# xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint

### *class* xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/backends/zarr.py#L1724-L1893)

Backend for “.zarr” files based on the zarr package.

For more information about the underlying library, visit:
[https://zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable](https://zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable)

#### SEE ALSO
`backends.ZarrStore`

#### \_\_init_\_()

### Methods

| [`__init__`](#xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.__init__)()                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                       |
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| [`guess_can_open`](xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.guess_can_open.html.md#xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.guess_can_open)(filename_or_obj)        | Backend open_dataset method used by Xarray in [`open_dataset()`](xarray.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.open_dataset).    |
| [`open_dataset`](xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.open_dataset)(filename_or_obj, \*[, ...]) | Backend open_dataset method used by Xarray in [`open_dataset()`](xarray.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.open_dataset).    |
| `open_datatree`(filename_or_obj, \*[, ...])                                                                                                  | Backend open_datatree method used by Xarray in [`open_datatree()`](xarray.open_datatree.html.md#xarray.open_datatree). |
| `open_groups_as_dict`(filename_or_obj, \*[, ...])                                                                                            | Opens a dictionary mapping from group names to Datasets.                                                                              |

### Attributes

| [`description`](xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.description.html.md#xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.description)   |    |
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| `open_dataset_parameters`                                                                                        |    |
| `supports_groups`                                                                                                |    |
| [`url`](xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.url.html.md#xarray.backends.ZarrBackendEntrypoint.url)                   |    |