diff --git a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp
index 761d8fc..c10d1b6 100644
--- a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp
+++ b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ void ModelCardDatabase::erase(const String& cardID) const {
 } //ModelCardDatabase::erase
 
 
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Get the unique ID of the engine storage
+ 
+	return: The databas unique ID
+  --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+RecordID ModelCardDatabase::getStoreID() const {
+	return m_engine->getUniqueID();
+} //ModelCardDatabase::getStoreID
+
+
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Get a serialisation wrapper for the database
  
diff --git a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.h b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.h
index d2e7db6..79a2353 100644
--- a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.h
+++ b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.h
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ namespace connector::database {
 		 @return A database wrapper
 		 */
 		std::unique_ptr<active::serialise::Cargo> wrapper() const;
+		/*!
+		 Get the unique ID of the engine storage
+		 @return The database unique ID
+		 */
+		speckle::database::RecordID getStoreID() const;
 		
 		// MARK: - Functions (mutating)
 
diff --git a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreEngine.h b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreEngine.h
index 202ea0c..1d92a70 100644
--- a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreEngine.h
+++ b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreEngine.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ namespace speckle::database {
 		 @return The database outline
 		 */
 		Outline getOutline() const override;
+		/*!
+		 Get the engine unique ID
+		 @return The unique ID
+		 */
+		RecordID getUniqueID() const { return getCache()->getID(); }
 		
 	protected:
 		/*!