---
title: MIDIEndpointRef
framework: coremidi
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: coremidi/midiendpointref
---

# MIDIEndpointRef

A MIDI source or destination an entity owns.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias MIDIEndpointRef = MIDIObjectRef
```

## Discussion

Discussion An endpoint object derives from MIDIObjectRef. It’s owned by a MIDIEntityRef, unless it’s a virtual endpoint, in which case it has no owner. An entity may have any number of MIDI endpoints, which contain sources and destinations of 16-channel MIDI streams.

## See Also

### Endpoint management

- [MIDIEndpointDispose(_:)](coremidi/midiendpointdispose(_:).md)
- [MIDIEndpointGetEntity(_:_:)](coremidi/midiendpointgetentity(_:_:).md)
- [MIDIEndpointGetRefCons(_:_:_:)](coremidi/midiendpointgetrefcons(_:_:_:).md)
- [MIDIEndpointSetRefCons(_:_:_:)](coremidi/midiendpointsetrefcons(_:_:_:).md)
- [MIDISourceCreateWithProtocol(_:_:_:_:)](coremidi/midisourcecreatewithprotocol(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MIDIGetSource(_:)](coremidi/midigetsource(_:).md)
- [MIDIGetNumberOfSources()](coremidi/midigetnumberofsources().md)
- [MIDIDestinationCreateWithProtocol(_:_:_:_:_:)](coremidi/mididestinationcreatewithprotocol(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [MIDIGetDestination(_:)](coremidi/midigetdestination(_:).md)
- [MIDIGetNumberOfDestinations()](coremidi/midigetnumberofdestinations().md)