---
title: CNFetchRequest
framework: contacts
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: contacts/cnfetchrequest
---

# CNFetchRequest

The base class for contact fetch requests.

## Declaration

```swift
class CNFetchRequest
```

## Overview

Overview To fetch contacts, use CNContactFetchRequest.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObject](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class.md)

### Inherited By

- [CNChangeHistoryFetchRequest](contacts/cnchangehistoryfetchrequest.md)
- [CNContactFetchRequest](contacts/cncontactfetchrequest.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Fetch and save requests

- [CNContactFetchRequest](contacts/cncontactfetchrequest.md)
- [CNFetchResult](contacts/cnfetchresult.md)
- [CNSaveRequest](contacts/cnsaverequest.md)