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# stopRecording(withOutput:completionHandler:)

Stops the current recording and writes the movie to the specified output URL.

```
func stopRecording(withOutput url: URL, completionHandler: (@Sendable ((any Error)?) -> Void)? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`url`

The output URL.

`completionHandler`

The completion handler the system calls when the movie is written to the specified output URL. If an error occured, the system passes the completion handler an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSError> that indicates the reason the operation failed.

## 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 stopRecording(withOutput url: URL) 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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