# Install Application Install a third-party app on a device. ## Discussion The request must contain only one of these keys: `iTunesStoreID`, `Identifier`, or `ManifestURL`. Installation prompts the user to approve or cancel the update. If the device is supervised, the device only prompts when the app to install is in the foreground. Set the organization name that appears in this prompt in the `OrganizationInfo` dictionary using the `Settings` command. If the app is a managed app, this command updates it. This command fails if Declarative Device Management is managing the app. In macOS, the device returns an `Acknowledged` response after validating the parameters, but before downloading and installing the app. However, it doesn’t notify the MDM server about errors that occur during the installation process. For macOS VPP app installations, if the app is device licensed, the system must receive the `InstallApplication` command on the device channel. If the app is user licensed, the system must receive the `InstallApplication` command on the user channel. Prior to iOS 16.0 and tvOS 16.0, this command would return `NotNow` when Setup Assistant was running. Starting in iOS 16.0 and tvOS 16.0, the command may be sent to supervised devices during Setup Assistant. However, you should only attempt to install device-based VPP apps or enterprise apps while in the awaiting configuration state, as it is unlikely the device would have an App Store account configured, and thus commands that depend on one will fail. Refer to the following sections to determine supported channels and requirements, and to see an example request and response. ### Command availability ||| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |Device channel |iOS, macOS, Shared iPad, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS| |User channel |macOS | |Requires supervision |N/A | |Allowed in user enrollment|iOS, macOS, visionOS | |Required access right |AllowAppInstallation | ### Example request and response **Enterprise:** This command installs an enterprise app. **Request:** ```plist Command ManagementFlags 0 ManifestURL https://yourmdmhost.example.com/files/myenterpriseapp.plist RequestType InstallApplication CommandUUID 0001_InstallApplication ``` **Response:** ```plist CommandUUID 0001_InstallApplication Identifier com.acme.myenterpriseapp State Installing Status Acknowledged UDID 00008020-000915083C80012E ``` **App Store:** This command installs an App Store app. **Request:** ```plist Command ManagementFlags 0 Options PurchaseMethod 1 RequestType InstallApplication iTunesStoreID 1096834193 CommandUUID 0001_InstallApplication ``` **Response:** ```plist CommandUUID 0001_InstallApplication Identifier com.apple.TVRemote State Installing Status Acknowledged UDID 00008020-000915083C80012E ``` ## Topics ### Commands and responses [`InstallApplicationCommand`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/InstallApplicationCommand) The command to install a third-party app on a device. [`InstallApplicationResponse`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/InstallApplicationResponse) A response from the device after it processes the command to install a third-party app on a device. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)