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# INPersonHandle

The identifying information for a user of your app.

```
class INPersonHandle
```

## Overview

An [`INPersonHandle`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandle) object contains information that you use to uniquely identify a user of your app. When resolving a person associated with an intent, you might create instances of this class and add them to an [`INPerson`](/documentation/Intents/INPerson) object when resolving an intent involving that person. Handles contain unique information such as an email address or phone number.

## Topics

### Initializing a Person Handle

[`init(value:type:label:)`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandle/init(value:type:label:))

Initializes and returns a person handle with the specified data.

[`init(value:type:)`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandle/init(value:type:))

Initializes and returns a person handle with the specified data.

### Getting the Handle Information

[`type`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandle/type)

The type of information contained in the handle.

[`value`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandle/value)

The data for the handle.

[`label`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandle/label)

A standard label that describes the meaning of the information.

### Constants

[`INPersonHandleType`](/documentation/Intents/INPersonHandleType)

Constants indicating the types of data that can be associated with a person handle.


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