---
title: account
framework: marketplacekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: marketplacekit/installmetadata/account
---

# account

A user ID for the person installing the app.

## Declaration

```swift
let account: String
```

## Discussion

Discussion You set this value and the operating system sends it back to you as: The login_hint in the call to your authorization endpoint during re-authentication A parameter to your marketplace extension’s additionalHeaders(for:account:) callback The system also groups apps in restore requests based on account.

## See Also

### Inspecting app and account information

- [appleItemID](marketplacekit/installmetadata/appleitemid.md)
- [alternativeDistributionPackage](marketplacekit/installmetadata/alternativedistributionpackage.md)
- [appShareURL](marketplacekit/installmetadata/appshareurl.md)
- [isUpdate](marketplacekit/installmetadata/isupdate.md)