# queryItems An array of query items for the URL in the order in which they appear in the original query string. ``` var queryItems: [URLQueryItem]? { get set } ``` ## Discussion Each `URLQueryItem` represents a single key-value pair, Note that a name may appear more than once in a single query string, so the name values are not guaranteed to be unique. If the `URLComponents` has an empty query component, returns an empty array. If the `URLComponents` has no query component, returns nil. The setter combines an array containing any number of `URLQueryItem`s, each of which represents a single key-value pair, into a query string and sets the `URLComponents` query property. Passing an empty array sets the query component of the `URLComponents` to an empty string. Passing nil removes the query component of the `URLComponents`. > Note: > If a name-value pair in a query is empty (i.e. the query string starts with ‘&’, ends with ‘&’, or has “&&” within it), you get a `URLQueryItem` with a zero-length name and a nil value. If a query’s name-value pair has nothing before the equals sign, you get a zero-length name. If a query’s name-value pair has nothing after the equals sign, you get a zero-length value. If a query’s name-value pair has no equals sign, the query name-value pair string is the name and you get a nil value. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)