Apple PassKit, webservice invoked hundres of times

Question

I'm using Spring Boot 2.2, Spring Data REST, hibernate in my REST application. I'm trying to manage Apple loyalty cards. I'm using jpasskit to generate the pass (.pkpass bundle) and it works like a charm. Because I want to manage updates of the pass, I set the webServiceUrl.

I implemented all endpoints described in Apple's documentation but I'm facing two big issues:

as soon I install the pass in my phone, Apple start to send me a LOT of register requests (just for one phone). Every request has a different deviceLibraryIdentifier (I know it's normal, it's not guaranteed that the phone sends the same identifier every time). With "a lot" I mean hundreds in few minutes. I reply with HTTP 201 because every request has a different deviceLibraryIdentifier
When Apple call the endpoint GET request to webServiceURL/version/devices/deviceLibraryIdentifier/registrations/passTypeIdentifier?passesUpdatedSince=tag the passesUpdatedSince is always empty, even if I set it when I reply. I also checked the Apple server example and what I do it seems correct to me

These are my apache logs where you can see POST requests from Apple and the result code HTTP 201. This is just a small extract from logs:

api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:27 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/7606fc820e255dd6cbafb2cf56ca80a583d195d1a6793facb56261493215d187/v1/devices/f7cace9f54587f6bd97bd3d1a56257f6/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4503 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:28 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/7606fc820e255dd6cbafb2cf56ca80a583d195d1a6793facb56261493215d187/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962470 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:29 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/c7d0e84d62aeb08fae867a0282756c7a7cb51460b7aa77868e5072b670b33ce8/v1/devices/1d50e6abd5d39c2e828630cb62a7a031/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:29 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/c7d0e84d62aeb08fae867a0282756c7a7cb51460b7aa77868e5072b670b33ce8/v1/devices/1d50e6abd5d39c2e828630cb62a7a031/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4503 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:30 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/c7d0e84d62aeb08fae867a0282756c7a7cb51460b7aa77868e5072b670b33ce8/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962469 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:31 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/6a96c74bb40236a16e7c881762b24359274f89a5bdd20d9418c7154d6466450d/v1/devices/5967d02cf3563d106c784498af11279f/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:31 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/6a96c74bb40236a16e7c881762b24359274f89a5bdd20d9418c7154d6466450d/v1/devices/5967d02cf3563d106c784498af11279f/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:32 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/6a96c74bb40236a16e7c881762b24359274f89a5bdd20d9418c7154d6466450d/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962470 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:33 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/8f17da01585e31f725de56205c55a74ff2e18d4c1fffffee7d9912ed7266ffe8/v1/devices/c9316a73d0343819de852ec508459bb1/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:34 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/8f17da01585e31f725de56205c55a74ff2e18d4c1fffffee7d9912ed7266ffe8/v1/devices/c9316a73d0343819de852ec508459bb1/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:34 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/8f17da01585e31f725de56205c55a74ff2e18d4c1fffffee7d9912ed7266ffe8/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962470 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:36 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/64f4fcfbc3c5f897dc18858de503fd413a73d5856cc811e51b479764ec0d37cc/v1/devices/2de84de20f3afdffd8ef101305f9e45e/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:36 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/64f4fcfbc3c5f897dc18858de503fd413a73d5856cc811e51b479764ec0d37cc/v1/devices/2de84de20f3afdffd8ef101305f9e45e/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:36 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/64f4fcfbc3c5f897dc18858de503fd413a73d5856cc811e51b479764ec0d37cc/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962468 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:38 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/1ef24ad8294860ad7e1e9fe6a097ff32146c1278cf43c391ba34d29d4461cad7/v1/devices/0b1814d6e7bad039f2f87d0ea6f2a329/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:38 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/1ef24ad8294860ad7e1e9fe6a097ff32146c1278cf43c391ba34d29d4461cad7/v1/devices/0b1814d6e7bad039f2f87d0ea6f2a329/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4503 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:38 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/1ef24ad8294860ad7e1e9fe6a097ff32146c1278cf43c391ba34d29d4461cad7/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962466 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:40 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/eca5ec7bb9ffd94ea54fbc7a49eba154575a803c4f30fc38068fc8d4e7ff5805/v1/devices/a78ad2681e9db6345e147aa98e584fdb/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:40 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/eca5ec7bb9ffd94ea54fbc7a49eba154575a803c4f30fc38068fc8d4e7ff5805/v1/devices/a78ad2681e9db6345e147aa98e584fdb/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:40 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/eca5ec7bb9ffd94ea54fbc7a49eba154575a803c4f30fc38068fc8d4e7ff5805/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962470 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:42 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/981006aec2e42801b6225709730e9a62bf153d86ce1c744336aec2055c181187/v1/devices/be13bd781f4a562b730e7e91297b791e/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:42 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/981006aec2e42801b6225709730e9a62bf153d86ce1c744336aec2055c181187/v1/devices/be13bd781f4a562b730e7e91297b791e/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:42 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/981006aec2e42801b6225709730e9a62bf153d86ce1c744336aec2055c181187/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962472 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:44 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/3d219f4af590fb708722603352d019fffdcc468a3b616f24f0a704ba61f5b529/v1/devices/733a9d529d4ceac53b8f18f98c7bd5df/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:44 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/3d219f4af590fb708722603352d019fffdcc468a3b616f24f0a704ba61f5b529/v1/devices/733a9d529d4ceac53b8f18f98c7bd5df/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:44 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/3d219f4af590fb708722603352d019fffdcc468a3b616f24f0a704ba61f5b529/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962467 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:46 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/c8332e193912bb852abd0b3aa66aa0081e2882e7d30e3242e28818a345954846/v1/devices/f23c49f1ec6a0059434877840275d5bc/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:46 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/c8332e193912bb852abd0b3aa66aa0081e2882e7d30e3242e28818a345954846/v1/devices/f23c49f1ec6a0059434877840275d5bc/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:47 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/c8332e193912bb852abd0b3aa66aa0081e2882e7d30e3242e28818a345954846/v1/passes/pass.loyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c674
92dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 200 962469 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:48 +0100] "POST /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/e20f85d8257d42155b93577de34cbc244b9ff0e18d2b853cd9526b751204ff53/v1/devices/1948a632494d98f052a9261f6e2127d0/registrations/pass.l
oyalty.cloud.test/9e2df4d5-824b-4ee0-a931-c0c67492dbb5 HTTP/1.1" 201 4204 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"
api-stage.com.test:443 xx.xx.xx.xx - - [15/Mar/2020:15:41:49 +0100] "GET /api/v1/public/apple/wallet/e20f85d8257d42155b93577de34cbc244b9ff0e18d2b853cd9526b751204ff53/v1/devices/1948a632494d98f052a9261f6e2127d0/registrations/pass.lo
yalty.cloud.test HTTP/1.1" 200 4502 "-" "passd/1.0 CFNetwork/1121.2.2 Darwin/19.3.0"

