To enable Apple Wallet passes for your contacts, you need to create an Apple certificate and connect it to your Brevo account. 

Before you start

🧑‍💻 Access requirements

• You need access to your Apple Developer account as account holder or admin.
• You need a Mac computer with Keychain Access.
• Ensure you know which Pass Type identifier (ID) your certificate is associated with.

💡 Important reminders

• Always use the same Pass Type ID identifier when extending a certificate. Never create a new identifier. 
• Keep your certificate file secure as it contains important credentials.
• You can only add one Apple certificate per Brevo account. A certificate cannot be deleted because it is linked to contacts who used it to add their wallet card. If the certificate is removed, those contacts will no longer receive notifications or updates associated with cards created under that certificate.

↗️ Create and add an Apple certificate to Brevo

Step 1: Register a pass type identifier

1. From your Apple Developer account, in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Identifiers in the sidebar.
2. Click the add button (+) on the top left.
3. Select Pass Type IDs from the list.
4. Enter a description and identifier, then click Continue.
5. Review the settings, then click Register.

Step 2: Create a Pass Type ID certificate

1. From your Apple Developer account, in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Certificates in the sidebar.
2. Click the add button (+) on the top left.
3. Under Services, select Pass Type ID Certificate, then click Continue.
4. (Optional) Provide a description for the certificate that will appear in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
5. Click Create Pass Type ID, enter the description and identifier, then click Continue.
6. Follow the instructions to create a certificate signing request.
7. Click Choose File.
8. In the dialog that appears, select the certificate request file (a file with a .certSigningRequest file extension), then click Choose.
9. Click Continue.
10. Click Download.

The certificate file appears in your Downloads folder.

Step 3: Add the Apple certificate to Brevo

Once your Google configuration is complete, upload the file to Brevo to connect your Apple Wallet account:

1. From your Brevo account, Click the account drop-down and go to Settings > Marketing > Wallet credentials.
2. Click Add credentials.
   
3. Under Application, choose Apple Wallet.
   
4. Enter a name for your Apple certificate that will help you identify it in the list.
5. Upload the file you dowloaded when creating your pass type ID certificate.
6. If you set a password, enter it under Password. 
7. Click Save credentials.

🔄 Extend an Apple certificate

Apple certificates for Wallet expire periodically and need to be extended to ensure your wallet cards continue to work properly. 

❓ When should I extend the Apple certificate?

You have to extend the Apple certificate when it is approaching its expiration date. A notification banner appears at the top of your Brevo Wallet page and settings one month before the certificate expires to remind you to renew it in time.

Step 1: Create a certificate signing request

1. On your Mac, from Applications > Utilities, open Keychain Access.
2. Select Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority.
   
3. Enter an email address in the User Email Address field and in the Common Name field, enter your brand's name. Leave the CA Email Address field empty.
4. Select Saved to disk.
   
5. Click Continue.
6. Choose where to save the certificate signing request file.
7. Click Save.

Step 2: Find your existing identifier in Apple Developer

1. Log in to your Apple Developer account at developer.apple.com.
2. Go to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
3. Select Identifiers from the left menu.
4. Search for your existing Pass Type ID identifier.
❗️ Important
Never recreate a new identifier. You have to use the existing one from your account.
5. Click your identifier to open it.
6. Click Create certificate.

Step 3: Upload the certificate signing request

1. Select Pass Type IDs and click Continue.
2. Add a description and an identifier and click Continue.
   💡 Good to know

   The "pass" mention is automatically added. Do not remove it.

   

3. Enter a name for your pass that will help you identify it in the list.
4. Click Choose File and select the certificate signing request file you downloaded when creating a certificate signing request
5. Click Continue.

   

6. Click Download to download your certificate.

   

Step 4: Upload your Apple certificate to Brevo to extend it

1. From your Brevo account, click the account drop-down and go to Settings > Marketing > Wallet credentials.
2. Next to the name of your Apple certificate, click the three-dot icon > Extend validity. 
   
3. Under PKCS#12 file, upload the file you downloaded when creating a certificate signing request. 
   
4. If you set a password, enter it under Password. 
5. Click Extend validity. 

Your Apple certificate is now successfully extended.

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