---
title: CNEntityType
framework: contacts
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
path: contacts/cnentitytype
---

# CNEntityType

The entities the user can grant access to.

## Declaration

```swift
enum CNEntityType
```

## Topics

### Entities

- [CNEntityType.contacts](contacts/cnentitytype/contacts.md)

### Initializers

- [init(rawValue:)](contacts/cnentitytype/init(rawvalue:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [BitwiseCopyable](swift/bitwisecopyable.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [RawRepresentable](swift/rawrepresentable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Requesting access to the user’s contacts

- [requestAccess(for:completionHandler:)](contacts/cncontactstore/requestaccess(for:completionhandler:).md)
- [authorizationStatus(for:)](contacts/cncontactstore/authorizationstatus(for:).md)
- [CNAuthorizationStatus](contacts/cnauthorizationstatus.md)