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# allowsCellularAccess

A Boolean value that indicates whether a connection can use the device’s cellular network (if present).

```
var allowsCellularAccess: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Setting this property to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> (the default) makes the request eligible to run over cellular, subject to other considerations (including, but not limited to, the [`allowsCellularAccess`](/documentation/Foundation/URLSessionConfiguration/allowsCellularAccess) property of the [`URLSessionConfiguration`](/documentation/Foundation/URLSessionConfiguration)). Setting this value to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> ensures that the request will never run over cellular.

## See Also

[`waitsForConnectivity`](/documentation/Foundation/URLSessionConfiguration/waitsForConnectivity)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the session should wait for connectivity to become available, or fail immediately.


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