---
title: "userIdentity(forUserRecordID:)"
framework: cloudkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "cloudkit/ckcontainer/useridentity(foruserrecordid:)"
---

# userIdentity(forUserRecordID:)

Fetches the user identity for the specified user record ID.

## Declaration

```swift
func userIdentity(forUserRecordID userRecordID: CKRecord.ID) async throws -> CKUserIdentity?
```

## Parameters

- `userRecordID`: The user record’s ID.

## Return Value

Return Value The user identity for the user record ID.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to retrieve the identity of a user who you already have a user record ID for. The user you’re searching for must meet the following criteria: The user has run the app. The user grants the userDiscoverability permission for the container. This method searches for the user asynchronously and with a low priority. If you want the task to execute the request with a higher priority, create an instance of CKDiscoverUserIdentitiesOperation and configure it to use the necessary priority.