---
title: quantityType
framework: healthkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: healthkit/hkquantitysample/quantitytype
---

# quantityType

The quantity type for this sample.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var quantityType: HKQuantityType { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property contains a reference to the sampleType property that is cast as an HKQuantityType object.

## See Also

### Getting Property Data

- [quantity](healthkit/hkquantitysample/quantity.md)
- [count](healthkit/hkquantitysample/count.md)