---
title: recordType
framework: cloudkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: cloudkit/ckquery/recordtype-6ajii
---

# recordType

The record type to search.

## Declaration

```swift
var recordType: CKRecord.RecordType { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion A query’s results include only records of the specified type. The record type is an app-specific string that you use to distinguish among the records of your app. The records of a particular type all represent different instances of the same information. For example, an employee record type might store the employee’s name, phone number, and a reference to the employee’s manager.

## See Also

### Accessing the Query Parameters

- [predicate](cloudkit/ckquery/predicate.md)
- [sortDescriptors](cloudkit/ckquery/sortdescriptors.md)