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# BGProcessingTaskRequest

A request to launch your app in the background to execute a processing task that can take minutes to complete.

```
class BGProcessingTaskRequest
```

## Topics

### Initializing a Processing Task Request

[`init(identifier:)`](/documentation/BackgroundTasks/BGProcessingTaskRequest/init(identifier:))

Return a new processing task request for the specified identifier.

### Setting Task Request Options

[`requiresExternalPower`](/documentation/BackgroundTasks/BGProcessingTaskRequest/requiresExternalPower)

A Boolean specifying if the processing task requires a device connected to power.

[`requiresNetworkConnectivity`](/documentation/BackgroundTasks/BGProcessingTaskRequest/requiresNetworkConnectivity)

A Boolean specifying if the processing task requires network connectivity.


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