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# Audio Recording Options

Options to specify when recording audio.

## Topics

### Constants

[`let WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsActionTitleKey: String`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsActionTitleKey)

The title to display on the button that the user taps to accept a recording. The value of this key is an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSString> object. If you do not specify this option, the button title is set to “Save”.

[`let WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsAlwaysShowActionTitleKey: String`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsAlwaysShowActionTitleKey)

The behavior for showing the action button. The value of this key is an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSNumber> object with a Boolean value. When the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the recording interface always shows the action button. When the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, the sheet shows the button only after the user has recorded some audio. The default value for this option is YES.

[`let WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsAutorecordKey: String`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsAutorecordKey)

The automatic recording behavior of the action sheet. The value of this key is an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSNumber> object with a Boolean value. When the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the recording interface starts recording as soon as it is presented. When the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, the user must start recording manually. The default value for this option is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

[`let WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsMaximumDurationKey: String`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKAudioRecorderControllerOptionsMaximumDurationKey)

The maximum length of recorded audio clips. The value of this key is an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSNumber> object with an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/TimeInterval> value containing the maximum duration in seconds. If you do not specify this option, there is no maximum recording time.


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