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# ARKitSession.AuthorizationType

The authorization types you can request from ARKit.

```
enum AuthorizationType
```

## Topics

### Requesting authorization

[`case handTracking`](/documentation/ARKit/ARKitSession/AuthorizationType/handTracking)

The authorization for access to detailed hand-tracking data.

[`case worldSensing`](/documentation/ARKit/ARKitSession/AuthorizationType/worldSensing)

The authorization for access to plane detection, scene reconstruction, and image tracking.

[`case cameraAccess`](/documentation/ARKit/ARKitSession/AuthorizationType/cameraAccess)

The authorization for camera access.

### Enumeration Cases

[`case accessoryTracking`](/documentation/ARKit/ARKitSession/AuthorizationType/accessoryTracking)

The authorization for access to accessory tracking data.

### Instance Properties

[`var description: String`](/documentation/ARKit/ARKitSession/AuthorizationType/description)

A textual representation of AuthorizationType

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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