import type { BasePayload } from 'payload';
/** Locale argument accepted by the global helpers. */
export type GlobalQueryOptions = {
    /** Relationship population depth. Defaults to Payload's config default. */
    depth?: number;
    /** Locale to fetch, or 'all' for every locale's values. Defaults to Payload's default. */
    locale?: string;
};
/**
 * Thin wrapper over payload.findGlobal that keeps locale/depth handling in one
 * place. The plugin never calls getPayload itself — the caller passes the
 * instance (from getPayload in their app, or req.payload in a hook), matching
 * the plugin's data-access rule: logic here, instance from outside.
 */
export declare function getGlobal<T = Record<string, unknown>>(payload: BasePayload, slug: string, options?: GlobalQueryOptions): Promise<T>;