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Renew Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Token

Renew your VPP token: Download the new .vpptoken from Apple Business Manager, upload it to Trio, and keep app licenses syncing seamlessly.

Your VPP (App & Book License) token from Apple Business Manager (or School Manager) expires annually.
When it lapses, Trio can’t sync license counts or push app updates—so you’ll see “Failed to assign license” errors.
Trio starts warning you 30 days before expiry and provides an in-product wizard to swap the token in minutes.


Prerequisites

Requirement

Why it matters

APNs certificate is valid

Needed for all Apple MDM traffic.

DEP token is current

ABM won’t let you download a VPP token if your MDM server has an expired DEP token.

Same Apple ID used during the original setup

Switching Apple IDs produces a brand-new token that severs existing license links.


Renewal Workflow

  1. Open the renewal prompt
    MDM Setup → Apple → App & Book Management (VPP) card → Renew Token.
    A pop-up shows your Apple ID and the exact expiration date.

  2. Click Start Renewal to launch the side-panel wizard:

    Step What to do Result

    ① Sign in to Apple Business/School Manager Link opens https://business.apple.com. Log in with the Apple ID shown in the modal. You’ll land in Settings → Payments & Billing.

    ② Download Location Token In Content Tokens, click Download next to your location. You’ll get a .vpptoken file. The file contains the refreshed app-license token.

    ③ Upload Location Token Drag-and-drop (or Upload) that .vpptoken into Trio. Confirm Renewal becomes active. Click it to finish.

  3. Success toast“Apple App & Book license connection successful.”
    App assignments and silent installs continue without interruption.


After You Renew

  • Trio immediately resyncs license counts—check Software → App Library for updated numbers.

  • The Token Expiration date on the VPP card resets to +365 days.


Troubleshooting

Issue

Fix

Upload box rejects file

Ensure the file ends with .vpptoken and is less than 5 MB.

Token still shows “Not Connected”

Wait up to 10 minutes. If status doesn’t change, upload the same token again and click Confirm Renewal.

Used a different Apple ID by mistake

Download a new token with the original Apple ID or add a new Location in ABM, then upload that token.


Keep It Simple Next Year 🌱

Trio emails Org Admins at 30/15/7/1 days before expiry and shows an in-app banner.
Add a calendar reminder now so you can zip through the two-step renewal when the time comes.

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