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# in_app_ownership_type

The relationship of the user with the family-shared purchase to which they have access.

```
string in_app_ownership_type
```

## Discussion

When family members benefit from a shared subscription, App Store updates their receipt to include the family-shared purchase. Use the value of [`in_app_ownership_type`](/documentation/AppStoreReceipts/in_app_ownership_type) to understand whether a transaction belongs to the purchaser or a family member who benefits.

This field appears in the App Store server notifications unified receipt (<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AppStoreServerNotifications/unified_receipt/Latest_receipt_info-data.dictionary>) and in transaction receipts ([`responseBody.Latest_receipt_info`](/documentation/AppStoreReceipts/responseBody/Latest_receipt_info-data.dictionary)).

For more information about Family Sharing, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/StoreKit/supporting-family-sharing-in-your-app>.

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