---
title: "authorization(forAccessory:)"
framework: Accessory Live Activities
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
platforms: [iOS 26.5+, iPadOS 26.5+]
path: "accessoryliveactivities/liveactivityforwarding/authorization(foraccessory:)"
---

# authorization(forAccessory:)

Checks whether someone permits the system to forward Live Activities to the given accessory.

## Declaration

```swift
static func authorization(forAccessory accessory: ASAccessory) async throws -> AccessoryAuthorizationResult
```

## Parameters

- `accessory`: The accessory for which to check authorization to forward Live Activities.

## Mentioned in

Receiving Live Activity updates and alerts on an accessory

## Return Value

Return Value The person’s authorization decision for the accessory.

## Overview

Overview To determine whether someone permits forwarding Live Activities, call authorization(forAccessory:) before configuring your accessory or presenting an interface that relates to Live Activity forwarding. If you want to ask someone to update their authorization – if they denied or limited Live Activity forwarding – present the system UI that allows people to manage their permission to forward Live Activities by calling presentAuthorizationSheet(forAccessory:). If the result of the query is AccessoryAuthorizationResult.undetermined, the system hasn’t presented the authorization UI to the person. For more information about asking for permission for the first time, see Receiving Live Activity updates and alerts on an accessory.

## See Also

### Requesting Live Activity forwarding

- [init(_:)](accessoryliveactivities/liveactivityforwarding/init(_:).md)
- [presentAuthorizationSheet(forAccessory:)](accessoryliveactivities/liveactivityforwarding/presentauthorizationsheet(foraccessory:).md)
- [featureID](accessoryliveactivities/liveactivityforwarding/featureid.md)