---
title: makeEntity
framework: appintentstesting
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appintentstesting/transientappentitydefinition/makeentity
---

# makeEntity

Creates a populated instance of this transient entity.

## Declaration

```swift
var makeEntity: IntentValuePropertiesCallable<AnyTransientAppEntity> { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion let entityDefinition: TransientAppEntityDefinition = definitions.transientEntities["SomeEntityName"]

let entity = entityDefinition.makeEntity(     sessionId: "temp-session-123",     startTime: Date() )