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# init(recordType:predicate:subscriptionID:options:)

Creates a named query-based subscription that queries records of a specific type.

```
convenience init(recordType: CKRecord.RecordType, predicate: NSPredicate, subscriptionID: CKSubscription.ID, options querySubscriptionOptions: CKQuerySubscription.Options = [.firesOnRecordCreation, .firesOnRecordUpdate, .firesOnRecordDeletion])
```

## Parameters

`recordType`

The record’s type. You’re responsible for defining your app’s record types.

`predicate`

The predicate that identifies the records for inclusion in the subscription. For information about the operators that predicates support, see the discussion in [`CKQuery`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKQuery).

`subscriptionID`

The subscription’s name. You must specify a value that is unique in the target database, you should not specify an empty string.

`querySubscriptionOptions`

A bitmask of configuration options. See [`CKQuerySubscription.Options`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKQuerySubscription/Options) for more information.

## Discussion

The subscription that this method returns is a query-based subscription with a scope that includes all of the user’s record zones. When CloudKit modifies a record that matches the specified type and predicate, it uses `querySubscriptionOptions` to determine whether to send a push notification.

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