Not authorized to send Apple events to Mail

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latency OP

Created Sep ’18

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I have a simple Swift-based macOS app that creates and executes an Apple Script:

 let unreadEmailsScript = """
                             tell application "Mail"
                                  get unread count of inbox
                             end tell
                             """
    if let scriptObject = NSAppleScript(source: unreadEmailsScript) {
      var errorDict: NSDictionary? = nil
      scriptObject.executeAndReturnError(&errorDict)
     
      if let error = errorDict {
          print(error)
      }
    }

I've added the following to my project's entitlements:

<key>com.apple.security.temporary-exception.apple-events</key>

<array>

<string>com.apple.Mail</string>

</array>

When I execute this on the latest version (18A389) of Mojave the code prints:

 {
    NSAppleScriptErrorAppName = Mail;
    NSAppleScriptErrorBriefMessage = "Not authorized to send Apple events to Mail.";
    NSAppleScriptErrorMessage = "Not authorized to send Apple events to Mail.";
    NSAppleScriptErrorNumber = "-1743";
    NSAppleScriptErrorRange = "NSRange: {33, 12}";
}

The system doesn't prompt me for authorization at app launch.

What is the correct way to send Apple Events to Mail via a Swift app under Mojave?

TIA

Answered by latency in 332158022

In case anyone else runs into this problem... what solved it for me was this the following. I added

<key>NSAppleEventsUsageDescription</key>

<string>Please give Unread Mail access to Mail via Apple Script.</string>

to my app's plist.

Now, upon first launch, the system prompts the user for permission. If permission is granted the app's Apple Script works correctly.

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latency OP

Sep ’18

Accepted Answer

In case anyone else runs into this problem... what solved it for me was this the following. I added

<key>NSAppleEventsUsageDescription</key>

<string>Please give Unread Mail access to Mail via Apple Script.</string>

to my app's plist.

Now, upon first launch, the system prompts the user for permission. If permission is granted the app's Apple Script works correctly.

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Answer 2

xialla OP

Aug ’20

@latency you're a genius.

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ginoyaha OP

Nov ’24

now let's say I have created swift command line project and on that i am executing apple script using NSAppleScript. I am launching this swift command line executable from java process , then this is not prompting me. It is throwing exception Not authorized to send Apple events to Microsoft Excel.";

can you please suggest what could i missed ?

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	let unreadEmailsScript = """
	tell application "Mail"
	get unread count of inbox
	end tell
	"""
	if let scriptObject = NSAppleScript(source: unreadEmailsScript) {
	var errorDict: NSDictionary? = nil
	scriptObject.executeAndReturnError(&errorDict)

	if let error = errorDict {
	print(error)
	}
	}

	{
	NSAppleScriptErrorAppName = Mail;
	NSAppleScriptErrorBriefMessage = "Not authorized to send Apple events to Mail.";
	NSAppleScriptErrorMessage = "Not authorized to send Apple events to Mail.";
	NSAppleScriptErrorNumber = "-1743";
	NSAppleScriptErrorRange = "NSRange: {33, 12}";
	}