Any idea of what I could check to fix these problems? I'm testing all with an iphone 6s with iOS 13.3.1

Get the same behavior on my end. It happens on not that much devices (ie, 1% of the device I got registrations for), but I have up to tens of thousands registrations for the "buggy" devices. This looks like a Passkit bug so I would recommend to file a Radar (already did on my side). — Loris Guignard, Mar 27 '20 at 08:59
Thanks @LorisGuignard, actually I filed a TSI at Apple several days ago but they didn't reply me yet. Not good if this is really a bug of some device. How can we handle that on server side? The push token is the same but the deviceId is not. — drenda, Mar 27 '20 at 09:18
@LorisGuignard Did you have any feedback from Apple? I didn't get any reply so far... — drenda, Apr 02 '20 at 09:56
they replied yesterday, but simply asked me to provide a sysdiagnose. Since the error is not happening on my own devices (but on hundreds of customer devices using my services) I am not able to generate a sysdiagnose with the bug happening. Can you try to generate one and join it to your radar? https://download.developer.apple.com/iOS/iOS_Logs/Wallet_Logging_Instructions.pdf — Loris Guignard, Apr 03 '20 at 10:57
I'm seeing similar behaviour on my side. It appears that the behaviour is isolated to specific passes. Did you get a resolution from Apple? — AesSedai101, Jul 13 '22 at 07:34

Apple PassKit, webservice invoked hundres of times

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