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# Social

Post content to supported social networking services, using standard system interfaces.

## Overview

On iOS and macOS, this framework provides a template for creating HTTP requests. On iOS only, the Social framework provides a generalized interface for posting requests on behalf of the user.

A common way to use this framework is:

- Create a network session.
- Get the activity feed for a user.
- Make a new post.
- Set properties on a post, add attachments, etc.
- Publish a post to an activity feed.

## Topics

### Composition Interfaces

[`SLComposeServiceViewController`](/documentation/Social/SLComposeServiceViewController)

A view controller that you present from your share app extension, allowing the user to compose social media posts.

[`SLComposeViewController`](/documentation/Social/SLComposeViewController)

A view controller that allows the user to compose social media posts.

### Server Communication

[`SLRequest`](/documentation/Social/SLRequest)

An object that you use to assemble an HTTP request for communicating with a social media service.


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