Get the name of the current CloudKit user

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wfilleman OP

Created Jul ’16

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Hi Everyone,

I'm using the latest XCode 8 Beta 2, and I'm unable to get the current iCloud user's name. Here's the code snippit:

CKContainer.default().fetchUserRecordID { (record, error) in
       CKContainer.default().discoverUserIdentity(withUserRecordID: record!, completionHandler: { (userID, error) in
           print(userID?.hasiCloudAccount)
           print(userID?.lookupInfo?.phoneNumber)
           print(userID?.lookupInfo?.emailAddress)
           print((userID?.nameComponents?.givenName)! + " " + (userID?.nameComponents?.familyName)!)
       })
}

record returned in line 1 is a real record. I think this shows that the app is connected to CloudKit and a container correctly.

userID in line 2 is nil as well as error is nil.

Has anyone been able to get the current user's iCloud name in XCode 8 iOS 10 Beta 2?

Wes

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Answer 1

wfilleman OP

Jul ’16

Update:

Looks like you need to ask for permission first:

CKContainer.default().requestApplicationPermission(.userDiscoverability) { (status, error) in
            CKContainer.default().fetchUserRecordID { (record, error) in
                CKContainer.default().discoverUserIdentity(withUserRecordID: record!, completionHandler: { (userID, error) in
                    print(userID?.hasiCloudAccount)
                    print(userID?.lookupInfo?.phoneNumber)
                    print(userID?.lookupInfo?.emailAddress)
                    print((userID?.nameComponents?.givenName)! + " " + (userID?.nameComponents?.familyName)!)
                })
            }
        }

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Answer 2

sumair.aswani OP

Aug ’19

still getting nil value for email why ?

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Answer 3

technomage OP

Jul ’20

Per the docs lookupInfo is the email or phone used to lookup the identity. Since this is using the CKRecord.ID to do the lookup these are blank.

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