# addiOSSimulator

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Maui](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui.md)
- Version: `13.4.0-preview.1.26281.18`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire)

Adds an iOS simulator resource to run the MAUI application on an iOS simulator with a specific name and simulator UDID.

## Definition

```typescript
interface MauiProjectResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addiOSSimulator(
    name: string,
    simulatorId?: string): MauiiOSSimulatorResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `simulatorId` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

[MauiiOSSimulatorResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiiossimulatorresource.md) `builder`

## Applies to

- [MauiProjectResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiprojectresource.md)