CloudKit

CloudKit
Developer(s) Apple
Target platform(s) iOS, macOS, Web
Format(s) API, Framework
Status Active
CloudKit Dashboard

CloudKit is an integrated macOS and iOS API that functions as a backend as a service (BaaS).[1] CloudKit is the framework that powers iCloud on iOS, macOS and on the web.[2]

Services

Application developers can utilize CloudKit for integrated access to Apple’s iCloud servers into iOS and macOS applications. The framework provides authentication, a private database, a public database and structured asset storage services allowing developers to focus on client-side development.[2] It is the foundation for both iCloud Storage and iCloud Photo Library.[3]

CloudKit also offers several APIs to access the iCloud Storage, where a user can store data and files so that they can be easily accessible from other devices.[4]

Reception

Developers claim that this framework "replaces back-end web services like old-school databases, file storage and user authentication systems."[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kar, Saroj. "Apple's CloudKit is the MBaaS Answer to AWS and Azure Cloud Services | CloudTimes". Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  2. 1 2 "iCloud for Developers". Apple Developer. Apple. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Introduction to CloudKit". Xamarin Developer. Xamarin. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "What is CloudKit?". Nshipster.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. ↑ Liu, Croath (29 June 2015). "Cloudkit". nhipster.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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