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# Submit a Build[¶](#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 — 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[¶](#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/) — the store credentials and settings the build is submitted to. See [Getting Started](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/setup/) to set one up.

## Submit[¶](#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 — 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[¶](#after-submitting "Permanent link")

What happens next depends on the store:

* **Apple App Store** — 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** — 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_ — not yet that it's live.

## Track the submission[¶](#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 — 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[¶](#next-steps "Permanent link")

* [Submit automatically after a build](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-automatically/) — skip this step on every release.
* [Destinations](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/destinations/) — configure App Store Connect and Google Play credentials.
* [Troubleshooting](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/troubleshooting/) — fix a failed submission.

June 8, 2026 

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