chore: declare the file-timestamp required-reason API in a privacy manifest

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Declares the SDK's behavior on Apple platforms: no tracking, no data collected on its own behalf, and one required-reason API.

The required-reason API

Uploads read a file's size to set Content-Length before streaming it. That size comes from FileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath:), which also returns NSFileCreationDate / NSFileModificationDate and stats the file — so it falls in Apple's file timestamp category whichever key the caller actually reads. Three live paths do this: HTTPBody(fileURL:), the transport's spooled temp file, and MultipartFormData's file parts.

Declared with C617.1 — the files involved are the temp file the transport spools into the app container, and whatever the host app points us at to upload.

Without this, apps embedding the SDK can be sent ITMS-91053 on submission with nothing from us to satisfy it.

Correcting the issue

SDK-1805 assumed Keychain and UserDefaults forced a manifest. Neither does — Keychain is not a required-reason API, and UserDefaults appears nowhere in the package, nor do boot-time, disk-space or active-keyboard APIs. The real trigger is the file-size reads, which the issue didn't mention.

An earlier revision of this PR declared an empty NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes on that mistaken basis. That was worse than shipping nothing: an empty array is an affirmative claim that the SDK touches no required-reason APIs. Fixed.

Placement

The manifest lives in Helpers because every product links it, so the bundle is present however a consumer imports us — and the file-size calls live in both Helpers and Storage, so a single shared declaration is also the accurate one.

Testing

$ plutil -lint Sources/Helpers/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy   # OK
$ swift test                                            # exit 0
━ Test run with 1521 tests in 151 suites passed with 1 known issue.

$ xcrun swift-format lint --recursive --strict Sources Tests   # exit 0
$ ./scripts/spell-check.sh                                     # exit 0 — 406 files, 0 issues

plutil -p confirms NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes parses as an array of dicts — the first draft had the keys unwrapped, which lints as valid plist but is the wrong shape for Apple's reader.

Stack

1. feat(auth): add an AsyncSequence paginator over admin listUsers #1352 — AsyncSequence paginator + Sendable
2. chore: stop linking swift-clocks and XCTestDynamicOverlay into shipped products #1353 — runtime dependencies
3. this PR — privacy manifest
4. refactor!: align the public API with the Swift API Design Guidelines #1355 — API Design Guidelines renames

Part of SDK-1805.

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📝 Summary

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• New Features
  • Added an Apple privacy manifest to the SDK package.
  • The manifest indicates that the SDK does not track users, collect data, or use required-reason APIs.
  • Privacy information is now bundled automatically with the Helpers component.

Walkthrough

The SDK adds an Apple privacy manifest at Sources/Helpers/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy. The manifest declares no tracking, tracking domains, collected data types, or required-reason API usage. Package.swift copies the manifest into the Helpers target resources.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 762f4

The incomplete declaration may cause privacy compliance or App Store review issues for apps uploading document-picker files, so it should be corrected before merge.

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⚠️ Capability matrix drift detected

The following capabilities are marked implemented in the matrix but could not be found in swift:

• client.session_management.persist_session → expected symbol: AuthLocalStorage.defaultLocalStorage
• functions.invocation.streaming_response → expected symbol: FunctionsClient._invokeWithStreamedResponse

The following capabilities are marked implemented in swift but have no registered symbols to verify:

• auth.passkey.register_passkey (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)
• auth.passkey.sign_in_with_passkey (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)
• client.observability.trace_propagation (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)
• database.using_modifiers.request_cancellation (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)
• functions.invocation.request_cancellation (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)
• storage.file_buckets.url_cache_nonce (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)
• storage.file_buckets.request_cancellation (no symbols list — cannot confirm implementation exists)

These may have been renamed, removed, or never registered. Please update the capability matrix.
See: https://github.com/supabase/sdk/blob/main/packages/capability-matrix/docs/capability-matrix.md

