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# ExternalLinkAccount

Enables qualifying apps to link to an external website for account creation or management.

```
enum ExternalLinkAccount
```

## Overview

This functionality is only available to apps with the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.developer.storekit.external-link.account> entitlement. For more information, see [Distributing “reader” apps with a link to your website](https://developer.apple.com/support/reader-apps/).

## Topics

### Linking to external accounts

[`canOpen`](/documentation/StoreKit/ExternalLinkAccount/canOpen)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the app can open the external link account.

[`open()`](/documentation/StoreKit/ExternalLinkAccount/open())

Presents a continuation sheet that enables people to choose whether to open your app’s link to an external website for account creation or management.


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