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# init(url:)

Creates a document properties object from document data at the URL you specify.

```
init(url: URL)
```

## Parameters

`url`

The URL that points to the document data.

## Discussion

When you initialize a document properties object with a URL, UIKit automatically finds the corresponding metadata and stores it in the document properties object’s [`metadata`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDocumentProperties/metadata) property.

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