---
title: "package(url:branch:)"
framework: swift-package-manager
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:branch:)"
---

# package(url:branch:)

Adds a remote package dependency with a branch requirement you provide.

## Declaration

```swift
static func package(url: String, branch: String) -> Package.Dependency
```

## Parameters

- `url`: The valid Git URL of the package.
- `branch`: A dependency requirement. See static methods on doc://org.swift.swiftpm.packagedescription/documentation/PackageDescription/Package/Dependency/Requirement-swift.enum for available options.

## Return Value

Return Value A Package.Dependency instance.

## Discussion

Discussion .package(url: "https://example.com/example-package.git", branch: "main"), If the package you depend on defines traits, the package manager uses the dependency with its default set of traits.

## See Also

### Creating a package dependency from a URL

- [package(url:from:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:from:).md)
- [package(url:from:traits:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:from:traits:).md)
- [package(url:_:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:_:)-2ys47.md)
- [package(url:_:traits:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:_:traits:)-5pt81.md)
- [package(url:_:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:_:)-1r6rc.md)
- [package(url:_:traits:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:_:traits:)-mjzv.md)
- [package(url:branch:traits:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:branch:traits:).md)
- [package(url:revision:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:revision:).md)
- [package(url:revision:traits:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:revision:traits:).md)
- [package(url:exact:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:exact:).md)
- [package(url:exact:traits:)](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/package/dependency/package(url:exact:traits:).md)