---
title: NSFileProviderItem
framework: fileprovider
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: fileprovider/nsfileprovideritem-swift.typealias
---

# NSFileProviderItem

An item the File Provider extension manages.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias NSFileProviderItem = any NSFileProviderItemProtocol
```

## Discussion

Discussion For a list of all the properties defined by NSFileProviderItem, see NSFileProviderItemProtocol.

## See Also

### Provided items

- [NSFileProviderItemProtocol](fileprovider/nsfileprovideritemprotocol.md)
- [NSFileProviderItemIdentifier](fileprovider/nsfileprovideritemidentifier.md)
- [NSFileProviderItemCapabilities](fileprovider/nsfileprovideritemcapabilities.md)
- [NSFileProviderTypeAndCreator](fileprovider/nsfileprovidertypeandcreator.md)