---
title: AccountCardDAV
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
path: devicemanagement/accountcarddav
---

# AccountCardDAV

The declaration to configure a Contacts account.

## Declaration

```data
object AccountCardDAV
```

## Properties

AuthenticationCredentialsAssetReference: The identifier of an asset declaration that contains the credentials for this account. Set the corresponding asset type to CredentialUserNameAndPassword. HostName: The hostname or IP address of the CardDAV server. Path: The path for the CardDAV server. Port: The port number for the CardDAV server. VisibleName: The name that apps show to the user for this address book account. If not present, the system generates a suitable default.

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.configuration.account.carddav as the declaration type. Configuration availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Configuration example This configuration sets up a CardDAV account for contacts. {     "Type": "com.apple.configuration.account.carddav",     "Identifier": "EB13EE2B-5D63-4EBA-810F-5B81D07F5017",     "ServerToken": "E180CA9A-F089-4FA3-BBDF-94CC159C4AE8",     "Payload": {         "VisibleName": "Work Contacts",         "HostName": "contacts.example.com",         "Port": 8443,         "Path": "/principals",         "AuthenticationCredentialsAssetReference": "64BF8F5C-8CFD-40AA-9082-A0B594D4E100"     } }

## See Also

### Configurations

- [AccountCalDAV](devicemanagement/accountcaldav.md)
- [AccountExchange](devicemanagement/accountexchange.md)
- [AccountGoogle](devicemanagement/accountgoogle.md)
- [AccountLDAP](devicemanagement/accountldap.md)
- [AccountMail](devicemanagement/accountmail.md)
- [AccountSubscribedCalendar](devicemanagement/accountsubscribedcalendar.md)
- [AppManaged](devicemanagement/appmanaged.md)
- [AppSettings](devicemanagement/appsettings.md)
- [AudioAccessorySettings](devicemanagement/audioaccessorysettings.md)
- [ContentCaching](devicemanagement/contentcaching.md)
- [DiskManagementSettings](devicemanagement/diskmanagementsettings.md)
- [ExtensibleSSO](devicemanagement/extensiblesso.md)
- [ExternalIntelligenceSettings](devicemanagement/externalintelligencesettings.md)
- [IntelligenceSettings](devicemanagement/intelligencesettings.md)
- [KeyboardSettings](devicemanagement/keyboardsettings.md)