---
title: "respond(value:)"
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "avfoundation/avmetadataitemvaluerequest/respond(value:)"
---

# respond(value:)

Returns the metadata item’s value.

## Declaration

```swift
func respond(value: any NSCopying & NSObjectProtocol)
```

## Parameters

- `value`: The value to return for the request.

## Discussion

Discussion You call this method to return the metadata item’s value.

## See Also

### Handling the response

- [respond(error:)](avfoundation/avmetadataitemvaluerequest/respond(error:).md)
- [metadataItem](avfoundation/avmetadataitemvaluerequest/metadataitem.md)