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# Services Functions

Configure the contents of your app’s Services menu.

## Topics

### Registering Services

[`NSRegisterServicesProvider(_:_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRegisterServicesProvider(_:_:))

Registers a service provider.

[`NSUnregisterServicesProvider(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUnregisterServicesProvider(_:))

Unregisters a service provider.

[`NSUpdateDynamicServices()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUpdateDynamicServices())

Causes the services information for the system to be updated.

[`NSServiceProviderName`](/documentation/AppKit/NSServiceProviderName)

### Performing Services

[`NSPerformService(_:_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPerformService(_:_:))

Programmatically invokes a Services menu service.


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