---
title: contentURL
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/contenturl
---

# contentURL

The URL that points to the movie file.

## Declaration

```swift
var contentURL: URL! { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If you set this property while a movie is playing, that movie pauses and the new movie begins loading. The new movie starts playing at the beginning.

## See Also

### Accessing movie properties

- [movieSourceType](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/moviesourcetype.md)
- [movieMediaTypes](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/moviemediatypes.md)
- [allowsAirPlay](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/allowsairplay.md)
- [isAirPlayVideoActive](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/isairplayvideoactive.md)
- [naturalSize](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/naturalsize.md)
- [isFullscreen](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/isfullscreen.md)
- [setFullscreen(_:animated:)](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/setfullscreen(_:animated:).md)
- [scalingMode](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/scalingmode.md)
- [controlStyle](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/controlstyle.md)
- [useApplicationAudioSession](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/useapplicationaudiosession.md)