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In `@Sources/Helpers/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy`:
- Line 30: Add the privacy reason code 3B52.1 alongside the existing C617.1
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The identifiers C617.1 and 3B52.1 correspond to approved reasons for using the File Timestamp API (NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryFileTimestamp) within an Apple app&#39;s privacy manifest [1][2]. When your app or an included third-party SDK accesses file timestamps, metadata, or file sizes, you must declare this usage in your privacy manifest file (PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy) under the NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes key [2][3]. You must select the approved reason(s) that accurately reflect your app&#39;s actual use of the API [2][3]. According to Apple&#39;s official documentation for NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryFileTimestamp: - C617.1: Declare this reason to access the timestamps, size, or other metadata of files inside the app container, app group container, or the app’s CloudKit container [1]. - 3B52.1: Declare this reason to access file timestamps, size, or metadata for files or directories that the user has explicitly granted access to, such as via a file picker (e.g., UIDocumentPickerViewController) [1]. In your privacy manifest, this should be structured as an array of dictionaries within the NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes key, where you pair the API category with the appropriate reason codes [4][2]. If you find that your app or a third-party SDK is flagging these APIs, you must ensure the declared reasons match the functionality. If you are not using these APIs for one of the approved purposes, you should remove the code using them or find an alternative approach [2][5].
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<title>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType | Apple Developer Documentation</title> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/app-privacy-configuration/nsprivacyaccessedapitypes/nsprivacyaccessedapitype The following APIs for accessing file timestamps require reasons for use. ... In your NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons array, supply the relevant values from this list. ... `C617.1` ... Declare this reason to access the timestamps, size, or other metadata of files inside the app container, app group container, or the app’s CloudKit container. ... `3B52.1` ... Declare this reason to access the timestamps, size, or other metadata of files or directories that the user specifically granted access to, such as using a document picker view controller. <title>Describing use of required reason API | Apple Developer Documentation</title> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/describing-use-of-required-reason-api # Describing use of required reason API Ensure your use of covered API is consistent with policy. ## Discussion Some APIs that your app uses to deliver its core functionality — in code you write or included in a third-party SDK — have the potential of being misused to access device signals to try to identify the device or user, also known as fingerprinting. Regardless of whether a user gives your app permission to track, fingerprinting is not allowed. Describe the reasons your app or third-party SDK on iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, or watchOS uses these APIs, and check that your app or third-party SDK only uses the APIs for the expected reasons. > Important: > If you upload an app to App Store Connect that uses required reason API without describing the reason in its privacy manifest file, Apple sends you an email reminding you to add the reason to the app’s privacy manifest. Starting May 1, 2024, apps that don’t describe their use of required reason API in their privacy manifest file aren’t accepted by App Store Connect. For each category of required reason API that your app or third-party SDK uses, add a dictionary to the `NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes` array in your app or third-party SDK’s privacy manifest file that reports the reasons your app uses the API category. If you use the API in your app’s code, then you need to report the API in your app’s privacy manifest file. If you use the API in your third-party SDK’s code, then you need to report the API in your third-party SDK’s privacy manifest file. Your third-party SDK can’t rely on the privacy manifest files for apps that link the third-party SDK, or those of other third-party SDKs the app links, to report your third-party SDK’s use of required reasons API. For each executable or dynamic library in an app that uses a required reason API, the bundle that includes the executable or dynamic library needs to include a privacy manifest file that reports the API. For the expected location of frameworks and dynamic libraries, see Placing content in a bundle. > Important: > Your app or third-party SDK must declare one or more approved reasons that accurately reflect your use of each of these APIs and the data derived from their use. You may use these APIs and the data derived from their use for the declared reasons only. These declared reasons must be consistent with your app’s functionality as presented to users, and you may not use the APIs or derived data for tracking. Each dictionary in the `NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes` array needs to contain these keys and values: - `NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType`: A string that identifies the category of required reason APIs your app uses. The value you provide must be one of the values listed in the sections below. - `NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons`: An array of strings that identifies the reasons your app uses the APIs. The values you provide must be the values associated with the accessed API type in the sections below. The categories of required reason APIs, which APIs are in each category, and the reasons you can include in a privacy manifest are described in the documentation for the dictionary keys. > Note: > Apple continually reviews the list of required reason APIs and reasons for usage, and will update this article from time to time. If your app uses required reason API to provide benefits to the people using the app, for a reason that isn’t listed here, submit a request for a new approved reason. For more information on creating a privacy manifest file, see Create a privacy manifest. