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 This library is best used with [browserify](http://browserify.org).
 
+## API
+
+### `db = leveljs(location[, options])`
+Returns a new `leveljs` instance. `location` is the string name of the [`IDBDatabase`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBDatabase) to be opened, as well as the object store within that database. The database name will be prefixed with `options.prefix`.
+
+#### `options`
+
+The optional `options` argument may contain:
+
+* `prefix` *(string, default: `'level-js-'`)*: Prefix for `IDBDatabase` name.
+* `version` *(string | number, default: `1`)*: The version to open the database with.
+
+See [`IDBFactory#open`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBFactory/open) for more details.
+
 ## Running Tests
 
 ```sh