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# init(emailAddress:)

Creates a lookup info for the specified email address.

```
init(emailAddress: String)
```

## Parameters

`emailAddress`

The email address for looking up the user identity.

## Discussion

After you create a lookup info, use the [`CKDiscoverUserIdentitiesOperation`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKDiscoverUserIdentitiesOperation) operation or the  [`CKFetchShareParticipantsOperation`](/documentation/CloudKit/CKFetchShareParticipantsOperation) operation to retrieve the corresponding user identity.

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