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Version: 3.1 (Current)

Expo IAP

Expo IAP is a powerful in-app purchase solution for Expo and React Native applications that conforms to the Open IAP specification. It provides a unified API for handling in-app purchases across iOS and Android platforms with comprehensive error handling and modern TypeScript support.

If you're shipping an app with expo-iap, we’d love to hear about it—please share your product and feedback in Who’s using Expo IAP?. Community stories help us keep improving the ecosystem.

Sponsors & Community Support​

We're building the OpenIAP ecosystem—defining the spec at openiap.dev, maintaining OpenIAP for the shared type system, and shipping native SDKs such as openiap-apple and openiap-google. These modules power expo-iap, flutter_inapp_purchase, kmp-iap, and react-native-iap. After simplifying fragmented APIs, the next milestone is a streamlined purchase flow: initConnection → fetchProducts → requestPurchase → (server receipt validation) → finishTransaction.

Your sponsorship keeps this work moving—ensuring more developers across platforms, OS, and frameworks can implement IAPs without headaches while we expand to additional plugins and payment systems. Sponsors receive shout-outs in each release and, depending on tier, can request tailored support. If you’re interested—or have rollout feedback to share—you can view sponsorship options at openiap.dev/sponsors.

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📚 Guides​

🚀 Quick Start​

Installation​

Install the package using your favorite package manager:

npm install expo-iap

1. Basic Setup​

First, import and initialize the IAP hook:

import {useIAP} from 'expo-iap';

function MyStore() {
  const {
    connected,
    products,
    fetchProducts,
    requestPurchase,
    finishTransaction,
  } = useIAP({
    onPurchaseSuccess: async (purchase) => {
      console.log('Purchase successful:', purchase);

      // IMPORTANT: Verify receipt on your backend before finishing transaction
      const isValid = await verifyReceiptOnServer(purchase);

      if (isValid) {
        await finishTransaction({purchase, isConsumable: true});
      }
    },
    onPurchaseError: (error) => {
      console.error('Purchase failed:', error);
    },
  });

  const productIds = ['your.product.id', 'your.premium.subscription'];
}

2. Fetch Products​

Load your products when the store connects:

useEffect(() => {
  if (connected) {
    // Fetch your products
    fetchProducts({skus: productIds, type: 'in-app'});
  }
}, [connected]);

3. Display Products​

Show available products to users:

return (
  <View>
    <Text>Store Status: {connected ? 'Connected' : 'Connecting...'}</Text>

    {products.map((product) => (
      <View key={product.id} style={styles.productItem}>
        <Text style={styles.productTitle}>{product.title}</Text>
        <Text style={styles.productPrice}>{product.displayPrice}</Text>
        <Button title="Buy Now" onPress={() => handlePurchase(product.id)} />
      </View>
    ))}
  </View>
);

4. Handle Purchases​

Process purchase requests with our new platform-specific API (v2.7.0+):

const handlePurchase = async (productId: string) => {
  try {
    await requestPurchase({
      request: {
        ios: {
          sku: productId,
        },
        android: {
          skus: [productId],
        },
      },
    });
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Purchase failed:', error);
  }
};

No more Platform.OS checks! The new API automatically handles platform differences. iOS can only purchase one product at a time, while Android supports purchasing multiple products in a single transaction.

5. Complete Transactions​

Finish purchases in the success callback:

const {connected, products, fetchProducts, requestPurchase, finishTransaction} =
  useIAP({
    onPurchaseSuccess: async (purchase) => {
      try {
        console.log('Purchase completed:', purchase.id);

        // IMPORTANT: Verify receipt on your backend before finishing transaction
        const isValid = await verifyReceiptOnServer(purchase);

        if (!isValid) {
          console.error('Receipt validation failed');
          return;
        }

        // Grant the purchase to user here
        await grantPurchaseToUser(purchase);

        // Finish the transaction
        await finishTransaction({
          purchase,
          isConsumable: true, // Set based on your product type
        });
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to complete purchase:', error);
      }
    },
    onPurchaseError: (error) => {
      console.error('Purchase failed:', error);
    },
  });

Complete Basic Example​

Here's a complete working example:

import React, {useEffect} from 'react';
import {View, Text, Button, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
import {useIAP} from 'expo-iap';

export default function SimpleStore() {
  const {
    connected,
    products,
    fetchProducts,
    requestPurchase,
    finishTransaction,
  } = useIAP({
    onPurchaseSuccess: async (purchase) => {
      try {
        console.log('Purchase completed:', purchase.id);

        // IMPORTANT: Verify receipt on your backend before finishing transaction
        const isValid = await verifyReceiptOnServer(purchase);

        if (!isValid) {
          console.error('Receipt validation failed');
          return;
        }

        // Grant purchase to user
        await grantPurchaseToUser(purchase);

        // Finish the transaction
        await finishTransaction({
          purchase,
          isConsumable: true,
        });
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to complete purchase:', error);
      }
    },
    onPurchaseError: (error) => {
      console.error('Purchase failed:', error);
    },
  });

  const productIds = ['com.example.coins.pack1', 'com.example.premium'];

  useEffect(() => {
    if (connected) {
      fetchProducts({skus: productIds, type: 'in-app'});
    }
  }, [connected]);

  const handlePurchase = async (productId: string) => {
    try {
      await requestPurchase({
        request: {
          ios: {
            sku: productId,
          },
          android: {
            skus: [productId],
          },
        },
      });
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Purchase failed:', error);
    }
  };

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <Text style={styles.status}>
        Store: {connected ? 'Connected ✅' : 'Connecting...'}
      </Text>

      {products.map((product) => (
        <View key={product.id} style={styles.product}>
          <Text style={styles.title}>{product.title}</Text>
          <Text style={styles.price}>{product.displayPrice}</Text>
          <Button title="Buy Now" onPress={() => handlePurchase(product.id)} />
        </View>
      ))}
    </View>
  );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {padding: 20},
  status: {fontSize: 16, marginBottom: 20},
  product: {
    padding: 15,
    marginVertical: 5,
    backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0',
    borderRadius: 8,
  },
  title: {fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 'bold'},
  price: {fontSize: 14, color: '#666', marginVertical: 5},
});

🏗️ Architecture​

Expo IAP is built with a modern architecture that emphasizes:

  • Type Safety: Comprehensive TypeScript definitions for all APIs
  • Error Resilience: Centralized error handling with meaningful error codes
  • Platform Abstraction: Unified API that handles platform differences internally
  • Performance: Optimized for minimal bundle size and runtime performance

📱 Platform Support​

PlatformSupportNotes
iOS✅StoreKit 1 & 2 (StoreKit 2 requires iOS 15+)
Android✅Google Play Billing v5+
Expo Go⚠️Limited (requires custom development client)
Expo Dev Client✅Full support
Bare React Native✅Full support

🎯 What's Next?​

📦 Setup & Configuration​

🔧 Implementation​

📚 Guides​

🛠️ Advanced Topics​

🤝 Contributing​

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

📝 License​

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.