---
title: assetCollectionSubtype
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: photos/phassetcollection/assetcollectionsubtype
---

# assetCollectionSubtype

The subtype of the asset collection.

## Declaration

```swift
var assetCollectionSubtype: PHAssetCollectionSubtype { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use subtypes to make minor distinctions between collections of the same type. For albums, for example, you might distinguish user-created albums from those synced from iPhoto. See PHAssetCollectionSubtype for possible values.

## See Also

### Reading Asset Collection Metadata

- [assetCollectionType](photos/phassetcollection/assetcollectiontype.md)
- [PHAssetCollectionType](photos/phassetcollectiontype.md)
- [PHAssetCollectionSubtype](photos/phassetcollectionsubtype.md)
- [estimatedAssetCount](photos/phassetcollection/estimatedassetcount.md)
- [startDate](photos/phassetcollection/startdate.md)
- [endDate](photos/phassetcollection/enddate.md)
- [approximateLocation](photos/phassetcollection/approximatelocation.md)
- [localizedLocationNames](photos/phassetcollection/localizedlocationnames.md)