An entity must have a key, unless otherwise documented (for example,
an entity in Value.entity_value may have no key).
An entity's kind is its key path's last element's kind,
or null if it has no key.
An entity must have a key, unless otherwise documented (for example,
an entity in Value.entity_value may have no key).
An entity's kind is its key path's last element's kind,
or null if it has no key.
An entity must have a key, unless otherwise documented (for example,
an entity in Value.entity_value may have no key).
An entity's kind is its key path's last element's kind,
or null if it has no key.
(::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String => ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}) — The entity's properties.
The map's keys are property names.
A property name matching regex __.*__ is reserved.
A reserved property name is forbidden in certain documented contexts.
The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot
be empty.
value (::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String => ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}) — The entity's properties.
The map's keys are property names.
A property name matching regex __.*__ is reserved.
A reserved property name is forbidden in certain documented contexts.
The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot
be empty.
Returns
(::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String => ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}) — The entity's properties.
The map's keys are property names.
A property name matching regex __.*__ is reserved.
A reserved property name is forbidden in certain documented contexts.
The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot
be empty.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Firestore in Datastore mode V1 API - Class Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Entity (v1.4.1)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [1.4.1 (latest)](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/latest/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [1.4.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/1.4.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [1.3.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/1.3.1/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [1.2.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/1.2.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [1.1.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/1.1.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [1.0.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/1.0.1/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.19.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.19.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.18.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.18.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.17.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.17.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.16.3](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.16.3/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.15.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.15.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.14.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.14.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.13.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.13.1/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.12.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.12.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.11.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.11.1/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.10.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.10.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.9.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.9.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.8.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.8.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.7.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.7.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.6.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.6.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.5.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.5.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.4.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.4.0/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity)\n- [0.3.5](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore-v1/0.3.5/Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Entity) \nReference documentation and code samples for the Firestore in Datastore mode V1 API class Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Entity.\n\nA Datastore data object.\n\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nMust not exceed 1 MiB - 4 bytes. \n\nInherits\n--------\n\n- Object \n\nExtended By\n-----------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods \n\nIncludes\n--------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### #key\n\n def key() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Key\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Key](./Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Key)) --- The entity's key.\n\n\n An entity must have a key, unless otherwise documented (for example,\n an entity in `Value.entity_value` may have no key).\n An entity's kind is its key path's last element's kind,\n or null if it has no key.\n\n### #key=\n\n def key=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Key\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Key](./Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Key)) --- The entity's key.\n\n\n An entity must have a key, unless otherwise documented (for example,\n an entity in `Value.entity_value` may have no key).\n An entity's kind is its key path's last element's kind,\nor null if it has no key. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Key](./Google-Cloud-Datastore-V1-Key)) --- The entity's key.\n\n\n An entity must have a key, unless otherwise documented (for example,\n an entity in `Value.entity_value` may have no key).\n An entity's kind is its key path's last element's kind,\n or null if it has no key.\n\n### #properties\n\n def properties() -\u003e ::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String =\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String =\\\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}) --- The entity's properties. The map's keys are property names. A property name matching regex `__.*__` is reserved. A reserved property name is forbidden in certain documented contexts. The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot be empty.\n\n### #properties=\n\n def properties=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String =\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String =\\\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}) --- The entity's properties. The map's keys are property names. A property name matching regex `__.*__` is reserved. A reserved property name is forbidden in certain documented contexts. The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot be empty. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::Google::Protobuf::Map{::String =\\\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Datastore::V1::Value}) --- The entity's properties. The map's keys are property names. A property name matching regex `__.*__` is reserved. A reserved property name is forbidden in certain documented contexts. The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot be empty."]]