---
title: contactIdentifier
framework: corespotlight
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: corespotlight/csperson/contactidentifier
---

# contactIdentifier

The identifier for the contact associated with the person.

## Declaration

```swift
var contactIdentifier: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When you use the contact’s identifier value for the optional contactIdentifier property, it enables a direct way to look up the associated contact.

## See Also

### Accessing person properties

- [displayName](corespotlight/csperson/displayname.md)
- [handleIdentifier](corespotlight/csperson/handleidentifier.md)
- [handles](corespotlight/csperson/handles.md)