---
title: ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus()
framework: addressbook
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: addressbook/abaddressbookgetauthorizationstatus()
---

# ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus()

Returns the authorization status of your app for accessing address book data.

## Declaration

```swift
func ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() -> ABAuthorizationStatus
```

## Return Value

Return Value The authorization status for your app.

## See Also

### Deprecated

- [ABAddressBookAddRecord(_:_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookaddrecord(_:_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroups(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopyarrayofallgroups(_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroupsInSource(_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopyarrayofallgroupsinsource(_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopyarrayofallpeople(_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeopleInSource(_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopyarrayofallpeopleinsource(_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeopleInSourceWithSortOrdering(_:_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopyarrayofallpeopleinsourcewithsortordering(_:_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllSources(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopyarrayofallsources(_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyDefaultSource(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopydefaultsource(_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyLocalizedLabel(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopylocalizedlabel(_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCopyPeopleWithName(_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcopypeoplewithname(_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookCreate()](addressbook/abaddressbookcreate().md)
- [ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookcreatewithoptions(_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookGetGroupCount(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookgetgroupcount(_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookGetGroupWithRecordID(_:_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookgetgroupwithrecordid(_:_:).md)
- [ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(_:)](addressbook/abaddressbookgetpersoncount(_:).md)