How to automatically renew a custom app distribution link?

Topic summary

Core issue: A developer’s Shopify custom app distribution/install link expires every week, requiring repeated manual regeneration/reinstallation. They want to prevent this recurring expiry.

Requested guidance: Can the link be automatically renewed or reissued, ideally via Shopify’s API, to keep installation available without manual steps? Is there a way to programmatically recreate the link on a schedule?

Community ask: Seeking others’ experience with weekly expiring custom app links and any practical workarounds.

Outcome/status: No replies or solutions provided yet. The discussion is open, with key questions about API support for automatic renewal and best practices to maintain a persistent install path remaining unanswered.

Summarized with AI on January 1. AI used: gpt-5.

Hello, I have a problem with my custom app. I created custom app and generated custom distribution link but this link expires every week are there any options to reinstall this link automatically or maybe use your api to write code that will do this?

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Does anyone have experience with this problem?