# sqlite/begin-async
Async twin of `sqlite/begin` — start a transaction off-thread. Returns a Future resolving to `true`.
## Syntax
[sqlite/begin-async $db]
## Parameters
- `$db` — database handle
## Examples
def db [sqlite/open ":memory:"] [await [sqlite/begin-async $db]] # → true [await [sqlite/exec-async $db "CREATE TABLE t (id INTEGER)"]] [await [sqlite/commit-async $db]] # → true
## Returns
Future; `[await ...]` yields `true`, the same value as `sqlite/begin`. BEGIN/exec/COMMIT jobs run FIFO on the handle's executor, so transaction sequences are preserved. Errors (e.g. a transaction already active) resolve as `%Err{:message}`; submit-time errors return `%Err` directly. The first async call switches the handle to async-only, so later sync `sqlite/*` calls on it return `%Err`.
## See Also
`sqlite/begin`, `sqlite/commit-async`, `sqlite/rollback-async`