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# StatusSoftwareUpdateInstallReason

The status item that reports the device’s pending software update reason.

```
object StatusSoftwareUpdateInstallReason
```

## Discussion

### Status item availability

|||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|Allowed in supervised enrollment|iOS, macOS, Shared iPad, tvOS, visionOS|
|Allowed in device enrollment    |iOS, Shared iPad, tvOS, visionOS       |
|Allowed in user enrollment      |N/A                                    |
|Allowed in local enrollment     |N/A                                    |
|Allowed in system scope         |iOS, macOS, Shared iPad, tvOS, visionOS|
|Allowed in user scope           |N/A                                    |

### Status item example

```json
{
    "softwareupdate": {
        "install-reason": {
            "reason": [
                "declaration"
            ],
            "declaration-id": "com.example.softwareupdate-config"
        }
    }
}
```

## Topics

### Objects

[`object StatusSoftwareUpdateInstallReasonDictionaryObject`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/StatusSoftwareUpdateInstallReasonDictionaryObject)

Details about the reason for a pending software update.


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