puter.kv.expire()
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Set the time-to-live (TTL) in seconds for a key in the key-value store.
Syntax
puter.kv.expire(key, ttlSeconds)
Parameters
key (String) (required)
A string containing the name of the key.
ttlSeconds (Number) (required)
The number of seconds until the key is removed from the key-value store.
Return value
A Promise that will resolve to true when the expiration has been set.
Examples
Retrieve the value of a key after a 1-second expiration
<html>
<body>
<script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
<script>
(async () => {
// (1) Create a new key-value pair
await puter.kv.set('name', 'Puter Smith');
puter.print("Key-value pair 'name' created/updated<br>");
// (2) Set key to expire in 1 second
await puter.kv.expire('name', 1);
// (3) Wait 2 seconds and get the value
setTimeout(async () => {
const name = await puter.kv.get('name');
puter.print("Value :", name);
}, 2000);
})();
</script>
</body>
</html>