---
title: Address Book Constants
framework: Address Book
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: addressbook/address-book-constants
---

# Address Book Constants

Get the constants you use to specify Address Book information.

## Topics

### Data Type Constants

- [Address Keys](addressbook/address-keys.md)
- [Default Person Properties](addressbook/default-person-properties.md)
- [Default Group Properties](addressbook/default-group-properties.md)
- [Default Multivalue List Labels](addressbook/default-multivalue-list-labels.md)
- [Generic Multivalue List Labels](addressbook/generic-multivalue-list-labels.md)
- [Multivalue Property](addressbook/multivalue-property.md)
- [Default Record Properties](addressbook/default-record-properties.md)
- [Property Types](addressbook/property_types.md)

### Social Media Constants

- [Instant Messaging Keys](addressbook/instant-messaging-keys.md)
- [Instant Messaging Services](addressbook/instant-messaging-services.md)
- [Social Profile Services](addressbook/social-profile-services.md)

### Errors

- [ABAddressBookErrorDomain](addressbook/abaddressbookerrordomain.md)
- [Error Codes](addressbook/error-codes.md)

### Miscellaneous

- [ABMultipleValueSelection](addressbook/abmultiplevalueselection.md)
- [ABNoValueSelection](addressbook/abnovalueselection.md)
- [ABSingleValueSelection](addressbook/absinglevalueselection.md)
- [kABAlternateBirthdayComponentsProperty](addressbook/kabalternatebirthdaycomponentsproperty.md)
- [kABBitsInBitFieldMatch](addressbook/kabbitsinbitfieldmatch.md)
- [kABContainsSubString](addressbook/kabcontainssubstring.md)
- [kABContainsSubStringCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabcontainssubstringcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABDefaultNameOrdering](addressbook/kabdefaultnameordering.md)
- [kABDeletedRecords](addressbook/kabdeletedrecords.md)
- [kABDoesNotContainSubString](addressbook/kabdoesnotcontainsubstring.md)
- [kABDoesNotContainSubStringCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabdoesnotcontainsubstringcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABEqual](addressbook/kabequal.md)
- [kABEqualCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabequalcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABFirstNameFirst](addressbook/kabfirstnamefirst.md)
- [kABGreaterThan](addressbook/kabgreaterthan.md)
- [kABGreaterThanOrEqual](addressbook/kabgreaterthanorequal.md)
- [kABInsertedRecords](addressbook/kabinsertedrecords.md)
- [kABLastNameFirst](addressbook/kablastnamefirst.md)
- [kABLessThan](addressbook/kablessthan.md)
- [kABLessThanOrEqual](addressbook/kablessthanorequal.md)
- [kABMultiValueInvalidIdentifier](addressbook/kabmultivalueinvalididentifier.md)
- [kABNameOrderingMask](addressbook/kabnameorderingmask.md)
- [kABNotEqual](addressbook/kabnotequal.md)
- [kABNotEqualCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabnotequalcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalAroundToday](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalaroundtoday.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalAroundTodayYearless](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalaroundtodayyearless.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalFromToday](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalfromtoday.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalFromTodayYearless](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalfromtodayyearless.md)
- [kABOrganizationPhoneticProperty](addressbook/kaborganizationphoneticproperty.md)
- [kABPrefixMatch](addressbook/kabprefixmatch.md)
- [kABPrefixMatchCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabprefixmatchcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABPropertyInvalidID](addressbook/kabpropertyinvalidid.md)
- [kABRecordInvalidID](addressbook/kabrecordinvalidid.md)
- [kABSearchAnd](addressbook/kabsearchand.md)
- [kABSearchOr](addressbook/kabsearchor.md)
- [kABShowAsCompany](addressbook/kabshowascompany.md)
- [kABShowAsMask](addressbook/kabshowasmask.md)
- [kABShowAsPerson](addressbook/kabshowasperson.md)
- [kABShowAsResource](addressbook/kabshowasresource.md)
- [kABShowAsRoom](addressbook/kabshowasroom.md)
- [kABSocialProfileServiceTencentWeibo](addressbook/kabsocialprofileservicetencentweibo.md)
- [kABSocialProfileServiceYelp](addressbook/kabsocialprofileserviceyelp.md)
- [kABSourceTypeSearchableMask](addressbook/kabsourcetypesearchablemask.md)
- [kABSuffixMatch](addressbook/kabsuffixmatch.md)
- [kABSuffixMatchCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabsuffixmatchcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABUpdatedRecords](addressbook/kabupdatedrecords.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalAroundToday](addressbook/kabwithinintervalaroundtoday.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalAroundTodayYearless](addressbook/kabwithinintervalaroundtodayyearless.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalFromToday](addressbook/kabwithinintervalfromtoday.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalFromTodayYearless](addressbook/kabwithinintervalfromtodayyearless.md)

