<!--
{
  "availability" : [
    "iOS: 13.0.0 -",
    "iPadOS: 13.0.0 -",
    "macCatalyst: 13.1.0 -",
    "tvOS: 13.0.0 -",
    "visionOS: 1.0.0 -"
  ],
  "documentType" : "symbol",
  "framework" : "UIKit",
  "identifier" : "/documentation/UIKit/UIScene/ActivationRequestOptions",
  "metadataVersion" : "0.1.0",
  "role" : "Class",
  "symbol" : {
    "kind" : "Class",
    "modules" : [
      "UIKit"
    ],
    "preciseIdentifier" : "c:objc(cs)UISceneActivationRequestOptions"
  },
  "title" : "UIScene.ActivationRequestOptions"
}
-->

# UIScene.ActivationRequestOptions

An object that contains information you want the system to use when activating the session associated with a scene.

```
@MainActor class ActivationRequestOptions
```

## Overview

Create a [`UIScene.ActivationRequestOptions`](/documentation/UIKit/UIScene/ActivationRequestOptions) object before you activate or create a scene using the [`activateSceneSession(for:errorHandler:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/activateSceneSession(for:errorHandler:)) (Swift) or [`activateSceneSessionForRequest:errorHandler:`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/activateSceneSessionForRequest:errorHandler:) (Objective-C) method of [`UIApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication). Use this object to specify which of your app’s existing scenes originated the request for the new scene.

## Topics

### Specifying the originator of the request

[`requestingScene`](/documentation/UIKit/UIScene/ActivationRequestOptions/requestingScene)

The scene object that requested the activation of a different scene.

### Specifying collection join behavior

[`collectionJoinBehavior`](/documentation/UIKit/UIScene/ActivationRequestOptions/collectionJoinBehavior)

The behavior that specifies how a new scene joins a scene collection.

[`UISceneCollectionJoinBehavior`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneCollectionJoinBehavior)

A set of behaviors that specify how a new scene joins a scene collection.


---

Copyright &copy; 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)