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# EKAuthorizationStatus

The current authorization status for a specific entity type.

```
enum EKAuthorizationStatus
```

## Topics

### Status

[`EKAuthorizationStatus.fullAccess`](/documentation/EventKit/EKAuthorizationStatus/fullAccess)

The app has both read and write access to the requested entity type.

[`EKAuthorizationStatus.writeOnly`](/documentation/EventKit/EKAuthorizationStatus/writeOnly)

The app has write-only access to the requested entity type.

[`EKAuthorizationStatus.denied`](/documentation/EventKit/EKAuthorizationStatus/denied)

The person explicitly denied access to the service for the app.

[`EKAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined`](/documentation/EventKit/EKAuthorizationStatus/notDetermined)

The person hasn’t chosen whether the app may access the service.

[`EKAuthorizationStatus.restricted`](/documentation/EventKit/EKAuthorizationStatus/restricted)

The app isn’t authorized to access the service.

### Deprecated values

[`authorized`](/documentation/EventKit/EKAuthorizationStatus/authorized)

The app can access the service.


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