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# NSURLRequest.Attribution.developer

A developer-initiated network request.

```
case developer
```

## Discussion

Use this value for the [`attribution`](/documentation/Foundation/URLRequest/attribution-swift.property) parameter of a URL request that your app makes for any purpose other than when the user explicitly accesses a link. This includes requests that your app makes to get user data. This is the default value.

For cases where the user enters a URL, like in the navigation bar of a web browser, or taps or clicks a URL to load the content it represents, use the [`NSURLRequest.Attribution.user`](/documentation/Foundation/NSURLRequest/Attribution-swift.enum/user) value instead.

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