1# Starting a DataAbility 2<!--Kit: Ability Kit--> 3<!--Subsystem: Ability--> 4<!--Owner: @xialiangwei--> 5<!--Designer: @jsjzju--> 6<!--Tester: @lixueqing513--> 7<!--Adviser: @huipeizi--> 8 9 10When a DataAbility is started, a DataAbilityHelper object is obtained. The sample code for starting a DataAbility is as follows: 11 12```ts 13import featureAbility from '@ohos.ability.featureAbility'; 14import ability from '@ohos.ability.ability'; 15 16let uri: string = 'dataability:///com.samples.famodelabilitydevelop.DataAbility'; 17let DAHelper: ability.DataAbilityHelper = featureAbility.acquireDataAbilityHelper(uri); 18``` 19