<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. --> [Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [tryWritePort](./bitburner.ns.trywriteport.md) ## NS.tryWritePort() method Attempt to write to a port. <b>Signature:</b> ```typescript tryWritePort(port: number, data: string | number): Promise<boolean>; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | port | number | Port or text file that will be written to. | | data | string \| number | Data to write. | <b>Returns:</b> Promise<boolean> True if the data is successfully written to the port, and false otherwise. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0 GB Attempts to write data to the specified Netscript Port. If the port is full, the data will not be written. Otherwise, the data will be written normally.