[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [CodingContract](./bitburner.codingcontract.md) > [getData](./bitburner.codingcontract.getdata.md) ## CodingContract.getData() method Get the input data. **Signature:** ```typescript getData(filename: string, host?: string): any; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
filename	string	Filename of the contract.
host	string	_(Optional)_ Hostname/IP of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.

**Returns:** any The specified contract’s data, data type depends on contract type. ## Remarks RAM cost: 5 GB Get the data associated with the specific Coding Contract. Note that this is not the same as the contract’s description. This is just the data that the contract wants you to act on in order to solve the contract.