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Request access to managed capabilities

Managed capabilities are app services that need an entitlement assigned to your account by Apple before you can enable them. To access these capabilities, your app must meet specific criteria and follow defined terms and conditions. If you are enrolled in a developer program as an organization, your Account Holder will need to submit your request for access on behalf of the team.

Once an entitlement has been assigned, the managed capability can be added to your Xcode targets by program members with access to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.

Required role: Account Holder.

Request access to a capability

  1. In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Identifiers in the sidebar.
  2. Click the name of the identifier in the list of App IDs.
  3. Click the Capability Requests tab.
  4. Find the capability you want to request.
  5. Click the Request button.
  6. Submit the request form for the capabilty.

Be sure to read the criteria used to validate each request to confirm that your app meets the requirements.

Learn more about specific entitlements

Check the status of your request

  1. In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Identifiers in the sidebar.
  2. Click the name of the identifier in the list of App IDs.
  3. Click the Capability Requests tab.
  4. Click the Status button of the capability you requested to get more details.

Enable a capability

After a managed capability’s entitlement has been assigned to your account, the capability can be enabled for your app by either adding the capability in Xcode (which automatically configures the capability and code signs your app) or manually enabling the capability in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.

To manually enable a capability:

  1. In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, click Identifiers in the sidebar.
  2. Click the name of the identifier in the list of App IDs.
  3. Click the Capabilities tab. This list will include managed capabilities that have been approved for your App ID or team.
  4. Click the Enable selector for each capability you want to enable.
  5. Click the Save button.

Learn more about specific entitlements