---
title: AudioStartingIntent
framework: appintents
role: symbol
role_heading: Protocol
path: appintents/audiostartingintent
---

# AudioStartingIntent

An App Intent that plays, pauses, or otherwise modifies audio playback state when it executes.

## Declaration

```swift
protocol AudioStartingIntent : SystemIntent
```

## Overview

Overview Adopt this protocol to indicate to the system that your App Intent plays audio. The system can then avoid dialogue or other experiences that might interrupt that audio.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [AppIntent](appintents/appintent.md)
- [PersistentlyIdentifiable](appintents/persistentlyidentifiable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)
- [SystemIntent](appintents/systemintent.md)

## See Also

### Deprecated types

- [ForegroundContinuableIntent](appintents/foregroundcontinuableintent.md)
- [LiveActivityStartingIntent](appintents/liveactivitystartingintent.md)