daily and weekly report availability, refer to the App Store Sales and Trends Guide.

If you have any questions, contact us.

Regards,

The App Store team