# execute(_:with:) Executes the specified request on each of the coordinator’s persistent stores. ``` func execute(_ request: NSPersistentStoreRequest, with context: NSManagedObjectContext) throws -> Any ``` ## Parameters `request` A fetch or save request. `context` The context against which `request` should be executed. ## Return Value An array containing managed objects, managed object IDs, or dictionaries as appropriate for a fetch request; an empty array if `request` is a save request, or `nil` if an error occurred. ## Discussion User defined requests return arrays of arrays, where a nested array is the result returned from a single store. --- 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)