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# allowsCellularAccess

A Boolean value indicating whether the request is allowed to use the built-in cellular radios to satisfy the request.

```
var allowsCellularAccess: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Setting this property to `true` makes the request eligible to run over cellular, subject to other considerations (including, but not limited to, the [`URLSessionConfiguration`](/documentation/Foundation/URLSessionConfiguration)’s [`allowsCellularAccess`](/documentation/Foundation/URLSessionConfiguration/allowsCellularAccess) property). Setting this value to `false` ensures that the request will never run over cellular.

## See Also

[`waitsForConnectivity`](/documentation/Foundation/URLSessionConfiguration/waitsForConnectivity)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the session should wait for connectivity to become available, or fail immediately.


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