# addDevice description

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adddevice-description/25145>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 20, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adddevice-description/25145 "2019-05-20T10:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![jorisherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jorisherry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorisherry)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adddevice-description/25145/1 "2019-05-20T10:10:58Z")

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When I add a device using scripting, is it possible to set the description?  
Adding the ‘description’ key in the deviceProps dictionary does not seem to work.

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**Author:** ![mihkel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mihkel/32/9139_2.png) [@mihkel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mihkel)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adddevice-description/25145/2 "2019-05-20T10:57:17Z")

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Hi Joris

‘description’ did not work for me either. I think it’s not possible. At Least with this function.

I found this about the function:

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.device.addDevice+-+deviceProps+Listing](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.device.addDevice+-+deviceProps+Listing)