How Ask to Buy works
With Ask to Buy and Family Sharing, whenever a child initiates a new purchase or free download, a request goes to the family organizer. The organizer can review the item and approve the purchase or decline the request right from their own iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. For example, this could be a request for items in the iTunes, Apple Books, or App Store, In-App Purchases, or iCloud storage.
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If the family organizer approves the purchase, the content downloads automatically to their family member’s device. If they decline, no purchase or download will take place. If your child downloads a previous purchase again, downloads a shared purchase, installs an update, or uses a redemption code in the store, you won't get a notification.
Who can use Ask to Buy
The family organizer can turn on Ask to Buy for any family member who isn't an adult. It's on by default for any children under 13, and you'll be asked to set up Ask to Buy when inviting anyone under 18 to your family group.* If your child turns 18 and the family organizer turns off Ask to Buy, you will not be able to turn it back on again.
How to turn Ask to Buy on or off
If you're the family organizer, use these steps to turn Ask to Buy on or off for family members who are under 18.* If you turn off Ask to Buy for a family member after they turn 18,* you can't turn it on again.
If you created your child's account using Apple ID for Students, you can use Ask to Buy for personal purchases outside of the educational institution. It won't apply to any apps or other content distributed by the school.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > [your name].
- Tap Family Sharing.
- Tap your family member's name.
- Tap Ask to Buy.
On your Mac with macOS Catalina
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- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Family Sharing.
- Click Family in the sidebar.
- Click Details next to the child's name on the right.
- Select Ask to Buy.
On your Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
- Then click iCloud.
- Click Manage Family and select your family member's name.
- Select Ask to Buy.
How to approve or decline a request
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If you're the organizer, you can use these steps to make or decline the purchase from your iOS device or Mac:
- Open the notification to see the item that your family member wants to get. Can't find your Ask to Buy notifications?
- Approve or decline the purchase.
- If you approve, you need to sign in with your Apple ID and password to make the purchase.
What happens next
After the item's purchased, it's added to your child’s account and shared with the rest of the family group if you have purchase sharing turned on.**
If you decline a request, your child receives a notification that you declined the request. If you dismiss the request or don't make the purchase, it will be deleted after 24 hours, and the child will need to make the request again.
Where to find your Ask to Buy requests
If you miss an Ask to Buy notification, you can find the request in Notification Center on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
How to choose another approver
The organizer can give another parent or guardian in the group over the age of 18 permission to manage Ask to Buy requests. Only one adult needs to manage each purchase, and after it's done, the purchase is final.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > [your name].
- Tap Family Sharing, then tap your family member.
- Tap Parent/Guardian.
On your Mac with macOS Catalina
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Family Sharing.
- Click Family in the sidebar.
- Click Details next to the family member's name, then select Parent/Guardian.
On your Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
- Click iCloud, then select your family member.
- Select Parent/Guardian.
How children or teens can make a request with Ask to Buy
If Ask to Buy is enabled for your account, you can browse the store normally, but before a purchase is complete, a request goes to your family organizer. Just use these steps to send a request to your organizer:
- Tap the price on the item that you want to get.
- If asked, enter your Apple ID and password.
- Tap Ask. Your request will go to the organizer. You can tap 'approve it in person' if the organizer is nearby and they can make the purchase directly from your device. Even if you make multiple requests for the same item, your organizer will get only one notification.
- After the purchase is made, it will download to your device automatically.**
* Age varies by country or region.
** In South Korea, a child might be asked to verify their age after an Ask to Buy request is approved. Learn about age verification in South Korea.