---
modificationDate: March 18, 2026
title: '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
description: A library that provides an asynchronous, unencrypted, persistent, key-value storage API.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
packageName: '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
platforms: ['android', 'ios', 'tvos', 'macos', 'web', 'expo-go']
inExpoGo: true
---

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# @react-native-async-storage/async-storage

A library that provides an asynchronous, unencrypted, persistent, key-value storage API.
Android, iOS, macOS, tvOS, Web, Included in Expo Go

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Async Storage is asynchronous, unencrypted, persistent, key-value storage solution.

## Installation

```sh
npx expo install @react-native-async-storage/async-storage
```

If you are installing this in an [existing React Native app](/bare/overview), make sure to [install `expo`](/bare/installing-expo-modules) in your project. Then, follow the [installation instructions](https://react-native-async-storage.github.io/2.0/Installation/) provided in the library's README or documentation.

## Learn more

[Visit official documentation](https://react-native-async-storage.github.io/2.0/Usage/) — Get full information on API and its usage.