---
title: naturalLanguageQuery
framework: mapkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/naturallanguagequery
---

# naturalLanguageQuery

A string containing the desired search item.

## Declaration

```swift
var naturalLanguageQuery: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion You specify this parameter as a string describing the map-based item you want to look for. The text is equivalent to what the user would type in a search field in the Maps app. For example, the text might contain all or part of an address or it might contain the name of a point of interest.

## See Also

### Configuring the search parameters

- [addressFilter](mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/addressfilter.md)
- [region](mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/region.md)
- [physicalFeature](mapkit/mklocalsearch/resulttype/physicalfeature.md)
- [pointOfInterestFilter](mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/pointofinterestfilter.md)
- [regionPriority](mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/regionpriority.md)
- [resultTypes](mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/resulttypes.md)
- [MKLocalSearch.Request.ResultType](mapkit/mklocalsearch/request/resulttype.md)