---
title: request
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/request
---

# request

The URL request object for the resource.

## Declaration

```swift
var request: URLRequest { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the value in this property to identify the requested resource and to formulate an appropriate response object.

## See Also

### Accessing the request data

- [requestor](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/requestor.md)
- [contentInformationRequest](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/contentinformationrequest.md)
- [dataRequest](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/datarequest.md)
- [redirect](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/redirect.md)
- [streamingContentKeyRequestData(forApp:contentIdentifier:options:)](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/streamingcontentkeyrequestdata(forapp:contentidentifier:options:).md)
- [persistentContentKey(fromKeyVendorResponse:options:)](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequest/persistentcontentkey(fromkeyvendorresponse:options:).md)
- [AVAssetResourceLoadingRequestStreamingContentKeyRequestRequiresPersistentKey](avfoundation/avassetresourceloadingrequeststreamingcontentkeyrequestrequirespersistentkey.md)