Availability of a name for an app in the AppStore

Is there a way to check if a name is available in the AppSto开发者_开发百科re with an HTTP request? Without manually creating the App in iTunes Connect?

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UPDATE 2015-01-05, per SarahR:

If you already have an app created, you can use its SKU for the app you want to check, and you'll get an error on submission that that SKU has already been used. If you don't remember the SKU you used for an existing app, you can go to the app details page, choose "MORE", then "about this app". If you don't already have an app created, it is plausible that you could create a dummy app with a name nobody would ever want to use, and then use its SKU to bounce the names you really want to test (though again, be wary of terms of service on that).

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ORIGINAL:

The trick to checking the availability of a name while brainstorming is to not fill in the other required fields. Each field is checked individually. You do have to use iTunes Connect — "Manage Your Applications" -> "Add New App" (don't fill in a SKU Number or bundle id); if the name has been reserved, it will give you the following errors:

• You must select a Bundle ID.
• The App Name you entered has already been used.
• provide a SKU.

The second one is the winner, while the other two errors make sure you don't accidentally reserve the name before you're ready.

If you need to automate this process (which is probably against their terms of service), you can use any standard scraper. Mechanize is probably the most robust out of the box, but I think that's another question....

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I use Google to check if an app name (or something similar to it) already exists.
Use this as your search query:

site:itunes.apple.com inurl:app clash of clans

(replace 'clash of clans' with the suggested app name of course)

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Kaolin Fire's suggestion doesnt work on the latest version of itunesconnect. A work around is to start the creation of a new app and where you fill in all the details and the name of the app you want to know the availability for but using a sku of any of your previous apps.

If the name is available you will only get an error that the sku is already in use. Else you will get 2 errors sku and name both are in use.

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1. Open iTunes Connect
2. Click 'New App'
3. Fill out language and bundle id (can be anything)
4. Enter desired name & SKU of a previous app you have built
5. Click 'Create'
   
   

The name field will return red if the name has been taken.

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2020 Update

*For apple developer have another application

1. Choose any application your own

2. Click "+New Version"

3. Click "App Information" (Then you can edit application name)

4. Input your application name that name want to check available then click "Save"

If you can save without error, You can use this name. (You can change to another name if you want to make this name available again then click "Save")

If this name not available you get error same this

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App Annie and Google only give you games that are published to the App store. The only way to do it is go through the entire app creation process, including Bundle ID. This process is horrible as my iTunes Connect is littered with reserved app names that I do not intend to do anything with and will not become available to others until they expire 90 days after registration.

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You could try app annie

It requires a free registration. I tried and tested it and does a decent job for iOS,MAC,GooglePlay app name searches.

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You can check the availability of an app name and even reserve that name here. Here is a page with more details about checking/reserving app names.