method Key.prototype.serialized Key.prototype.serialized(): { namespace: string | undefined; path: (string | Int)[]; } Access the serialized property for a library-compatible way to re-use a key. Examples Example 1 const key = datastore.key({ namespace: 'My-NS', path: ['Company', 123] }); // Later... const key = datastore.key(key.serialized); Return Type { namespace: string | undefined; path: (string | Int)[]; }