---
title: MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: mediaplayer/mpmediaplaylistcreationmetadata
---

# MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata

A set of attributes for describing a playlist when creating it.

## Declaration

```swift
class MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata
```

## Overview

Overview Use this class when creating a new playlist using the getPlaylist(with:creationMetadata:completionHandler:) method. The system adds the metadata to the playlist when you create it, however it ignores the metadata if the playlist already exists.

## Topics

### Creating metadata for a playlist

- [init(name:)](mediaplayer/mpmediaplaylistcreationmetadata/init(name:).md)

### Metadata for a playlist

- [authorDisplayName](mediaplayer/mpmediaplaylistcreationmetadata/authordisplayname.md)
- [descriptionText](mediaplayer/mpmediaplaylistcreationmetadata/descriptiontext.md)
- [name](mediaplayer/mpmediaplaylistcreationmetadata/name.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObject](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Media items and playlists

- [Providing animated artwork for media items](mediaplayer/providing-animated-artwork-for-media-items.md)
- [MPMediaItem](mediaplayer/mpmediaitem.md)
- [MPMediaItemArtwork](mediaplayer/mpmediaitemartwork.md)
- [MPMediaItemAnimatedArtwork](mediaplayer/mpmediaitemanimatedartwork.md)
- [MPMediaItemCollection](mediaplayer/mpmediaitemcollection.md)
- [MPMediaPlaylist](mediaplayer/mpmediaplaylist.md)
- [MPMediaEntity](mediaplayer/mpmediaentity.md)