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# CKError.Code.networkFailure

An error that occurs when a network is available, but CloudKit is inaccessible.

```
case networkFailure
```

## Discussion

You can retry network failures immediately, but have your app implement a backoff period so that it doesn’t attempt the same operation repeatedly.

If the network is unavailable, have your app monitor for network reachability and wait to reissue the operation when the network is available again. See <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CFNetwork/CFNetworkErrors> for more information.

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