---
title: Declarations
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Device Management Profile
path: devicemanagement/declarations
---

# Declarations

The payload that applies a set of declarations to the device through the Settings app.

## Declaration

```data
object Declarations
```

## Properties

Declarations: The set of declarations to apply. The array items are Base64-encoded data representations of the declaration JSON data.

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.declarations as the payload type. This profile applies a set of declarations to the device. Users use this profile to install declarations without requiring an MDM enrollment. A device management server can’t install a configuration profile containing this payload type. Device management servers need to use declarative device management to install declarations. important: When a user installs the profile, the device only applies configuration declarations that allow a “local” enrollment. Consult the documentation for each configuration type to see if you can use it. Profile availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  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>Declarations</key>             <array>                 <data>                 ewogICJUeXBlIjogImNvbS5hcHBsZS5hY3RpdmF0aW9u                 LnNpbXBsZSIsCiAgIklkZW50aWZpZXIiOiAiMzJGOUVF                 RkMtQzM5QS00QjI5LUJCRjgtNUM5Q0RBQTIyMDU3IiwK                 ICAiU2VydmVyVG9rZW4iOiAiODhFMjUzQjctNzYyNC00                 QUNGLTg1NTEtMzA4RDgyMUM0Njg0IiwKICAiUGF5bG9h                 ZCI6IHsKICAgICJTdGFuZGFyZENvbmZpZ3VyYXRpb25z                 IjogWwogICAgICAiMDdBMUUxNDgtMkM2Ri00Mzk0LTk4                 RTctNzRFMjA1RTAxQjIwIgogICAgXQogIH0KfQo=                 </data>                 <data>                 ewogICJUeXBlIjogImNvbS5hcHBsZS5jb25maWd1cmF0                 aW9uLm1hbmFnZW1lbnQudGVzdCIsCiAgIklkZW50aWZp                 ZXIiOiAiMDdBMUUxNDgtMkM2Ri00Mzk0LTk4RTctNzRF                 MjA1RTAxQjIwIiwKICAiU2VydmVyVG9rZW4iOiAiRUIy                 N0U5RjctRkZGQi00MUJFLTk4MEMtRThBNUZCODAxMzky                 IiwKICAiUGF5bG9hZCI6IHsKICAgICJFY2hvIjogIkVj                 aG8gdGhpcyBtZXNzYWdlIiwKICAgICJSZXR1cm5TdGF0                 dXMiOiAiSW5zdGFsbGVkIgogIH0KfQo=                 </data>             </array>             <key>PayloadDescription</key>             <string>Configures a set of declarations</string>             <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>             <string>Declarations profile</string>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.apple.declarations.2a3f8721-352d-48c0-a83d-737dc64589ad</string>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.declarations</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>5edd1fa1-31ce-43ee-a6dc-8e0bed5e9c20</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>     </array>     <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>     <string>Test Declaration</string>     <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>     <string>declarations-5959abc0-1135-4d22-8ff0-a170bcceb3c8</string>     <key>PayloadRemovalDisallowed</key>     <false/>     <key>PayloadType</key>     <string>Configuration</string>     <key>PayloadUUID</key>     <string>5959abc0-1135-4d22-8ff0-a170bcceb3c8</string>     <key>PayloadVersion</key>     <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>

## See Also

### System configuration

- [EnergySaver](devicemanagement/energysaver.md)
- [FileProvider](devicemanagement/fileprovider.md)
- [Font](devicemanagement/font.md)
- [LockScreenMessage](devicemanagement/lockscreenmessage.md)
- [Screensaver](devicemanagement/screensaver.md)
- [SystemExtensions](devicemanagement/systemextensions.md)
- [TimeServer](devicemanagement/timeserver.md)