DataStoreService

DataStoreService : Instance

Overview

DataStoreService provides access to data storage in server environment.

Properties

Methods

GetDataStore

Creates a new DataStore object based on the provided name and returns it. If it is called again with the same name, it reuses previously created instance.

Parameters

string InName	The name of a DataStore object.
string InScope	A scope string used to distinguish keys within the DataStore. It can be left empty, and when provided, must be 50 characters or less.
Instance InOption	An option instance used to specify additional behavior when creating the DataStore. If not specified, it is created with default settings.

Return

GlobalDataStore	The returned DataStore object.

Code Samples

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local GoldStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerGold")

GetGlobalDataStore

Returns default global data store provided by system. The GetDataStore function must be used to access a separate data storage with a specific name.

Parameters

Return

GlobalDataStore	The returned GlobalDataStore object.

Code Samples

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local GlobalStore = DataStoreService:GlobalDataStore()

Events

See also

Saving & Loading Data