apple_device-management/mdm/profiles/com.apple.appstore.yaml

title: App Store
description: The payload that configures macOS App Store restrictions.
payload:
  payloadtype: com.apple.appstore
  supportedOS:
    iOS:
      introduced: n/a
    macOS:
      introduced: '10.9'
      multiple: false
      devicechannel: true
      userchannel: true
      supervised: false
      requiresdep: false
      userapprovedmdm: false
      allowmanualinstall: true
      userenrollment:
        mode: forbidden
    tvOS:
      introduced: n/a
    visionOS:
      introduced: n/a
    watchOS:
      introduced: n/a
  content: Use this payload to set restrictions used by the Mac App Store.
payloadkeys:
- key: restrict-store-require-admin-to-install
  supportedOS:
    macOS:
      introduced: '10.9'
      deprecated: '10.14'
  type: <boolean>
  presence: optional
  default: false
  content: 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.
- key: restrict-store-softwareupdate-only
  supportedOS:
    macOS:
      introduced: '10.10'
  type: <boolean>
  presence: optional
  default: false
  content: If `true`, the system prevents App Store from launching. Restricts installations
    to software updates only in macOS 10.10 through 10.13.
- key: restrict-store-disable-app-adoption
  supportedOS:
    macOS:
      introduced: '10.10'
  type: <boolean>
  presence: optional
  default: false
  content: If `true`, the system disables app adoption by users.
- key: DisableSoftwareUpdateNotifications
  supportedOS:
    macOS:
      introduced: '10.10'
  type: <boolean>
  presence: optional
  default: false
  content: If `true`, the system disables software update notifications.
examples:
- title: Profile example
  files:
  - file: examples/mdm/profiles/com.apple.appstore/example1.plist