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy <title>Get started with privacy manifests - WWDC23 - Videos - Apple Developer</title> https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10060/ With the user&`#39`;s permission, tracking is allowed. However, fingerprinting is never allowed. Fingerprinting is using signals from the device to try to identify the device or user. Regardless of whether a user gives your app permission to track, fingerprinting is not allowed. There are existing APIs in our platforms that have the potential of being mis-used for fingerprinting. However, these APIs also provide powerful user experiences when accessed appropriately. To support important use cases that benefit the user while avoiding fingerprinting, there is a new category of APIs called Required reason APIs. We have begun by grouping these APIs into categories, taking into consideration their functionality and the information they provide. For each category, there is a list of approved reasons to access these APIs, based on their use cases. For example, one Required reason API is NSFileSystemFreeSize, which indicates the amount of free space on the file system. One of its approved reasons supports using this API to check whether there is sufficient disk space before writing files to disk. ... The list of Required reason APIs and approved reasons, including any future updates, is published in the Apple developer documentation. The total number of Required reason APIs is small, but it is likely that you use one or more of them. If you have a use case for an API category that is not already covered by an approved reason, and the use case directly benefits the user, the documentation will link to a feedback form where you can let us know. ... To protect users from possible fingerprinting, apps and SDKs are allowed to access the Required reason APIs only for the approved reasons. Data returned from these APIs may not be used for other purposes. To help you clearly state why you use Required reason APIs, and to make it easy for third-party SDK developers to do the same, privacy manifests include this information. An app or third-party SDK that accesses a Required reason API declares the API category, and all of its reasons for using the API. These must be selected from the list of approved reasons for that category. ... Looking at the app ecosystem, we have identified some third-party SDKs that have particularly high impact on user privacy. These are called privacy-impacting SDKs. A list of these third-party SDKs, and any future updates, is published in the Apple developer documentation. Because it is especially important for you to get information from privacy-impacting SDKs, apps that include a privacy-impacting SDK will be required to include a copy of that SDK with a privacy manifest. Xcode 15 also supports SDK signatures, which help you protect your app and verify the integrity of third-party SDKs. Including a signature is a best practice for all third-party SDKs. To help you confirm that the developer you expect provided the privacy manifest for privacy-impacting SDKs, apps that include a privacy-impacting SDK will also be required to ensure that the SDK is signed. For more information about SDK signatures, watch "Verify app dependencies with digital signatures." Starting in Fall 2023, App Store will check if new and updated apps include a library from a privacy-impacting SDK. If the privacy-impacting SDK does not include a signature and privacy manifest, Apple will send an informational email to the app developer. Apple will also send informational emails for apps that access Required Reason APIs without declaring approved reasons. Starting in Spring 2024, these will be expected and become part of App Review. You&`#39`;ll need to address any issues before you can submit new and updated apps to the App Store. Okay, here&`#39`;s what&`#39`;s next. App developers: Ask for SDK privacy manifests from your third-party SDK developers. Always refer to the Xcode privacy report when you are submitting your app to keep your Nutrition Label up to date. SDK developers: Adopt signatures and manifests. These are super helpful …[truncated] <title>TN3183: Adding required reason API entries to your privacy manifest | Apple Developer Documentation</title> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3183-adding-required-reason-api-entries-to-your-privacy-manifest ## Select an accessed API category ... A privacy accessed API category identifies the category of required reason APIs your app or third-party SDK uses. Set the value of the NSPrivacy APIType key to a privacy accessed API category. For more information, see Describing use of required reason API. ... The possible values of a privacy accessed API category are: ... - NSPrivacy ... APICategory ... - NSPrivacy ... - NSPrivacy ... Accessed APICategory ... - NSPrivacy Accessed APICategory System ... - NSPrivacy Accessed APICategory User ... The NSPrivacy APIType key uses the following format: ... ``` <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key> <string>NS_PRIVACY_ACCESSED_API_CATEGORY_VALUE</string> ... _PRIVACY string represents a privacy accessed API category. For more information, see Select an accessed API category. ... To add the NSPrivacy key to a privacy accessed API type and reasons dictionary: ... 1. Select the dictionary ... triangle to the left of ... 3. Click ... dictionary to add ... 4. In the ... menu that appears, choose NSP ... APIType ... 5. Confirm the value is `String` in the Type column. 