[Home](./index.md) > [server](./server.md) > [PersistenceManager](./server.persistencemanager.md) > [getGlobalData](./server.persistencemanager.getglobaldata.md) ## PersistenceManager.getGlobalData() method Get global data from the data persistence service. **Signature:** ```typescript getGlobalData(key: string, maxRetries?: number): Promise | undefined>; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
key	string	The key to get the data from.
maxRetries	number	_(Optional)_ The maximum number of retries to attempt in the event of failure.

**Returns:** Promise<Record<string, unknown> \| undefined> The data from the persistence layer. \*\*Side effects:\*\* May perform network I/O and retries. ## Remarks \*\*Empty data:\*\* Returns `{}` if key exists but has no data. \*\*Failure:\*\* Returns `undefined` if fetch failed after retries.