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# AVContentAuthorizationStatus

A value representing the status of a content authorization request.

```
enum AVContentAuthorizationStatus
```

## Overview

Even if authorization is completed by the user, there is no guarantee that the content will then be authorized. You should re-check whether the content is authorized before proceeding.

## Topics

### Content authorization statuses

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.unknown`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/unknown)

The content authorization content request hasn’t completed.

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.completed`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/completed)

The last completed call to request content authorization completed.

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.cancelled`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/cancelled)

The last call to request content authorization was cancelled by the user.

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.timedOut`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/timedOut)

The last call to request content authorization was cancelled because the timeout interval was reached.

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.busy`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/busy)

The last call to request content authorization couldn’t be completed because another asset is currently attempting authorization.

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.notAvailable`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/notAvailable)

The last call to request content authorization couldn’t be completed because there was no known mechanism by which to attempt authorization.

[`AVContentAuthorizationStatus.notPossible`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVContentAuthorizationStatus/notPossible)

The last call to request content authorization couldn’t be completed in a non-recoverable way.


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