### Deprecated

- [kABPersonAddressCityKey](addressbook/kabpersonaddresscitykey.md)
- [kABPersonAddressCountryCodeKey](addressbook/kabpersonaddresscountrycodekey.md)
- [kABPersonAddressCountryKey](addressbook/kabpersonaddresscountrykey.md)
- [kABPersonAddressProperty](addressbook/kabpersonaddressproperty.md)
- [kABPersonAddressStateKey](addressbook/kabpersonaddressstatekey.md)
- [kABPersonAddressStreetKey](addressbook/kabpersonaddressstreetkey.md)
- [kABPersonAddressZIPKey](addressbook/kabpersonaddresszipkey.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayCalendarIdentifierKey](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdaycalendaridentifierkey.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayDayKey](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdaydaykey.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayEraKey](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdayerakey.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayIsLeapMonthKey](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdayisleapmonthkey.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayMonthKey](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdaymonthkey.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayProperty](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdayproperty.md)
- [kABPersonAlternateBirthdayYearKey](addressbook/kabpersonalternatebirthdayyearkey.md)
- [kABPersonAnniversaryLabel](addressbook/kabpersonanniversarylabel.md)
- [kABPersonAssistantLabel](addressbook/kabpersonassistantlabel.md)
- [kABPersonBirthdayProperty](addressbook/kabpersonbirthdayproperty.md)
- [kABPersonBrotherLabel](addressbook/kabpersonbrotherlabel.md)
- [kABPersonChildLabel](addressbook/kabpersonchildlabel.md)
- [kABPersonCreationDateProperty](addressbook/kabpersoncreationdateproperty.md)
- [kABPersonDateProperty](addressbook/kabpersondateproperty.md)
- [kABPersonDepartmentProperty](addressbook/kabpersondepartmentproperty.md)
- [kABPersonEmailProperty](addressbook/kabpersonemailproperty.md)
- [kABPersonFatherLabel](addressbook/kabpersonfatherlabel.md)
- [kABPersonFirstNamePhoneticProperty](addressbook/kabpersonfirstnamephoneticproperty.md)
- [kABPersonFirstNameProperty](addressbook/kabpersonfirstnameproperty.md)
- [kABPersonFriendLabel](addressbook/kabpersonfriendlabel.md)
- [kABPersonHomePageLabel](addressbook/kabpersonhomepagelabel.md)
- [kABPersonImageFormatOriginalSize](addressbook/kabpersonimageformatoriginalsize.md)
- [kABPersonImageFormatThumbnail](addressbook/kabpersonimageformatthumbnail.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageProperty](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageproperty.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceAIM](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageserviceaim.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceFacebook](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageservicefacebook.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceGaduGadu](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageservicegadugadu.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceGoogleTalk](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageservicegoogletalk.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceICQ](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageserviceicq.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceJabber](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageservicejabber.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceKey](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageservicekey.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceMSN](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageservicemsn.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceQQ](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageserviceqq.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceSkype](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageserviceskype.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageServiceYahoo](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageserviceyahoo.md)
- [kABPersonInstantMessageUsernameKey](addressbook/kabpersoninstantmessageusernamekey.md)
- [kABPersonJobTitleProperty](addressbook/kabpersonjobtitleproperty.md)
- [kABPersonKindOrganization](addressbook/kabpersonkindorganization.md)
- [kABPersonKindPerson](addressbook/kabpersonkindperson.md)
- [kABPersonKindProperty](addressbook/kabpersonkindproperty.md)
- [kABPersonLastNamePhoneticProperty](addressbook/kabpersonlastnamephoneticproperty.md)
- [kABPersonLastNameProperty](addressbook/kabpersonlastnameproperty.md)
- [kABPersonManagerLabel](addressbook/kabpersonmanagerlabel.md)
- [kABPersonMiddleNamePhoneticProperty](addressbook/kabpersonmiddlenamephoneticproperty.md)
- [kABPersonMiddleNameProperty](addressbook/kabpersonmiddlenameproperty.md)
- [kABPersonModificationDateProperty](addressbook/kabpersonmodificationdateproperty.md)
- [kABPersonMotherLabel](addressbook/kabpersonmotherlabel.md)
- [kABPersonNicknameProperty](addressbook/kabpersonnicknameproperty.md)
- [kABPersonNoteProperty](addressbook/kabpersonnoteproperty.md)
- [kABPersonOrganizationProperty](addressbook/kabpersonorganizationproperty.md)
- [kABPersonParentLabel](addressbook/kabpersonparentlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPartnerLabel](addressbook/kabpersonpartnerlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneHomeFAXLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphonehomefaxlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneIPhoneLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphoneiphonelabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneMainLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphonemainlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphonemobilelabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneOtherFAXLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphoneotherfaxlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhonePagerLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphonepagerlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneProperty](addressbook/kabpersonphoneproperty.md)
- [kABPersonPhoneWorkFAXLabel](addressbook/kabpersonphoneworkfaxlabel.md)
- [kABPersonPrefixProperty](addressbook/kabpersonprefixproperty.md)
- [kABPersonRelatedNamesProperty](addressbook/kabpersonrelatednamesproperty.md)
- [kABPersonSisterLabel](addressbook/kabpersonsisterlabel.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileProperty](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileproperty.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceFacebook](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicefacebook.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceFlickr](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileserviceflickr.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceGameCenter](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicegamecenter.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceKey](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicekey.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceLinkedIn](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicelinkedin.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceMyspace](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicemyspace.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceSinaWeibo](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicesinaweibo.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileServiceTwitter](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileservicetwitter.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileURLKey](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileurlkey.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileUserIdentifierKey](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileuseridentifierkey.md)
- [kABPersonSocialProfileUsernameKey](addressbook/kabpersonsocialprofileusernamekey.md)
- [kABPersonSpouseLabel](addressbook/kabpersonspouselabel.md)
- [kABPersonSuffixProperty](addressbook/kabpersonsuffixproperty.md)
- [kABPersonURLProperty](addressbook/kabpersonurlproperty.md)
- [kABSourceNameProperty](addressbook/kabsourcenameproperty.md)
- [kABSourceTypeProperty](addressbook/kabsourcetypeproperty.md)

## See Also

### C Interfaces

- [C Types](addressbook/c-types.md)
- [AddressBook Functions](addressbook/addressbook-functions.md)
- [AddressBook Enumerations](addressbook/addressbook-enumerations.md)
- [AddressBook Data Types](addressbook/addressbook-data-types.md)