Wallet

Apple's app for boarding passes, tickets, coupons and store cards, with APIs to add and update them.

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Introduced

2012

iOS 6

Kind

Platform feature

Runs on

Get it from

iOS

6.0+

iPadOS

6.0+

Mac Catalyst

13.0+

macOS

11.0+

tvOS

visionOS

1.0+

watchOS

2.0+

Overview

Apple Wallet keeps boarding passes, event tickets, coupons, store cards, gift cards and keys in one place on iPhone and Apple Watch. Passes are time- and location-aware, so they can appear on the Lock Screen when relevant, and they can be updated with push notifications.

Developers create passes signed with an Apple-issued certificate and distribute them from an app, by email or on the web. The PassKit framework adds passes from an app and also hosts Apple Pay. Newer additions include poster event tickets, redesigned boarding passes, and the Verify with Wallet API for checking age or identity with IDs in Wallet.

Pass styles

Boarding passes, coupons, event tickets, store cards and generic passes.

Timely passes

Passes surface on the Lock Screen based on relevant time and location.

Live updates

Push notifications update passes, such as gate changes or card balances.

ID verification

Verify with Wallet lets apps request age or identity from IDs in Wallet.

AddPass.swift

import PassKit
import UIKit

func presentAddPass(_ passData: Data, from viewController: UIViewController) throws {
    guard PKAddPassesViewController.canAddPasses() else { return }
    let pass = try PKPass(data: passData)
    guard !PKPassLibrary().containsPass(pass),
          let controller = PKAddPassesViewController(passes: [pass]) else { return }
    viewController.present(controller, animated: true)
}

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