Accessing URL from AVPlayer object?

An AVPlayer plays an AVPlayerItem. AVPlayerItems are backed by objects of the class AVAsset. When you use the playerWithURL: method of AVPlayer it automatically creates the AVPlayerItem backed by an asset that is a subclass of AVAsset named AVURLAsset. AVURLAsset has a URL property.

So, yes, in the case you provided you can get the NSURL of the currently playing item fairly easily. Here's an example function of how to do this:

-(NSURL *)urlOfCurrentlyPlayingInPlayer:(AVPlayer *)player{    // get current asset    AVAsset *currentPlayerAsset = player.currentItem.asset;    // make sure the current asset is an AVURLAsset    if (![currentPlayerAsset isKindOfClass:AVURLAsset.class]) return nil;    // return the NSURL    return [(AVURLAsset *)currentPlayerAsset URL];}

Not a swift expert, but it seems it can be done in swift more briefly.

func urlOfCurrentlyPlayingInPlayer(player : AVPlayer) -> URL? {    return ((player.currentItem?.asset) as? AVURLAsset)?.url}

Oneliner swift 4.1 🔸

let url: URL? = (player?.currentItem?.asset as? AVURLAsset)?.url

Solution for Swift 3

func getVideoUrl() -> URL? {    let asset = self.player?.currentItem?.asset    if asset == nil {        return nil    }    if let urlAsset = asset as? AVURLAsset {        return urlAsset.url    }    return nil}