notiggsam
notiggsam15mo ago

UUID of managed KV database

Hello, I am trying to follow this doc to connect a Deno KV from an application running elsewhere (not Deno Deploy). I don't know where to find the database uuid. Is there something I am missing? Is it even possible to access KV from outside Deno Deploy?
KV on Deno Deploy | Deno Docs
Deno KV is currently experimental and subject to change. While we do our
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cknight
cknight15mo ago
Yes, it's possible. The UUID is available on the KV tab of your Deploy dashboard.
notiggsam
notiggsamOP15mo ago
I only get a static screen :
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notiggsam
notiggsamOP15mo ago
Maybe I have to try to use it from a Deploy script first?
javi
javi15mo ago
Whats the name of your project? Change it in the following link and try again: https://dash.deno.com/projects/$YOUR_PRROJECT/kv
notiggsam
notiggsamOP15mo ago
That's the URL I am on
cknight
cknight15mo ago
Is this for an organization?
notiggsam
notiggsamOP15mo ago
no, I use deployctl, no GitHub
javi
javi15mo ago
That is because you haven't used kv yet populate it with some values and that'll appear
notiggsam
notiggsamOP15mo ago
I supposed it was something like that. I just uploaded a script which simply open and writes a key and now it shows the info. Thanks!
cknight
cknight15mo ago
Hmm, that's a suboptimal experience. Maybe raise an issue on the Deploy issue tracker?
notiggsam
notiggsamOP15mo ago
GitHub
[KV Feedback]: Show database UUID even if it has not been used yet ...
🔍 Did you search for existing issues? Type of feedback Feature request Description I would like to use KV from outside Deno Deploy. For this I need the database uuid. Unfortunately, the uuid does n...
lcasdev
lcasdev15mo ago
We’ll fix this!