Download IPA / APK from Crashlytics

Question

I'm using Crashlytics to distribute an app for Beta testing.

While it is easy and convenient to install the app on devices from the Crashlytics app, I have not been able to figure out how I could download only the IPA from the Crashlytics server.

Background: I need to get the IPA / APK for automated testing. My test environment will re-sign the IPA to be able to install it to test devices, so going the Crashlytics app way doesn't work.

What I need would be a download link for the IPA / APK as it used to be available in TestFlight or Hockeyapp.

Answer 1

If you're using it with iOS, you can enable Settings > Safari > Advanced > Web Console, then look in the web inspector of the download link from the install page on iOS. It will look like this (I swapped in gobbledegook text for some parts):

<a class="primary-button js-install-button" href="itms-services://?action=download-manifest&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.crashlytics.com%2Fprojects%2F2F2F2F2F2FF2F2F2%2Freleases%2F2200806%2Fdownload.plist%3Fdevice_id%2F2F2F2F%26device_token%234JH23L4KH234LK2J34H2LK34H2LK3J4H2LK3JH42L3K4JH23LK4JH2L3K4JH2L3K4JH2LKJ3H4%253D--2KJ3H4LK2J3H4L2KJ3H4LK2J3H4LK23JH4LK2J3H4L%26payload_token%2KL34JH2LK3JH4L2K3J4HL23KJ4HL23JK4" id="most-recent-install">Install</a>  

Then just copy out the URL-encoded URL:

https%3A%2F%2Fapps.crashlytics.com%2Fprojects%2F2F2F2F2F2FF2F2F2%2Freleases%2F2200806%2Fdownload.plist%3Fdevice_id%2F2F2F2F%26device_token%234JH23L4KH234LK2J34H2LK34H2LK3J4H2LK3JH42L3K4JH23LK4JH2L3K4JH2L3K4JH2LKJ3H4%253D--2KJ3H4LK2J3H4L2KJ3H4LK2J3H4LK23JH4LK2J3H4L%26payload_token%2KL34JH2LK3JH4L2K3J4HL23KJ4HL23JK4 

Then urldecode that on your command line using PHP:

php -r "echo urldecode('{PASTE THE ABOVE URL HERE}');" 

(Make sure that you use double quotes around the PHP line, and single quotes around the URL.)

Then paste the URL-decoded result into Safari on your Mac. You'll see an XML file; copy the download link and paste into your browser. This will download the IPA to your Mac :D