---
title: "fetchAssets(withLocalIdentifiers:options:)"
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "photos/phasset/fetchassets(withlocalidentifiers:options:)"
---

# fetchAssets(withLocalIdentifiers:options:)

Retrieves assets with the specified local-device-specific unique identifiers.

## Declaration

```swift
class func fetchAssets(withLocalIdentifiers identifiers: [String], options: PHFetchOptions?) -> PHFetchResult<PHAsset>
```

## Parameters

- `identifiers`: An array of NSString objects, each the doc://com.apple.photokit/documentation/Photos/PHObject/localIdentifier string of an asset.
- `options`: Options that specify a filter predicate and sort order for the fetched assets, or nil to use default options. For details, see doc://com.apple.photokit/documentation/Photos/PHFetchOptions.

## Return Value

Return Value A fetch result that contains the requested PHAsset objects, or an empty fetch result if no objects match the request.

## See Also

### Fetching Assets

- [Fetching Assets](photokit/fetching-assets.md)
- [fetchAssets(in:options:)](photos/phasset/fetchassets(in:options:).md)
- [fetchAssets(with:options:)](photos/phasset/fetchassets(with:options:).md)
- [fetchKeyAssets(in:options:)](photos/phasset/fetchkeyassets(in:options:).md)
- [fetchAssets(with:)](photos/phasset/fetchassets(with:).md)
- [fetchAssets(withBurstIdentifier:options:)](photos/phasset/fetchassets(withburstidentifier:options:).md)
- [fetchAssets(withALAssetURLs:options:)](photos/phasset/fetchassets(withalasseturls:options:).md)