fastlane deliver init is not working in CLI

[gurtejsmartdata]

What is an issue ?
We are trying fastlane deliver init command and it is throwing following error
[!] 'api_key' value must be a Hash! Found String instead.

fastlane env details

`

✅ fastlane environment ✅

Stack

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LC_ALL
LANGUAGE

fastlane files:

`./fastlane/Fastfile`

require 'dotenv/load'
import './lanes/lane_files_to_replace.rb'
import './lanes/lane_replace_identifier_in_file.rb'
import './lanes/lane_produce_ios_app.rb'
import './lanes/lane_setup_env_methods.rb'
import './lanes/lane_update_bundle_identifiers_ios.rb'
import './lanes/lane_increment_build_version_ios.rb'
import './lanes/lane_update_app_group_identifiers.rb'
import './lanes/lane_copy_assests_ios.rb'
import './lanes/lane_upload_to_appcenter_ios.rb'
import './lanes/lane_update_plist_value_ios.rb'
import './lanes/lane_copy_assests_android.rb'
import './lanes/lane_increment_build_version_android.rb'
import './lanes/lane_update_android_strings_android.rb'
import './lanes/lane_build_ios.rb'
import './lanes/lane_build_android.rb'
import './lanes/lane_upload_to_appcenter_android.rb'
import './lanes/lane_whats_new_text.rb'
import './lanes/lane_notify_slack.rb'
import './lanes/lane_deliver_ios.rb'
lane :prepare_build do |options|
  setup_env(unique_whitelabel_id:options[:unique_whitelabel_id])
  deliver_ios
  # configure_project(options[:unique_whitelabel_id])
  # configure_ios(options[:bump_type])
  # build_ios
  # upload_to_appcenter_ios
  # configure_android(options[:bump_type])
  # build_android
  # upload_to_appcenter_android
  #notify_slack
end
def configure_project(unique_whitelabel_id)
  # Path to your new splash screen folder
  img_source_directory = "./whitelabels/#{unique_whitelabel_id}/assets/img/"
  # Path to your destination splash screen folder
  img_destination_directory = "../src/assets/img"
  sh "cp -r #{img_source_directory} #{img_destination_directory}"
end
###############################################Setup iOS########################################################
def configure_ios(bump_type)
  project_identifiers=   ([
    ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"],
    "#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension", 
    "#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.watchkitapp",
    "#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.watchkitapp.watchkitextension",
    "#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.widgets",
    "#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.siriKit",
    "#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.IntentHandler"]
    )
  xcodeproj_path = "./ios/#{ENV["XCODE_PROJECT_NAME"]}.xcodeproj"
  testproj_path="./ios/#{ENV["XCODE_PROJECT_NAME"]}Tests."
  security_application_group="group.#{ENV["BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER"]}.widget"

  api_key_store=app_store_connect_api_key(
    key_id: ENV["APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY"],
    issuer_id: ENV["APP_STORE_CONNECT_ISSUER_ID"],
    key_filepath: "fastlane/whitelabels/#{ENV["UNIQUE_WHITELABEL_ID"]}/AuthKey_TT5ZPA29J7.p8"
  )
  update_bundle_identifiers_ios(xcodeproj_path:xcodeproj_path)
  increment_build_version_ios(bump_type:bump_type)
  replace_identifier_in_file()
  update_plist_value_ios(xcodeproj_path:xcodeproj_path)
  ios_update_app_group_identifiers
  copy_ios_assests()
 produce_ios_app(bundle_identifiers:project_identifiers)
  match(
    type: "appstore",
    username: ENV["APPSTORE_USER"],
    app_identifier: project_identifiers,
    api_key: api_key_store
  )
end
def configure_android(bump_type)
copy_android_assests()
increment_build_version_android(bump_type:bump_type)
update_android_strings_android()
end

No Appfile found

fastlane gems

Gem	Version	Update-Status
fastlane	2.220.0	✅ Up-To-Date

Loaded fastlane plugins:

Plugin	Version	Update-Status
fastlane-plugin-appcenter	2.1.2	✅ Up-To-Date
fastlane-plugin-appicon	0.16.0	✅ Up-To-Date
fastlane-plugin-versioning	0.5.2	✅ Up-To-Date
fastlane-plugin-versioning_android	0.1.1	✅ Up-To-Date
fastlane-plugin-update_android_strings	0.1.0	✅ Up-To-Date
fastlane-plugin-universal_metadata	0.1.1	✅ Up-To-Date

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generated on: 2024-04-09

`

[patrick521f]

Hello,

The error you’re encountering with the fastlane deliver init command indicates that the api_key parameter is expected to be a Hash, but a String was provided instead. This is a common issue when the API key is not formatted correctly in your Fastfile or environment variables.

Here’s how you can resolve this issue:

Format the API Key as a Hash: The api_key should be provided as a Hash object. If you’re defining it in your Fastfile, it should look something like this:

app_store_connect_api_key(
key_id: "YOUR_KEY_ID",
issuer_id: "YOUR_ISSUER_ID",
key_filepath: "path/to/your/key.p8", AARP Mahjongg Candy
in_house: false # true for enterprise accounts, false for individual accounts
)

Use a JSON File: Alternatively, you can create a JSON file containing your API key details and reference it in your Fastfile. The JSON file should have the following format:

{
"key_id": "YOUR_KEY_ID",
"issuer_id": "YOUR_ISSUER_ID",
"key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nYOUR_PRIVATE_KEY\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
"is_in_house": false
}

I hope it's helpful for you.

Best Regard,
patrick521f