---
title: matchOffset
framework: shazamkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: shazamkit/shmatchedmediaitem/matchoffset
---

# matchOffset

The timecode in the reference recording that matches the start of the query, in seconds.

## Declaration

```swift
var matchOffset: TimeInterval { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value can be negative if the query signature contains unrecognizable data before the data that corresponds to the start of the matched reference item.

## See Also

### Reading information about the match

- [predictedCurrentMatchOffset](shazamkit/shmatchedmediaitem/predictedcurrentmatchoffset.md)
- [frequencySkew](shazamkit/shmatchedmediaitem/frequencyskew.md)