---
title: "creationRequestForDownloadJob(resource:)"
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "photos/phassetresourceuploadjobchangerequest/creationrequestfordownloadjob(resource:)"
---

# creationRequestForDownloadJob(resource:)

Creates a download-only job request for the specified asset resource.

## Declaration

```swift
class func creationRequestForDownloadJob(resource: PHAssetResource) -> Self
```

## Parameters

- `resource`: The asset resource to download.

## Mentioned in

Uploading asset resources in the background

## Return Value

Return Value A change request for the created job.

## Discussion

Discussion This method registers a job that requests an asset resource be downloaded from iCloud to the device without uploading it to a remote server. The download operation is performed asynchronously by the system over time. This is useful when you need to ensure a resource is available locally for processing. The job will transition through the same states as upload jobs (PHAssetResourceUploadJobStateRegistered, PHAssetResourceUploadJobStatePending, and eventually PHAssetResourceUploadJobStateSucceeded or PHAssetResourceUploadJobStateFailed), but will only perform a download operation. Use fetchJobsWithAction:options: to check the job’s state. When the job reaches PHAssetResourceUploadJobStateSucceeded, the download has completed successfully. note: The system may subsequently purge the downloaded resource due to system conditions.

## See Also

### Creating jobs

- [creationRequestForJob(destination:resource:)](photos/phassetresourceuploadjobchangerequest/creationrequestforjob(destination:resource:).md)