Create a media identifier and private key
To communicate with the Apple Music API, MusicKit, or ShazamKit, you’ll use a Media Services private key to sign one or more developer tokens.
Register a media identifier
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In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Identifiers in the sidebar.
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On the top left, click the add button (+), select Media IDs, then click Continue.
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Enter the app name as the description.
The app name is displayed to users when requesting access to Apple Music.
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Enter a reverse-domain name style string for the identifier, then click Continue.
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Review the information, then click Register.
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Click Done.
Use a Media Services private key to sign one or more tokens
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Register a media identifier for each app that uses the Apple Music API, MusicKit, or ShazamKit.
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Create and download a private key with MusicKit and/or ShazamKit enabled.
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Associate the private key with the media identifier. You can associate two keys with each media identifier.
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Get the key identifier (kid) to create a JSON Web Token (JWT) that you’ll use to communicate with the capabilities you enabled and visit Generating Developer Tokens.
If you suspect a private key is compromised, first create a new private key associated with the media identifier. Then, after transitioning to the new key, revoke the old private key.
Required role: Account Holder or Admin.