---
title: authorizationStatus
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: avfoundation/avexternalstoragedevice/authorizationstatus
---

# authorizationStatus

Your app’s authorization status for the external storage device.

## Declaration

```swift
class var authorizationStatus: AVAuthorizationStatus { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the value is AVAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined, you can request access by calling the requestAccess(completionHandler:) method.