## `load`

### Signature

```solidity
function load(address account, bytes32 slot) external view returns (bytes32 value);
```

### Description

Loads the value from storage slot `slot` on account `account`.

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type      | Description                            |
|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
| `account` | `address` | The account whose storage will be read |
| `slot`    | `bytes32` | The storage slot to read from          |

### Returns

| Parameter | Type      | Description                            |
|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
| `value`   | `bytes32` | The value stored at the specified slot |

### Examples

:::code-group
```solidity [test/Load.t.sol]
function testLoad() public {
    bytes32 leet = vm.load(address(leetContract), bytes32(uint256(0)));
    assertEq(uint256(leet), 1337);
}
```

```solidity [src/LeetContract.sol]
contract LeetContract {
    uint256 private leet = 1337; // slot 0
}
```
:::

### Gotchas

:::warning
You must know the exact storage slot layout of the contract. Solidity uses complex packing rules for storage, especially for mappings and dynamic arrays. Use `forge inspect` or the [Std Storage](/reference/forge-std/std-storage) library to find storage slots.
:::

### Related Cheatcodes

* [`store`](/reference/cheatcodes/store) - Stores a value in a storage slot

### See Also

* [Std Storage](/reference/forge-std/std-storage) - Forge Std library for storage manipulation