@textile/hub > Client > newDB

Client.newDB() method

newDB creates a new store on the remote node.

Signature:

newDB(threadID?: ThreadID, name?: string): Promise<ThreadID>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
threadID	ThreadID	the ID of the database
name	string	The human-readable name for the database

Returns:

Promise<ThreadID>

Example

import {Client, ThreadID} from '@textile/hub'

async function createDB (client: Client) {
  const threadID: ThreadID = await client.newDB()
  return threadID
}