AppStore

The payload that configures macOS App Store restrictions.

Declaration

object AppStore

Properties

Name	Type	Description
`DisableSoftwareUpdateNotifications`	boolean	If `true`, the system disables software update notifications. Available: macOS 10.10+
`restrict-store-disable-app-adoption`	boolean	If `true`, the system disables app adoption by users. Available: macOS 10.10+
`restrict-store-require-admin-to-install`	boolean	If `true`, the system restricts app installations to admin users only. Deprecated in macOS 10.14. Use the `com.apple.SoftwareUpdate` payload key `restrict-software-update-require-admin-to-install` instead. Deprecated: macOS 10.14+
`restrict-store-softwareupdate-only`	boolean	If `true`, the system prevents App Store from launching. Restricts installations to software updates only in macOS 10.10 through 10.13. Available: macOS 10.10+

Discussion

Specify com.apple.appstore as the payload type.

Profile availability


Device channel	macOS
User channel	macOS
Allow manual install	macOS
Requires supervision	N/A
Requires user-approved MDM	N/A
Allowed in user enrollment	N/A
Allow multiple payloads	N/A

Profile example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>PayloadContent</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>DisableSoftwareUpdateNotifications</key>
            <true/>
            <key>restrict-store-disable-app-adoption</key>
            <true/>
            <key>restrict-store-softwareupdate-only</key>
            <true/>
            <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
            <string>com.example.myappstorepayload</string>
            <key>PayloadType</key>
            <string>com.apple.appstore</string>
            <key>PayloadUUID</key>
            <string>44561b1a-c66c-42b8-80cd-c30a29766e34</string>
            <key>PayloadVersion</key>
            <integer>1</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>App Store</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.example.myprofile</string>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>61c30df8-92e8-4fc5-8623-8cfc294452ce</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>