Subscribed Calendars device management payload settings for Apple devices

You can configure subscribed calendar settings for users of an iPhone, iPad, Shared iPad, or Apple Vision Pro that enrolls in a device management service. Use the Subscribed Calendars payload to add read-only calendar subscriptions to the Calendar app.

The Subscribed Calendars payload supports the following. For more information, see Payload information.

Supported payload identifier: com.apple.subscribedcalendar.account
Supported operating systems and channels: iOS, iPadOS, Shared iPad user, visionOS 1.1.
Supported enrollment methods: User Enrollment, Device Enrollment, Automated Device Enrollment.
Duplicates allowed: True—more than one Subscribed Calendars payload can be delivered to a user or device.

You can use the settings in the table below with the Subscribed Calendars payload.

Setting	Description	Required
Account description	The display name for the account.	No
URL	The URL for the calendar file.	Yes
Account user name	The user name for the calendar subscription.	No
Account password	The password for the calendar subscription.	No
Use SSL	When the Use SSL option is selected and the server’s SSL certificate isn’t issued by a trusted certificate authority known to the devices, use the Certificates payload to add any root or intermediate certificates that are necessary to validate the server’s SSL certificate.	No

Note: Each device management service developer implements these settings differently. To learn how Subscribed Calendars settings are applied to your devices and users, consult your developer’s device management service documentation.

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Subscribed Calendars device management payload settings for Apple devices