Please find code snippet I am using to download file from iCloud Documents. private var metadataQuery: NSMetadataQuery? func startMonitoring(for fileName: String) { metadataQuery = NSMetadataQuery() guard let query = metadataQuery else { return } query.searchScopes = [NSMetadataQueryUbiquitousDocumentsScope] query.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "%K == %@", NSMetadataItemFSNameKey, fileName) NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(queryDidUpdate(_:)), name: .NSMetadataQueryDidUpdate, object: query) NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(queryDidFinish(_:)), name: .NSMetadataQueryDidFinishGathering, object: query) query.start() } func stopMonitoring() { metadataQuery?.stop() NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self) metadataQuery = nil } @objc private func queryDidUpdate(_ notification: Notification) { processQueryResults() } @objc private func queryDidFinish(_ notification: Notification) { processQueryResults() } private func processQueryResults() { guard let query = metadataQuery else { return } query.disableUpdates() for item in query.results { if let metadataItem = item as? NSMetadataItem, let fileURL = metadataItem.value(forAttribute: NSMetadataItemURLKey) as? URL { handleFileMetadata(metadataItem, fileURL: fileURL) } } query.enableUpdates() } private func handleFileMetadata(_ metadataItem: NSMetadataItem, fileURL: URL) { // Access security-scoped resource if needed let accessGranted = fileURL.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() defer { fileURL.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource() } guard accessGranted else { print("Failed to access the security-scoped resource for file: \(fileURL.lastPathComponent)") return } // Check file availability checkFileAvailability(for: metadataItem) // Monitor download progress if let downloadProgress = metadataItem.value(forAttribute: NSMetadataUbiquitousItemPercentDownloadedKey) as? Double { print("Download progress for \(fileURL.lastPathComponent): \(downloadProgress)%") } } private func checkFileAvailability(for metadataItem: NSMetadataItem) { if let isDownloaded = metadataItem.value(forAttribute: NSMetadataUbiquitousItemDownloadingStatusKey) as? Bool, !isDownloaded { print("File is not downloaded. Attempting to download...") if let fileURL = metadataItem.value(forAttribute: NSMetadataItemURLKey) as? URL { downloadFileIfNeeded(at: fileURL) } } } private func downloadFileIfNeeded(at url: URL) { do { try FileManager.default.startDownloadingUbiquitousItem(at: url) print("Download started for file at: \(url)") } catch { print("Error starting download: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } }