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 in macOS 10.10 and later.
`restrict-store-disable-app-adoption`	boolean	If `true`, the system disables app adoption by users. Available in macOS 10.10 and later.
`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.
`restrict-store-softwareupdate-only`	boolean	If `true`, the system prevents App Store from launching. Available in macOS 10.14 and later. Restricts installations to software updates only in macOS 10.10 through 10.13.

Discussion

Specify com.apple.appstore as the payload type.

Profile availability


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

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>