---
title: accessoryCategory
framework: homekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: homekit/hmaddaccessoryrequest/accessorycategory
---

# accessoryCategory

The category of the accessory to add.

## Declaration

```swift
var accessoryCategory: HMAccessoryCategory { get }
```

## See Also

### Characterizing the Request

- [home](homekit/hmaddaccessoryrequest/home.md)
- [accessoryName](homekit/hmaddaccessoryrequest/accessoryname.md)
- [requiresOwnershipToken](homekit/hmaddaccessoryrequest/requiresownershiptoken.md)
- [requiresSetupPayloadURL](homekit/hmaddaccessoryrequest/requiressetuppayloadurl.md)