---
title: "handle(_:context:completion:)"
framework: SMS and Call Reporting
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [iOS 11.0+, iPadOS 11.0+, Mac Catalyst 13.0+, visionOS 1.0+]
path: "identitylookup/ilmessagefilterqueryhandling/handle(_:context:completion:)"
---

# handle(_:context:completion:)

Evaluates a query request and tells the system how to handle the message represented in the request.

## Declaration

```swift
func handle(_ queryRequest: ILMessageFilterQueryRequest, context: ILMessageFilterExtensionContext, completion: @escaping @Sendable (ILMessageFilterQueryResponse) -> Void)
```

```swift
func handle(_ queryRequest: ILMessageFilterQueryRequest, context: ILMessageFilterExtensionContext) async -> ILMessageFilterQueryResponse
```

## Parameters

- `queryRequest`: A query request that describes a received message.
- `context`: The app extension context that defines APIs to defer the request to a server, if necessary.
- `completion`: A completion block used to return a response that describes how to handle the message. You can invoke this block asynchronously.