1# Starting a DataAbility 2 3 4When a DataAbility is started, a **DataAbilityHelper** object is obtained. The sample code for starting a DataAbility is as follows: 5 6```ts 7// Different from the URI defined in the config.json file, the URI passed in the parameter has an extra slash (/), three slashes in total. 8import featureAbility from '@ohos.ability.featureAbility' 9 10let urivar = "dataability:///com.ix.DataAbility" 11let DAHelper = featureAbility.acquireDataAbilityHelper(urivar); 12``` 13