Requirements for Apple Business Manager
Before you sign up for Apple Business Manager, make sure you are using a supported browser and have the necessary information ready for setting up your initial administrator account. You must also provide a verification contact and agree to any updated terms and conditions.
Supported browsers
The following browsers are supported for using Apple Business Manager:
Device operating system | Supported browser |
|---|---|
macOS 10.13 or later | Safari (14.1 or later) Chrome (87 or later) Microsoft Edge (87 or later) |
iPadOS 14.1 or later Note: iPad mini is not supported | Safari Chrome (87 or later) |
Windows | Chrome (87 or later) Microsoft Edge (87 or later) |
Operating system requirements
Usage | Minimum supported operating system | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appear in Apple Business Manager and be enrolled in a linked third‑party MDM solution | iOS 7 iPadOS 13.1 OS X 10.9 tvOS 10.2 | ||||||||||
Federated authentication with Google Workspace | iOS 15.5 iPadOS 15.5 macOS 12.4 | ||||||||||
Federated authentication with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) | iOS 11.3 iPadOS 13.1 macOS 10.13.4 | ||||||||||
Sign in with Apple at Work & School | iOS 16 iPadOS 16.1 macOS 13 | ||||||||||
Requirements for automatically adding devices
The following conditions must be met to automatically add devices to Apple Business Manager:
If the device was purchased directly from Apple, the purchaser must have used an enrolled and verified Apple Customer Number.
If the device was purchased directly from a participating Apple Authorised Reseller or mobile network provider, the device must be linked to that reseller’s Reseller Number. The actual date of eligibility is determined by the participating Apple Authorised Reseller or network provider sales history. The Reseller Number must be added to your organisation’s list of approved suppliers.
The device must have been ordered after 1 March 2011, whether it was purchased directly from Apple or from a participating Apple Authorised Reseller or mobile network provider.
Requirements for manually adding devices
You can manually add Apple devices to Apple Business Manager using Apple Configurator, even if the devices were not purchased directly from Apple, an Apple Authorised Reseller or an authorised mobile network provider.
Updated terms and conditions
When terms and conditions are updated, a user with the role of Administrator must sign in and accept them. Until the updated terms and conditions are accepted, most of the functionality in Apple Business Manager is blocked. See the Apple Support article If Apple Business Manager, Apple Business Essentials or Apple School Manager asks you to approve new terms and conditions.
Important: If you are unable to accept the terms and conditions, contact an Apple Business Manager administrator immediately. Before full functionality is available, an administrator must sign in to Apple Business Manager and accept the new terms and conditions.
Initial administrator account
Use the name of a person when setting up the user account, not the name of a role or group. This is known as an administrator account. After your enrolment is approved, you can give up to four managers the role of Administrator. This user (initial administrator) must agree to the programme and software licence agreements, which are periodically updated.
The following information is required:
first and last name of the individual enrolling on behalf of the organisation
Note: This must be a legal, human name. First and last names such as "IT Coordinator" or "iPad Deployment" will be returned to you to be edited.
a work email address
work phone number
role/job title
Initial administrator account email address requirements
The email address you use for your initial administrator account must meet certain specific requirements, which are as follows:
has not been used as an Apple ID for any other Apple service or website
is not associated with an App Store or iCloud account
can be from a public email provider
If you do not own a custom domain name, you can use a public email provider for the Managed Apple ID for this user account. All subsequent Managed Apple IDs must use the reserved domain, which is automatically set up after a successful enrolment. See Reserved domains.
cannot be from a domain that has already been verified by another Apple Business Manager organisation
For example, if another organisation has verified theacmeinc.com, the initial administrator user account for your organisation cannot contain theacmeinc.com.
Important: Do not use this new administrator Managed Apple ID with an App Store or iCloud account, nor with any Apple services or website other than Apple Business Manager.
Verification contact
Your verification contact — usually a legal representative of your organisation — verifies that you have the authority to sign and bind your organisation to the terms and conditions of Apple Business Manager. The information given for this contact cannot be the same as for the individual submitting the enrolment. Apple reaches out to the verification contact during enrolment to verify information about the initial administrator user account and the organisation.
Note: During the review process, your verification contact is contacted by phone and asked to confirm information about you and your organisation before your enrolment is approved. Make sure that any filters allow mail from all apple.com domains. Return any missed phone calls quickly so that the enrolment process can proceed smoothly.
The following information is required:
name
work email address
work phone number
role/job title
Organisation details
The following information is required:
Information | Character limit/Notes |
|---|---|
Data Universal Numbering System D-U-N-S Number | Important: The D-U-N-S Number must match the organisation’s legal name and address. |
Country or region | N/A |
Phone number | 128 |
Website URL | 128 |
Time zone | N/A |
Supplier information | An Apple Customer Number, if purchasing direct from Apple: the legal name and mailing address of the organisation should match those associated with the Apple Customer Number. A Reseller Number, if purchasing Apple devices from a participating Apple Authorised Reseller or mobile network provider |