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# saveAccount(_:withCompletionHandler:)

Saves an account to the Accounts database.

```
func saveAccount(_ account: ACAccount!, withCompletionHandler completionHandler: (@Sendable (Bool, (any Error)?) -> Void)!)
```

## Parameters

`account`

The account to save.

`completionHandler`

The handler to call when the operation completes. The handler is called on an arbitrary queue.

## 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 saveAccount(_ account: ACAccount!) async throws -> Bool
> ```
> 
> For information about concurrency and asynchronous code in Swift, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/calling-objective-c-apis-asynchronously>.

If the account type supports authentication and the account isn’t authenticated, the account server uses the account’s credentials to authenticate it. If the authentication is successful, the account is saved; otherwise it’s not saved.

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