---
title: GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.authorized
framework: gamekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: gamekit/gkfriendsauthorizationstatus/authorized
---

# GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.authorized

The player authorized your game to access their list of friends.

## Declaration

```swift
case authorized
```

## Mentioned in

Connecting players with their friends in your game

## Discussion

Discussion If the loadFriendsAuthorizationStatus(_:) method returns GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.authorized, the loadFriends(identifiedBy:completionHandler:) method passes the friends list to the completion handler.

## See Also

### Authorization Statuses

- [GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.denied](gamekit/gkfriendsauthorizationstatus/denied.md)
- [GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined](gamekit/gkfriendsauthorizationstatus/notdetermined.md)
- [GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.restricted](gamekit/gkfriendsauthorizationstatus/restricted.md)