---
title: supportsHealthRecords()
framework: healthkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: healthkit/hkhealthstore/supportshealthrecords()
---

# supportsHealthRecords()

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the current device supports clinical records.

## Declaration

```swift
func supportsHealthRecords() -> Bool
```

## Discussion

Discussion This method returns true if the device is set to a locale where clinical records are supported, or if the user already has clinical records downloaded to their HealthKit store. Otherwise, it returns false. This method lets users switch their locale without losing their health records.

## See Also

### Accessing HealthKit

- [authorizationStatus(for:)](healthkit/hkhealthstore/authorizationstatus(for:).md)
- [HKAuthorizationStatus](healthkit/hkauthorizationstatus.md)
- [getRequestStatusForAuthorization(toShare:read:completion:)](healthkit/hkhealthstore/getrequeststatusforauthorization(toshare:read:completion:).md)
- [HKAuthorizationRequestStatus](healthkit/hkauthorizationrequeststatus.md)
- [isHealthDataAvailable()](healthkit/hkhealthstore/ishealthdataavailable().md)
- [requestAuthorization(toShare:read:completion:)](healthkit/hkhealthstore/requestauthorization(toshare:read:completion:).md)
- [requestAuthorization(toShare:read:)](healthkit/hkhealthstore/requestauthorization(toshare:read:).md)
- [requestPerObjectReadAuthorization(for:predicate:completion:)](healthkit/hkhealthstore/requestperobjectreadauthorization(for:predicate:completion:).md)
- [handleAuthorizationForExtension(completion:)](healthkit/hkhealthstore/handleauthorizationforextension(completion:).md)
- [authorizationViewControllerPresenter](healthkit/hkhealthstore/authorizationviewcontrollerpresenter.md)