# Accessing FactoryTalk Historian SE Data via Ignition

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 30, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-factorytalk-historian-se-data-via-ignition/91163 "2024-05-30T18:57:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-factorytalk-historian-se-data-via-ignition/91163/1 "2024-05-30T18:57:39Z")

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How straightforward is it to access the data that is stored in a FactoryTalk Historian SE server from Ignition? I've seen various other posts that say OPC HDA is required and some posts that that say using a PI JDBC driver is sufficient to connect to it since FactoryTalk Historian SE uses PI Historian. Is there another way to access the historian data?

Here is an article that I found related to using the JDBC driver to access an OSI PI installation for reference, however I'm not sure if this is applicable to a FactoryTalk Historian SE instance:  
[JDBC Driver - OSI PI](https://support.inductiveautomation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047175812-Using-JDBC-to-Access-OSI-PI-from-Ignition)