# react-native: getLocaleFromNativeStore
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/react-native/api/helpers/get-locale-from-native-store.mdx
---
title: getLocaleFromNativeStore
description: Read the persisted locale from native storage without React context.
---

## Reference

```jsx
import { getLocaleFromNativeStore } from 'gt-react-native';

const locale = getLocaleFromNativeStore(key?);
// => 'en-US' | null
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| --------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `key`     | `string?` | The storage key to read from. Defaults to `'generaltranslation.locale'`. If your [`<GTProvider>`](/docs/react-native/api/components/gtprovider) uses a customised `localeCookieName`, pass that same value here. |

### Returns

`string | null` — The persisted locale string, or `null` if no locale has been stored.

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## Usage

```jsx copy
import { getLocaleFromNativeStore } from 'gt-react-native';

const locale = getLocaleFromNativeStore();
```

If your `GTProvider` uses a custom `localeCookieName`, pass the same key:

```jsx copy
const locale = getLocaleFromNativeStore('my-custom-key');
```

<Callout type="warn">
  The native store value can be **out of sync with React state** during a locale change. For reactive updates, use [`useLocale`](/docs/react-native/api/helpers/use-locale) instead.
</Callout>