---
title: instigator
framework: endpointsecurity
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: endpointsecurity/es_event_file_provider_materialize_t/instigator
---

# instigator

The process that instigated the event.

## Declaration

```swift
var instigator: UnsafeMutablePointer<es_process_t>?
```

## See Also

### Inspecting Event Properties

- [instigator_token](endpointsecurity/es_event_file_provider_materialize_t/instigator_token.md)
- [source](endpointsecurity/es_event_file_provider_materialize_t/source.md)
- [target](endpointsecurity/es_event_file_provider_materialize_t/target.md)
- [reserved](endpointsecurity/es_event_file_provider_materialize_t/reserved.md)