---
title: mediaSearch
framework: intents
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: intents/inupdatemediaaffinityintent/mediasearch
---

# mediaSearch

The type of item to search for.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var mediaSearch: INMediaSearch? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Depending on the user’s request, you may need to search for a particular media item. For example, adding a specific song would set mediaSearch to mediaName to “name” and mediaType to INMediaItemType.song.

## See Also

### Getting the Media Information

- [affinityType](intents/inupdatemediaaffinityintent/affinitytype.md)
- [INMediaAffinityType](intents/inmediaaffinitytype.md)
- [mediaItems](intents/inupdatemediaaffinityintent/mediaitems.md)