---
title: isRecording
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/isrecording
---

# isRecording

Indicates whether recording is in progress.

## Declaration

```swift
var isRecording: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is true when the file output currently has a file to which it is writing new samples, false otherwise.

## See Also

### Setting file output properties

- [delegate](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/delegate.md)
- [maxRecordedDuration](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/maxrecordedduration.md)
- [maxRecordedFileSize](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/maxrecordedfilesize.md)
- [minFreeDiskSpaceLimit](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/minfreediskspacelimit.md)
- [outputFileURL](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/outputfileurl.md)
- [recordedDuration](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/recordedduration.md)
- [recordedFileSize](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/recordedfilesize.md)
- [isRecordingPaused](avfoundation/avcapturefileoutput/isrecordingpaused.md)