---
title: "Saved data: API"
package: "@phaser-ae/save"
tier: Free
version: 3.0.0-3
released: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-20
description: "A small key-value store for high scores, settings, unlocks and checkpoints, kept as JSON under a namespace, that never throws when the browser will not keep it."
url: https://phaser.io/packs/save/api
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

# Saved data: API

`@phaser-ae/save` — Persistence: read and write JSON under a namespace for high scores, settings and unlocks; never throws on a full or missing store.

## The pack

### `save`

```ts
function save(opts: SaveOptions = {}): Pack<{ save: SaveApi }>
```

The save pack: `game.save`, JSON under `opts.namespace` in localStorage or, failing that, memory. No columns, steps or hooks.

## Types

### `SaveApi`

```ts
interface SaveApi
```

What `game.save` presents. Storage failures degrade to memory; invalid JSON writes throw before changing data.

- `read<T>(key: string, fallback: T): T` — The parsed value under `key`, or `fallback` when absent or not valid JSON.
- `write(key: string, value: unknown): void` — Store a JSON-serializable value. Throws TypeError for cycles, BigInt or an undefined serialization. Storage failure switches this session to memory.
- `remove(key: string): void` — Delete `key` from both stores.
- `keys(): string[]` — Every key in this namespace.
- `clear(): void` — Remove every key in this namespace; other namespaces are untouched.
- `readonly persistent: boolean` — True while this session uses localStorage; false after any storage failure (latest changes will be lost on reload).

### `SaveOptions`

```ts
interface SaveOptions
```

Manifest options for the save pack.

- `namespace?: string` — Key prefix; default 'phaser-ae'. Give each game its own, or two games on one origin share a store.

### `SaveTap`

```ts
interface SaveTap
```

What the pack puts in the registry under `('save', 'save')`, so another PACK can persist a value without importing this one — and work fine when it is not composed.

- `name: string` — The registry name: `'save'`.
- `read<T>(key: string, fallback: T): T` — The parsed value under `key`, or `fallback`.
- `write(key: string, value: unknown): void` — Store `JSON.stringify(value)`.

---

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