# init(alertBody:alertLocalizationKey:alertLocalizationArgs:title:titleLocalizationKey:titleLocalizationArgs:subtitle:subtitleLocalizationKey:subtitleLocalizationArgs:alertActionLocalizationKey:alertLaunchImage:soundName:desiredKeys:shouldBadge:shouldSendContentAvailable:shouldSendMutableContent:category:collapseIDKey:) Creates a notification with the specified values. ``` convenience init(alertBody: String? = nil, alertLocalizationKey: String? = nil, alertLocalizationArgs: [CKRecord.FieldKey] = [], title: String? = nil, titleLocalizationKey: String? = nil, titleLocalizationArgs: [CKRecord.FieldKey] = [], subtitle: String? = nil, subtitleLocalizationKey: String? = nil, subtitleLocalizationArgs: [CKRecord.FieldKey] = [], alertActionLocalizationKey: String? = nil, alertLaunchImage: String? = nil, soundName: String? = nil, desiredKeys: [CKRecord.FieldKey] = [], shouldBadge: Bool = false, shouldSendContentAvailable: Bool = false, shouldSendMutableContent: Bool = false, category: String? = nil, collapseIDKey: String? = nil) ``` ## Parameters `alertBody` The text for the notification’s alert. `alertLocalizationKey` The key that identifies the localized string for the notification’s alert. `alertLocalizationArgs` The fields for building a notification’s alert. `title` The notification’s title. `titleLocalizationKey` The key that identifies the localized string for the notification’s title. `titleLocalizationArgs` The fields for building a notification’s title. `subtitle` The notification’s subtitle. `subtitleLocalizationKey` The key that identifies the localized string for the notification’s subtitle. `subtitleLocalizationArgs` The fields for building a notification’s subtitle. `alertActionLocalizationKey` The key that identifies the localized string for the notification’s action. `alertLaunchImage` The filename of an image to use as a launch image. `soundName` The filename of the sound file to play when a notification arrives. `desiredKeys` The names of fields to include in the push notification’s payload. `shouldBadge` A Boolean value that determines whether an app’s icon badge increments its value. `shouldSendContentAvailable` A Boolean value that indicates whether the push notification includes the content available flag. `shouldSendMutableContent` A Boolean value that indicates whether the push notification includes the content available flag. `category` The name of the action group that corresponds to this notification. `collapseIDKey` The value that the system uses to coalesce unseen push notifications. ## Discussion See the corresponding properties for more details about each parameter. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)