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# userIdentity(forEmailAddress:)

Fetches the user identity for the specified email address.

```
func userIdentity(forEmailAddress email: String) async throws -> CKUserIdentity?
```

## Parameters

`email`

The user’s email address.

## Return Value

The user identity for the email address.

## Discussion

Use this method to retrieve the identity of a user who the current user knows. The user you’re searching for must meet the following criteria:

- The user has run the app.
- The user grants the [`userDiscoverability`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKContainer/ApplicationPermissions/userDiscoverability) permission for the container.

This method searches for the user asynchronously and with a low priority. If you want the task to execute the request with a higher priority, create an instance of [`CKDiscoverUserIdentitiesOperation`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKDiscoverUserIdentitiesOperation) and configure it to use the necessary priority.

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