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# MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus

Values that describe the authorization status for the Critical Messaging API.

```
enum MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus
```

## Topics

### Authorization statuses

[`case unknown`](/documentation/Messages/MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus/unknown)

The authorization status is unknown.

[`case denied`](/documentation/Messages/MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus/denied)

A person has denied permission to use the Critical Messaging API.

[`case approved`](/documentation/Messages/MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus/approved)

A person has approved a request to use the Critical Messaging API.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

---

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