[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [local‑first/Storage](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/local-first/Storage) › readOwnerUsageOrDefault

```ts
function readOwnerUsageOrDefault(deps: SqliteDep): (
  ownerIdBytes: Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike> &
    Brand<"Length16"> &
    Brand<"IdBytes"> &
    Brand<"OwnerIdBytes">,
  initialTimestamp: Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike> &
    Brand<"Length16"> &
    Brand<"TimestampBytes">,
) => {
  firstTimestamp: Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike> &
    Brand<"Length16"> &
    Brand<"TimestampBytes">;
  lastTimestamp: Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike> &
    Brand<"Length16"> &
    Brand<"TimestampBytes">;
  storedBytes:
    | (number &
        Brand<"NonNaN"> &
        Brand<"Finite"> &
        Brand<"Int"> &
        Brand<"NonNegative">)
    | null;
};
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Storage.ts:1577](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/local-first/Storage.ts#L1577)

Reads owner usage from SQLite and returns default bounds when absent.