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# getHandle

`open fun getHandle(): `[`Long`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/browser/storage-sync/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/storage/sync/RemoteTabsStorage.kt#L99)

Overrides [SyncableStore.getHandle](../../mozilla.components.concept.sync/-syncable-store/get-handle.md)

This should be removed. See: https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/issues/1877

**Return**
raw internal handle that could be used for referencing underlying [PlacesApi](#). Use it with SyncManager.