6. Select a privacy accessed API category from the pop-up menu in the Value column. For possible values, see Select an accessed API category. 7. Confirm that the value exactly matches the category of required reason API that your app or third-party SDK uses. ... IType ... ``` <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons ... <array> <string>NS_PRIVACY_ACCESSED_API_TYPE_REASON_VALUE ... > ... ... NS _PRIVACY ... _ACCESSED string in the array identifies a reason why your app or third-party SDK uses a required reason API. All the values in the array are associated with a NSPrivacy key you provide when you create a privacy accessed API type and reasons dictionary. ... ## Add an accessed API type and reasons dictionary ... A privacy accessed API type and reasons dictionary includes a category of required reason APIs and a list of related reasons. The dictionary contains exactly two keys: NSPrivacy APIType and NSPrivacy . It uses the following format: ... ``` <dict> <!— Add an accessed API type key. --> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key> <string>NS_PRIVACY_ACCESSED_API_CATEGORY_VALUE</string> <!— Add an accessed API type reasons key. --> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key> <array> <string>NS_PRIVACY_ACCESSED_API_TYPE_REASON_VALUE</string> ... </array> </dict> ... The NSPrivacy key is an array of privacy accessed API type and reasons dictionaries. For more information, see Add an accessed API type and reasons dictionary. The key uses the following format: ... ``` <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key> <array> <dict> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key> <string>NS_PRIVACY_ACCESSED_API_CATEGORY_VALUE</string> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key> <array> <string>NS_PRIVACY_ACCESSED_API_TYPE_REASON_VALUE</string> ... </array> </dict> ... </array> ... The following example declares disk space required reason API usage in an app named `Sample`: ... ``` <plist> <dict> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key> <array> <!-- Declares disk space required reason API in the `Sample` app. --> <dict> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key> <string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryDiskSpace</string> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key> <array> <string>B728.1</string> <string>E174.1</string> </array> </dict> </array> </dict> </plist> ``` ... Repeat step 5 for each additional required reason API your app or third-party SDK uses. The example below additionally declares user defaults required reason API usage in `Sample`: ... ``` <plist> <dict> <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key>…[truncated] <title>Privacy updates for App Store submissions - Latest News - Apple Developer</title> https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=3d8a9yyh Privacy updates for App Store submissions - Latest News - Apple Developer View in English ## Privacy updates for App Store submissions February 29, 2024 Developers are responsible for all code included in their apps. At WWDC23, we introduced new privacy manifests and signatures for commonly used third-party SDKs and announced that developers will need to declare approved reasons for using a set of APIs in their app’s privacy manifest. These changes help developers better understand how third-party SDKs use data, secure software dependencies, and provide additional privacy protection for users. Starting March 13: If you upload a new or updated app to App Store Connect that uses an API requiring approved reasons, we’ll send you an email letting you know if you’re missing reasons in your app’s privacy manifest. This is in addition to the existing notification in App Store Connect. Starting May 1: You’ll need to include approved reasons for the listed APIs used by your app’s code to upload a new or updated app to App Store Connect. If you’re not using an API for an allowed reason, please find an alternative. And if you add a new third-party SDK that’s on the list of commonly used third-party SDKs, these API, privacy manifest, and signature requirements will apply to that SDK. Make sure to use a version of the SDK that includes its privacy manifest and note that signatures are also required when the SDK is added as a binary dependency. This functionality is a step forward for all apps and we encourage all SDKs to adopt it to better support the apps that depend on them.

Citations:

• 1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/app-privacy-configuration/nsprivacyaccessedapitypes/nsprivacyaccessedapitype
• 2: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/describing-use-of-required-reason-api
• 3: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10060/
• 4: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3183-adding-required-reason-api-entries-to-your-privacy-manifest
• 5: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=3d8a9yyh

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Declare the reason for user-granted file URLs.

HTTPBody(fileURL:) passes any caller-supplied file URL to FileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath:) to read its size. A caller can provide a document-picker URL outside the app, app-group, or CloudKit containers. Apple defines 3B52.1 for metadata access to files the user specifically granted access to, while C617.1 covers files inside those containers.

Add 3B52.1 alongside C617.1. The initializer supports both file locations, so replacing C617.1 or restricting the public input would not match the current API. Without 3B52.1, the manifest does not accurately describe all supported uses and may cause privacy compliance or App Store review issues.

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In `@Sources/Helpers/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy` at line 30, Add the privacy reason
code 3B52.1 alongside the existing C617.1 entry in the privacy manifest,
preserving C617.1 because HTTPBody(fileURL:) supports both container files and
user-granted external file URLs.

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