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# CNContactFetchRequest

An object that defines the options to use when fetching contacts.

```
class CNContactFetchRequest
```

## Overview

You need at least one contact property key to fetch a contact’s properties. Use this class with the [`enumerateContacts(with:usingBlock:)`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactStore/enumerateContacts(with:usingBlock:)) method to execute the contact fetch request.

## Topics

### Creating a Fetch Request

[`-  initWithKeysToFetch:`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactFetchRequest/init(keysToFetch:))

Creates a fetch request for the specified keys.

[`CNKeyDescriptor`](/documentation/Contacts/CNKeyDescriptor)

This protocol is reserved for Contacts framework usage.

### Specifying the Search Predicate

[`predicate`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactFetchRequest/predicate)

The predicate to match contacts against.

### Configuring the Fetch Options

[`mutableObjects`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactFetchRequest/mutableObjects)

A Boolean value that indicates whether to return mutable contacts.

[`unifyResults`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactFetchRequest/unifyResults)

A Boolean value that indicates whether to return linked contacts as unified contacts.

[`sortOrder`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactFetchRequest/sortOrder)

The sort order for contacts.

[`CNContactSortOrder`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactSortOrder)

Indicates the sorting order for contacts.

### Specifying the Keys to Fetch

[`keysToFetch`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactFetchRequest/keysToFetch)

The properties to fetch in the returned contacts.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

### Inherits From

[`CNFetchRequest`](/documentation/Contacts/CNFetchRequest)

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