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# EKSource

An abstract superclass that represents the account a calendar belongs to.

```
class EKSource
```

## Overview

You do not create instances of this class; instead, you retrieve `EKSource` objects from an [`EKEventStore`](/documentation/EventKit/EKEventStore) object. Use the sources property to get all the `EKSource` objects for an event store, and use the methods in this class to access properties of the source object.

## Topics

### Accessing Source Properties

[`EKSourceType`](/documentation/EventKit/EKSourceType)

The type of source object.

[`sourceIdentifier`](/documentation/EventKit/EKSource/sourceIdentifier)

A unique identifier for the source object.

[`sourceType`](/documentation/EventKit/EKSource/sourceType)

The type of this source object.

[`title`](/documentation/EventKit/EKSource/title)

The name of this source object.

### Accessing Calendars

[`calendars(for:)`](/documentation/EventKit/EKSource/calendars(for:))

Returns the calendars that belong to this source object that support a particular entity type.

[`calendars`](/documentation/EventKit/EKSource/calendars)

The calendars that belong to this source object.

### Entity Type

[`EKEntityType`](/documentation/EventKit/EKEntityType)

The type of entities allowed for a source.


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