--- description: Submit a native build to the Apple App Store (TestFlight) or Google Play Store with Capawesome Cloud, from the CLI or the Console. title: Submit a Build to a Store - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-a-build.png --- [Skip to content ](#submit-a-build) [πŸ” Introducing the **Capacitor Vault** plugin β€” store secrets behind biometrics or a device passcode. ](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) * [ 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](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories # Submit a Build[ΒΆ](#submit-a-build "Permanent link") Submitting a build sends a finished [native build](/docs/cloud/native-builds/) straight to the Apple App Store (TestFlight) or Google Play β€” no manual uploads through Xcode or the Play Console. Under the hood, each submission creates a **deployment** to a [destination](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/destinations/), so you can submit any build with a single command or click. ## Prerequisites[ΒΆ](#prerequisites "Permanent link") Before you can submit, you need: * A successful [native build](/docs/cloud/native-builds/builds/) for the platform you're submitting (a signed build matching the store's requirements). * A configured [destination](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/destinations/) β€” the store credentials and settings the build is submitted to. See [Getting Started](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/setup/) to set one up. ## Submit[ΒΆ](#submit "Permanent link") CLIConsole Use the [apps:deployments:create](/docs/cloud/cli/commands/#appsdeploymentscreate) command, identifying the build by its number (or ID) and the destination to submit to: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:deployments:create --build-number 42 --destination my-destination ` The CLI prompts for the build and destination if you don't pass them. Add `--detached` to return immediately instead of waiting for the submission to finish β€” useful in scripts and CI. Open the [Deployments](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/apps/%5F/deployments) page, click **Create Deployment**, select the build to submit and the destination, then confirm. ## After submitting[ΒΆ](#after-submitting "Permanent link") What happens next depends on the store: * **Apple App Store** β€” the build is uploaded to TestFlight. Once App Store Connect finishes processing it (this can take a few minutes), it becomes available to your testers and is ready to promote to an App Store release. * **Google Play Store** β€” the build is published to the destination's configured track: **Internal**, **Alpha**, **Beta**, or **Production**. Keep in mind that the stores run their own processing and review after Capawesome Cloud hands off the build, so a successful deployment means the build was _submitted_ β€” not yet that it's live. ## Track the submission[ΒΆ](#track-the-submission "Permanent link") CLIConsole Follow a deployment's status or stream its logs: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:deployments:list [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-2)npx @capawesome/cli apps:deployments:logs ` Add `--json` to `apps:deployments:get` or `apps:deployments:list` for machine-readable output, including timing and the related job β€” handy for debugging a failed submission in CI. Watch the deployment's status update live on the [Deployments](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/apps/%5F/deployments) page, and open it to read the logs. If a submission is still running and you need to stop it, cancel it with `apps:deployments:cancel` or from its detail page in the Console. ## Next steps[ΒΆ](#next-steps "Permanent link") * [Submit automatically after a build](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-automatically/) β€” skip this step on every release. * [Destinations](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/destinations/) β€” configure App Store Connect and Google Play credentials. * [Troubleshooting](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/troubleshooting/) β€” fix a failed submission. June 8, 2026 Back to top