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# startClipBuffering(completionHandler:)

Starts buffering a clip recording.

```
func startClipBuffering(completionHandler: (@Sendable ((any Error)?) -> Void)? = nil)
```

```
func startClipBuffering() async throws
```

## Parameters

`completionHandler`

The system invokes this closure when recording starts. The system passes an error object to the closure if it encountered a problem.

## Discussion

> Important:
> You can call this method from synchronous code using a completion handler, as shown on this page, or you can call it as an asynchronous method that has the following declaration:
> 
> ```swift
> func startClipBuffering() async throws
> ```
> 
> For information about concurrency and asynchronous code in Swift, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/calling-objective-c-apis-asynchronously>.

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