# Database Connection and SQL Bridge

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-and-sql-bridge/21154>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-and-sql-bridge/21154 "2018-11-30T06:17:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![renix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@renix](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/renix)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-and-sql-bridge/21154/1 "2018-11-30T06:17:43Z")

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Hi,

If I create a database connection through the gateway and log tags using INSERT command to the SQL and fetch back to SCADA using SQL query. Does it call for a SQL bridge license?

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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-connection-and-sql-bridge/21154/2 "2018-11-30T10:51:23Z")

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Not if you do this in code. If you’re comfortable with coding you can replicate most of what the SQL Bridge module does.