---
title: "Native Access to the SDK"
description: "How to directly access the SDK without the shared module."
url: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk/
---

# Native Access to the SDK for Kotlin Multiplatform

If you need to access the SDK directly in your native platform without the shared module, you first need to change the dependency configuration from `implementation(...)` to `api(...)`:

```kotlin
val commonMain by getting {
  dependencies {
    api("io.sentry:sentry-kotlin-multiplatform:0.27.0")
  }
}
```

## [Export the Framework](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk.md#export-the-framework)

If you have Apple targets, you also need to export the framework.

### [Cocoapods](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk.md#cocoapods)

```kotlin
cocoapods {
  summary = "Some description for the Shared Module"
  homepage = "Link to the Shared Module homepage"
  ios.deploymentTarget = "14.1"
  podfile = project.file("../iosApp/Podfile")
  // Make sure you use the proper version according to our Cocoa SDK Version Compatibility Table.
  pod("Sentry") {
    version = "~> 8.25"
    linkOnly = true
    extraOpts += listOf("-compiler-option", "-fmodules")
  }
  framework {
    baseName = "shared"
    export("io.sentry:sentry-kotlin-multiplatform:0.27.0")
  }
}
```

### [Swift Package Manager](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk.md#swift-package-manager)

```kotlin
listOf(
  iosX64(),
  iosArm64(),
  iosSimulatorArm64()
).forEach {
  it.binaries.framework {
      baseName = "shared"
      isStatic = true
      export("io.sentry:sentry-kotlin-multiplatform:0.27.0")
  }
}
```

## [Usage](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk.md#usage)

Now you can access the SDK directly in your native platform:

### [Android](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk.md#android)

```kotlin
import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.Sentry

Sentry.captureMessage("My message")
```

### [iOS](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/kotlin/guides/kotlin-multiplatform/native-access-sdk.md#ios)

```swift
import shared

Sentry.shared.captureMessage(message: "My message")
```