---
title: "documentBrowser(_:failedToImportDocumentAt:error:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uidocumentbrowserviewcontrollerdelegate/documentbrowser(_:failedtoimportdocumentat:error:)"
---

# documentBrowser(_:failedToImportDocumentAt:error:)

Tells the delegate that the document browser failed to import the specified document.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func documentBrowser(_ controller: UIDocumentBrowserViewController, failedToImportDocumentAt documentURL: URL, error: (any Error)?)
```

## Parameters

- `controller`: The document browser that attempted the import action.
- `documentURL`: The document’s original URL.
- `error`: An object describing the error, or nil.

## See Also

### Creating new documents

- [documentBrowser(_:didRequestDocumentCreationWithHandler:)](uikit/uidocumentbrowserviewcontrollerdelegate/documentbrowser(_:didrequestdocumentcreationwithhandler:).md)
- [UIDocumentBrowserViewController.ImportMode](uikit/uidocumentbrowserviewcontroller/importmode.md)
- [documentBrowser(_:didImportDocumentAt:toDestinationURL:)](uikit/uidocumentbrowserviewcontrollerdelegate/documentbrowser(_:didimportdocumentat:todestinationurl:).md)