# init(name:create:) Returns a pasteboard that you identify by name, optionally creating it if it doesn’t exist. ``` init?(name pasteboardName: UIPasteboard.Name, create: Bool) ``` ## Parameters `pasteboardName` A string or string constant that identifies (or should identify) the pasteboard. To create a pasteboard with a `nil` name, specify a `nil` value for this parameter. `create` A Boolean value that specifies whether to create the pasteboard if it doesn’t already exist. Specify for system pasteboards or if you want to use an existing app pasteboard. ## Return Value A pasteboard object you can use to transfer data within an app or between apps that have the same team ID. ## Discussion Call this method to create custom app pasteboards. (You can also use it to obtain the general pasteboard, but the [`general`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboard/general) class method exists for that purpose.) App pasteboards this method returns aren’t persistent, existing only until the app quits. Starting in iOS 10, persistent, named pasteboards are deprecated. Instead, use a shared container, as described in the overview for the [`UIPasteboard`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboard) class. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)