Get the local file path of a PHAsset

Question

I have a photo I want my user to be able to share on Instagram and I need to get the local file directory of the photo.

However I am fetching my images as a PHAsset (not

Answer 1

Use content editing input:

asset.requestContentEditingInput(with: PHContentEditingInputRequestOptions()) { (input, _) in
        let url = input.fullSizeImageURL
}

Make sure that the asset is PHAssetMediaType.Image or otherwise it may crash when unpacking an optional.