How do I get the current access point's MAC address/BSSID?

Question

My iPhone is connected to an access point through a WiFi connection. Does anybody now how I can retrieve this Access Point's MAC address with Objective-C?

Durai Amuthan.H · Answer 1 · 2013-12-30T09:47:35.923

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It works for me

Add SystemConfiguration.framework
import < SystemConfiguration/CaptiveNetwork.h>

use the below method

 +(NSString *)currentWifiBSSID {

        NSString *bssid = nil;
        NSArray *ifs = (__bridge_transfer id)CNCopySupportedInterfaces();
        for (NSString *ifnam in ifs) {
            NSDictionary *info = (__bridge_transfer id)CNCopyCurrentNetworkInfo((__bridge CFStringRef)ifnam);

            NSLog(@"info:%@",info);

            if (info[@"BSSID"]) {
                bssid = info[@"BSSID"];
            }
        }
        return bssid;
    }

Any usage of this code won't get your app rejected by Apple.

To know more about the Captive Network API click here

edited Dec 30 '13 at 09:47

answered Dec 30 '13 at 09:19

Durai Amuthan.H

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Are you aware of a way of getting the access point's IP address? – Darren Nov 06 '14 at 10:56
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@Darren - I am not aware of it But,here is a question related to your quest.http://stackoverflow.com/q/21945498/730807 – Durai Amuthan.H Nov 07 '14 at 09:12
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Why is no one saying how amazing this answer was? This should be the accepted answer. It works. – inigo333 Nov 02 '16 at 10:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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Look here and then here

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Sep 22 '09 at 16:01

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Thanks, that helps a lot. Is it also possible to get the BSSIDs of all available access points instead of only the one I'm currently connected to? – Sep 22 '09 at 16:37
Thats what this will do - the NSDictionary networks contains a list of all the visible networks – James Sep 22 '09 at 18:37
I've found this post seeking for a way to get the access point MAC Address for a Wifi network. I'm a bit confused. Using this could cause that app will be rejected for app Store? – Rotten May 03 '11 at 15:00
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Because its using a private API it'll get rejected. I mean you can try sneak it past them... – James May 04 '11 at 18:20
First link is dead. – Cinder Biscuits Oct 08 '18 at 01:46

How do I get the current access point's MAC address/BSSID?

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