---
title: PHAuthorizationStatus.restricted
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: photos/phauthorizationstatus/restricted
---

# PHAuthorizationStatus.restricted

The app isn’t authorized to access the photo library, and the user can’t grant such permission.

## Declaration

```swift
case restricted
```

## Discussion

Discussion Parental controls or institutional configuration profiles can restrict the user’s ability to grant photo library access to an app.

## See Also

### Status Types

- [PHAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined](photos/phauthorizationstatus/notdetermined.md)
- [PHAuthorizationStatus.denied](photos/phauthorizationstatus/denied.md)
- [PHAuthorizationStatus.authorized](photos/phauthorizationstatus/authorized.md)
- [PHAuthorizationStatus.limited](photos/phauthorizationstatus/limited.md)