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# checkAuthorizationStatus(for:)

Confirms the current authorization status for sending critical messages from this app.

```
func checkAuthorizationStatus(for recipients: [MSRecipient]) async throws -> [MSRecipient : MSCriticalMessagingAuthorizationStatus]
```

## Parameters

`recipients`

An array of recipients to check the authorization status for.

## Return Value

A dictionary that maps recipients to their corresponding
authorization status.

## Discussion

You can call this method multiple times to check the authorization status for
multiple recipients. Upon an error, the method throws an error of
`MSCriticalMessagingErrorDomain``.

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