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# initWithConfiguration:

Creates a sync engine with the specified configuration.

```
- (instancetype) initWithConfiguration:(CKSyncEngineConfiguration *) configuration;
```

## Parameters

`configuration`

The attributes of the new sync engine, such as the associated database and the object to use as the engine’s delegate. For more information, see [`CKSyncEngineConfiguration`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKSyncEngineConfiguration).

## Return Value

A configured sync engine.

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