---
title: NSMetadataQueryAccessibleUbiquitousExternalDocumentsScope
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: foundation/nsmetadataqueryaccessibleubiquitousexternaldocumentsscope
---

# NSMetadataQueryAccessibleUbiquitousExternalDocumentsScope

Search for documents outside the app’s container. This search can locate iCloud documents that the user previously opened using a document picker view controller. This lets your app access the documents again without requiring direct user interaction. The result’s NSMetadataItemURLKey attributes return security-scoped NSURLs. For more information on working with security-scoped URLs, see Security-Scoped URLs in NSURL.

## Declaration

```swift
let NSMetadataQueryAccessibleUbiquitousExternalDocumentsScope: String
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [NSMetadataQueryUserHomeScope](foundation/nsmetadataqueryuserhomescope.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryLocalComputerScope](foundation/nsmetadataquerylocalcomputerscope.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryNetworkScope](foundation/nsmetadataquerynetworkscope.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryUbiquitousDocumentsScope](foundation/nsmetadataqueryubiquitousdocumentsscope.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryUbiquitousDataScope](foundation/nsmetadataqueryubiquitousdatascope.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryIndexedLocalComputerScope](foundation/nsmetadataqueryindexedlocalcomputerscope.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryIndexedNetworkScope](foundation/nsmetadataqueryindexednetworkscope.md)