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# NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions

An object that customizes how a store description aligns with a CloudKit database.

```
class NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions
```

## Overview

Use [`NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions) to customize the behavior of an [`NSPersistentCloudKitContainer`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentCloudKitContainer) or to create additional store descriptions that sync to other containers.

For more information about setting up multiple stores, see [Setting Up Core Data with CloudKit](/documentation/CoreData/setting-up-core-data-with-cloudkit).

## Topics

### Creating Container Options

[`init(containerIdentifier:)`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions/init(containerIdentifier:))

Initializes container options using the given CloudKit container identifier.

[`containerIdentifier`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions/containerIdentifier)

The identifier of the CloudKit container associated with a given store description.

[`databaseScope`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions/databaseScope-4c72t)

The database scope — public, private, or shared — to use for a specified store in a persistent CloudKit container.

[`databaseScope`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentCloudKitContainerOptions/databaseScope-2784h)

The database scope — public, private, or shared — to use for a specified store in a persistent CloudKit container.


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