DataStoreService

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Not Creatable
Service
Not Replicated

Code Samples

DataStore Budget

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
for _, enumItem in pairs(Enum.DataStoreRequestType:GetEnumItems()) do
print(enumItem.Name, DataStoreService:GetRequestBudgetForRequestType(enumItem))
end

Methods

GetDataStore

Parameters

name: string
Default Value: ""
scope: string
Default Value: "global"
options: Instance
Default Value: "nil"

Returns

GetGlobalDataStore


Returns

Code Samples

Get GlobalDataStore Instance

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local GlobalDataStore = DataStoreService:GetGlobalDataStore()
print(GlobalDataStore.Name)

GetOrderedDataStore

Parameters

name: string
Default Value: ""
scope: string
Default Value: "global"

Returns

Code Samples

OrderedDataStore Basics

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local pointsStore = DataStoreService:GetOrderedDataStore("Points")
local function printTopTenPlayers()
local isAscending = false
local pageSize = 10
local pages = pointsStore:GetSortedAsync(isAscending, pageSize)
local topTen = pages:GetCurrentPage()
-- The data in 'topTen' is stored with the index being the index on the page
-- For each item, 'data.key' is the key in the OrderedDataStore and 'data.value' is the value
for rank, data in ipairs(topTen) do
local name = data.key
local points = data.value
print(name .. " is ranked #" .. rank .. " with " .. points .. "points")
end
-- Potentially load the next page...
--pages:AdvanceToNextPageAsync()
end
-- Create some data
pointsStore:SetAsync("Alex", 55)
pointsStore:SetAsync("Charley", 32)
pointsStore:SetAsync("Sydney", 68)
-- Display the top ten players
printTopTenPlayers()

GetRequestBudgetForRequestType

Parameters

Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Print Request Budget

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local globalStore = DataStoreService:GetGlobalDataStore()
local function printBudget()
local budget = DataStoreService:GetRequestBudgetForRequestType(Enum.DataStoreRequestType.SetIncrementAsync)
print("Current set/increment budget:", budget)
end
for i = 1, 5 do
local key = "key" .. i
local success, err = pcall(function()
globalStore:SetAsync(key, true)
end)
if success then
printBudget()
else
print(err)
end
end

ListDataStoresAsync

Yields

Parameters

prefix: string
Default Value: ""
pageSize: number
Default Value: 0
cursor: string
Default Value: ""

Returns