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# MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus

The list of possible states for authorization to access to the user’s media library.

```
enum MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus
```

## Topics

### Authorization statuses

[`case notDetermined`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus/notDetermined)

The user hasn’t determined whether to authorize the use of their media library.

[`case denied`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus/denied)

The app may not access the items in the user’s media library.

[`case restricted`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus/restricted)

The app may access some of the content in the user’s media library.

[`case authorized`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus/authorized)

Your app may access items in the user’s media library.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaLibraryAuthorizationStatus/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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