Image of contacts is not fetching

Question

I am using this code to fetch contact image from device but its not printing any output.

if contact.isKeyAvailable(CNContactImageDataKey) {
    if let contactImageData = contact.thumbnailImageData {
        print("image \(String(describing: UIImage(data: contactImageData)))")
    } else {
        print("No image available")
    }
} else {
    print("No Key image available")
}

but it is printing only "No Key image available" though some of my contacts have images . i tried imageData instead of thumbnailImageData but showing same results.

Did you add `CNContactImageDataAvailableKey` and `CNContactImageDataKey` on the keys to fetch? — haider_kazal, Apr 19 '17 at 12:12
I guess you haven't add permission in Info.plist... Add that, and then see if your problem get fixed — haider_kazal, Apr 19 '17 at 12:39
Possible duplicate of [how to fetch contact image and phone Number in my app using Objective C](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34492804/how-to-fetch-contact-image-and-phone-number-in-my-app-using-objective-c) — haider_kazal, Apr 19 '17 at 12:48

shallowThought · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-19T11:54:52.567

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Make sure CNContactImageDataAvailableKey and CNContactThumbnailImageDataKey is contained in your keysToFetch and remove the isKeyAvailable if clause:

if let imageData = contact.thumbnailImageData {
    print("image \(String(describing: UIImage(data: imageData)))")
} else {
    print("No image available")
}

edited Apr 19 '17 at 11:54

answered Apr 19 '17 at 11:21

shallowThought

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i tried your code it shows "Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'CNPropertyNotFetchedException', reason: 'A property was not requested when contact was fetched.'" – Mitu Vinci Apr 19 '17 at 11:47
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Please show your fetch request. I assume you did not add `CNContactImageDataAvailableKey` and/or `CNContactThumbnailImageDataKey` to your `keysToFetch`. Updated answer. – shallowThought Apr 19 '17 at 11:53
i have add these two line now still getting crash . let keysToFetch = [CNContactFormatter.descriptorForRequiredKeys(for: .fullName), CNContactPhoneNumbersKey,CNContactImageDataAvailableKey ,CNContactThumbnailImageDataKey] as [Any] – Mitu Vinci Apr 19 '17 at 12:34
i forgot to put CNContactImageDataKey. Thanks. – Mitu Vinci Apr 19 '17 at 12:41
how to set ```String(describing: UIImage(data: imageData))``` to imageview? – Arjun Feb 01 '22 at 11:51

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '19 at 14:29

Add Keys to your fetch request (image keys missing)

 let keys = [CNContactGivenNameKey, CNContactFamilyNameKey, CNContactPhoneNumbersKey, CNContactImageDataAvailableKey, CNContactThumbnailImageDataKey]
 let request = CNContactFetchRequest(keysToFetch: keys as [CNKeyDescriptor])

Image of contacts is not fetching

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