---
title: MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyplaybackrate
---

# MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate

The playback rate of the Now Playing item.

## Declaration

```swift
let MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate: String
```

## Discussion

Discussion Value is an NSNumber object configured as a double. The default value is 1.0, which indicates a normal playback rate. A playback rate value of 2.0 means twice the normal playback rate; a piece of media played at this rate would take half as long to play to completion. A value of 0.5 means half the normal playback rate; a piece of media played at this rate would take twice as long to play to completion.

## See Also

### Accessing Now Playing metadata properties

- [MPNowPlayingInfoCollectionIdentifier](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfocollectionidentifier.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyAdTimeRanges](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyadtimeranges.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyAvailableLanguageOptions](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyavailablelanguageoptions.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyAssetURL](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyasseturl.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyChapterCount](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertychaptercount.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyChapterNumber](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertychapternumber.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyCreditsStartTime](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertycreditsstarttime.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyCurrentLanguageOptions](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertycurrentlanguageoptions.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyCurrentPlaybackDate](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertycurrentplaybackdate.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyDefaultPlaybackRate](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertydefaultplaybackrate.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyelapsedplaybacktime.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyExcludeFromSuggestions](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyexcludefromsuggestions.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyExternalContentIdentifier](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyexternalcontentidentifier.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyExternalUserProfileIdentifier](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyexternaluserprofileidentifier.md)
- [MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyInternationalStandardRecordingCode](mediaplayer/mpnowplayinginfopropertyinternationalstandardrecordingcode.md)