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# CNSocialProfile

An immutable object that represents one of the user’s social profiles.

```
class CNSocialProfile
```

## Overview

Some social profile services, such as Facebook and Twitter, are predefined in this class. You can also specify your own social profile service with the [`init(urlString:username:userIdentifier:service:)`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/init(urlString:username:userIdentifier:service:)) method.

`CNSocialProfile` objects are thread-safe, and you may access their properties from any thread of your app.

## Topics

### Creating a Social Profile Object

[`init(urlString:username:userIdentifier:service:)`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/init(urlString:username:userIdentifier:service:))

Initializes a new social profile object with the specified URL.

### Getting Social Profile Information

[`username`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/username)

The user name for the social profile.

[`service`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/service)

The social profile’s service name.

[`urlString`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/urlString)

The URL associated with the social profile.

[`userIdentifier`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/userIdentifier)

The service’s user identifier associated with the social profile.

### Getting Localized User Profile Information

[`localizedString(forKey:)`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/localizedString(forKey:))

Returns the localized name of the property for the specified key.

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

The social profile user name.

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

The social profile service.

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

The social profile URL.

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

The social profile user identifier.

### Getting Localized Service Names

[`localizedString(forService:)`](/documentation/Contacts/CNSocialProfile/localizedString(forService:))

Returns the localized name of the specified service.

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

The Facebook social profile service.

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

The Flickr social profile service.

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

The Game Center social profile service.

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

The LinkedIn social profile service.

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

The MySpace social profile service.

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

The Sina Weibo social profile service.

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

The Tencent Weibo social profile service.

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

The Twitter social profile service.

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

The Yelp social profile service.


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