RevenueCat: INITIAL_PURCHASE events being sent for renewals
Timeline of updates
- resolved
Summary: This incident impacted all iOS apps where a renewal happened between 2023-05-04 17:23 and 2023-05-05 10:36. No other platforms were impacted. We are closing this incident as we have confirmed all data starting 2023-05-05 10:36 is correct. What to expect next: 1. We will correct this data for all impacted customers early next week. 2. In order to avoid revenue duplication, we will not be resending the renewal events for webhooks and other integrations by default. If you would like us to resend the events or if you have any concerns related to your app or customers, please don’t hesitate to reach out to RevenueCat support.
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Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by RevenueCat, started 2023-05-05 15:39 UTC, resolved after 7.1 h, 1 update(s).
- Title
- INITIAL_PURCHASE events being sent for renewals
- Vendor
- RevenueCat
- Date
- URL
- https://rewindex.com/company/revenuecat/incidents/vrcr73kyhn36
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