# Browsing tags and retrieving properties across a slow network

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browsing-tags-and-retrieving-properties-across-a-slow-network/42229>\
**Category:** Module Development\
**Created:** [January 13, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browsing-tags-and-retrieving-properties-across-a-slow-network/42229 "2021-01-13T22:30:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpderbec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@mpderbec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mpderbec)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browsing-tags-and-retrieving-properties-across-a-slow-network/42229/1 "2021-01-13T22:30:44Z")

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I have a custom module and I am hoping to optimize tag browsing and tag property retrieval for a remote tag provider over slow networks.

Is it correct that, for a remote tag provider, the tag hierarchy and tag properties must be retrieved over the network? I.e., there is no “caching” of the tag hierarchy and properties for fast retrieval?